A Journey to the Center of the Mind, Book III

A Journey to the Center of the Mind, Book III
Author: James R. Fitzgerald
Publisher: Infinity Publishing (PA)
Total Pages: 558
Release: 2017-06-26
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 9781495820014

Upon graduating from the FBI Academy, newly minted Special Agent James "Fitz" Fitzgerald heads to his fi rst office - New York City. Once there, Fitz is immediately assigned to the highly- respected Bank Robbery Squad. The investigations begin. Before long, he's involved in the arrest of serial killers, murderers, robbers, kidnappers, extortionists, and pedophiles (including a fellow FBI agent), all on his way to a promotion to Quantico to the Profi ling Unit. Fitz's first assignment as a profiler is to the Unabom Task Force in San Francisco. Once there, he helps finally solve the 17-year long investigation...with language, of all things.

Journey to the Centers of the Mind

Journey to the Centers of the Mind
Author: Susan Greenfield
Publisher: W H Freeman & Company
Total Pages: 221
Release: 1995
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780716727231

How do our personalities and mental processes, our " states of consciousness" , derive from a gray mass of tissue with the consistency of a soft-boiled egg? How can mere molecules constitute an idea or emotion? Some of the most important questions we can ask are about our own consciousness. Our personalities, our individuality, indeed our whole reason for living, lie in the brain and in the elusive phenomenon of consciousness it generates. Thinkers in many disciplines have long struggled with such questions, often in ways that have seemed incompatible, if not downright contradictory. Philosophers have meditated on the subjective experience of consciousness, with little attention to the physical realm, while scientists have sought to establish a causal relation between brain function and mind, often ignoring the qualitative aspects of experience. In Journey to the Centers of the Mind, neuroscientist Susan Greenfield offers an intriguing, unifying theory of consciousness that encompasses both phenomenological mental events and physical aspects of brain function. Using information gathered from clues in animal behavior, human brain damage, computer science, neurobiology, and philosophy, Greenfield offers a " concentric theory" of consciousness, and shows how certain events in the brain correspond to our qualitative experience of the world. Demonstrating the ways in which we can interpret the experience of consciousness in terms of interactions among neurons, she explores how much we can learn by continuing to find the links between our physical and mental inner worlds.

Journey to the Center of the Mind: Life, Health and Happiness Through the Eyes of a World-Renowned Neurosurgeon

Journey to the Center of the Mind: Life, Health and Happiness Through the Eyes of a World-Renowned Neurosurgeon
Author: Alexandru Vlad Ciurea
Publisher:
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2019-09
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781988963242

Journey to the Center of the Mind, a best selling book of interviews published in Romania a few years ago, is now available to English-speaking readers. The interviews with world-renowned neurosurgeon, university professor, and inventor of a drain system for the brain Alexandru Vlad Ciurea are a window into a life lived with humility, always in the best interest of the patient and of the fellow man. Despite adverse historical conditions, which include a world war and the tough communist regime, Professor Ciurea's life story is one filled with joy, optimism, and life lessons for all of us. In this series of interviews with writer and journalist Tudor Artenie, the professor talks about what constitutes a good childhood and education; about good habits and health issues; about the benefits of a glass of red wine and of a good book. His honest take on what and how people can get the most out of their lives comes at a critical moment, when competing discourses are drowning us in noise and we do not know where to look for guidance anymore. Take the journey with him and learn from a neurosurgeon who has operated on over twenty-three thousand patients and has never lost one.

Journey to the Center of the Brain

Journey to the Center of the Brain
Author: Glenn Dudley
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 778
Release: 2011-02-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781439276792

