http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/master-and-commander.html Science Blog from Freelance Science Writer David Bradley Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:25:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/master-and-commander.html/comment-page-1#comment-121657 cottage Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:53:14 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/master-and-commander.html#comment-121657 very interesting - the human mind always impresses me - its a wonder how much is going on up there! very interesting – the human mind always impresses me – its a wonder how much is going on up there!

]]> http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/master-and-commander.html/comment-page-1#comment-121584 David Bradley Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:29:38 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/master-and-commander.html#comment-121584 Janice, thanks for your comment. As I interpret it, it's not that simple. If you consider emotional response too then there are at least three commanders up there! The researchers looked only at voluntary, not involuntary actions and found that such behaviour seems to be operating on two timescales, one a fast responder the other a slower one, like one might have in a dual control car during a driving lesson to make a very simplistic analogy. Hopefully, you'll get the chance to read the full article and perhaps track back to the full research reference from there. Thanks for your input, from both of me ;-) Janice, thanks for your comment. As I interpret it, it’s not that simple. If you consider emotional response too then there are at least three commanders up there! The researchers looked only at voluntary, not involuntary actions and found that such behaviour seems to be operating on two timescales, one a fast responder the other a slower one, like one might have in a dual control car during a driving lesson to make a very simplistic analogy. Hopefully, you’ll get the chance to read the full article and perhaps track back to the full research reference from there. Thanks for your input, from both of me ;-)

]]> http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/master-and-commander.html/comment-page-1#comment-121537 Janice Thu, 05 Jul 2007 03:53:53 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/master-and-commander.html#comment-121537 The hippocampus is where our emotions come from~so one ruler. The frontal lobe is where we make decisions~so second ruler? I'm guess before I read the rest of the article. The hippocampus is where our emotions come from~so one ruler. The frontal lobe is where we make decisions~so second ruler? I’m guess before I read the rest of the article.

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