This guided tour deep into the human brain reveals a long-hidden secret: the actual mechanism and logic by which mind emerges from matter. The implication is stunning and inescapable: creationism, not evolution, is the more scientific perspective – a seemingly religious bias that is staunchly confirmed by a second look at fossil, geological and other evidence. This conceptual breakthrough is derived from a new and deeper understanding of an image from which understanding we learn that God, not matter, is fundamental – this being the only way to explain the light of self and how this light is the immediate consequence of an accelerating, probabilistic relationship to the infinitude of nonexistence, against which the self sees itself as finite or "conscious." Indeed, this relationship to nonexistence allows us to appreciate that consciousness, invariably of a finite image, is the actual means by which order, and therefore matter itself, is formed – in the image of God whose creative essence is responsible for the existence of something over nothing. The central insight is twofold. First of all, the perception of an image, being highly specific, needs to be recognized as an extremely creative process requiring expectant scanning, matching, and the logical channeling of energy into movement, the movement by which we see an image. This logic explains consciousness in a manner not yet acknowledged by mainstream science – that mind is fundamental in overseeing a relationship between the finite and the infinite, something only possible if as the Bible teaches, "we live and move and have our being in God." Secondly, every image is fused with an awareness of the body mass as a whole by which it becomes apparent that perception is the very act of containing a universal tendency toward dissolution and nonexistence. Dudley analyzes the stunning similarities between the motor development of humans and that of much simpler organisms such as the salamander to show how in fact the regressive release and channeling of energy into anticipated form is tightly bound to the movement of the body mass as a whole through space and time. Indeed, space-time itself defines the very essence of an image which means that the perception of an image, every image, is the very act of creating and sustaining the body mass. The clear implication is that awareness is literally a vector between the finite and the infinite as encoded within neural design and that creation, the immediate result of an image, cannot have occurred by a succession of "tooth and claw" steps over millions of years – a claim robustly supported by a closer look at the evidence, including fossil and geological data. Dudley frames the big picture philosophically: the light of self, in a God-centered universe, derives from an accelerating tendency toward nonexistence. An image, on the other hand, represents the successful restraint of this tendency – thereby defining an oppositional system in which the contrast between self and other is, in a God-centered universe, quite literally the relationship between order and disorder, and equivalently between "past" and "future" – in the eternal "now" of time, the very habitat of God. By applying this reasoning to the brain, Dudley identifies the mechanism by which an image thwarts the Second Law – a mechanism housed, most notably, in the connection between the visual system and the brain's thermoregulatory core. It becomes apparent that transformations between energy and mass, expressed by the equation E = mc2, are meaningless apart from an image, and that the universe must then be an image in the mind of God. As a minimum, it becomes clear from this well-referenced study that good science cannot exclude God.

Journey to Center

Journey to Center
Author: Thomas Crum
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 274
Release: 1997-10-16
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 143914690X

Vital techniques needed to achieve a more relaxed, energized, and integrated approach to our lives. This practical guide introduces readers to the Zen principles Tom Crum has lived by and taught for many years. As a black belt in aikido, a motivational speaker, and an instructor in everything from mathematics to skiing, Crum learned that the key to success in any endeavor is mastering the art of "centering." He teaches here the vital techniques for achieving a more relaxed, energized, and integrated approach to our lives.

The Mind is the Map

The Mind is the Map
Author: Christina Reeves
Publisher: Eudaimonia Center LLC
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2018-10-07
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1732205418

A good personal development book is one that guides us to flourish in all areas of our lives. It is inspirational, motivational, and transformational all at the same time. It provides great advice, personal and spiritual growth, and solid scientific facts from applied psychology to teach us how to achieve happiness and success. It is a book that lives long after the pages are done, by providing the help needed to continue to make positive changes. That’s exactly what you will find in the newly released book "The Mind is the Map" by Christina Reeves and Dimitrios Spanos. The book provides new thought and wisdom into some very big questions. “Why do I make the same mistakes over and over? How often do I react to people and situations based on old habits of perception, thought, emotions, and behavior?” Many of us are unaware of the hidden mechanism within us that creates depression, anxiety, unhappiness, relationship issues, family issues, and low self-esteem, even though it’s happening all the time, in all of us. We need to understand the law of attraction as it relates to our life force energy to create positive thinking that supports personal growth and transformation. To live freely, we need to live our lives with emotional intelligence, untangling our self from who we think we are. So much of achieving happiness is about knowing ourselves. In an enjoyable dialog format, the authors guide us to higher levels of understanding who we are. The book is enhanced by beautifully designed graphics illustrating the topics discussed. At the end of each chapter is a self-help section with tips and tools for self-discovery, self-reflection, journaling and meditation that enable readers to understand the workings of their mind and emotions. These questions help identify our patterns and provide a pathway to resolve depression, anxiety, stress and unproductive habits while simultaneously building self-esteem and confidence. For business and industry leaders, the ideas and processes within these pages will help you achieve top performance capacity, leading to business success as well as personal success. Expect and allow miracles and synchronicity to show up in the most amazing ways and you will undoubtedly experience a few “ah-ha” moments, and in the most intelligent way, you will begin to understand that whatever path lay before you on our journey—whatever puzzles you must take apart and put back together—the secret of life has to do with the awakening and freeing of what has been unseen and asleep. It is also one of loving compassion; a never-ending story of how we can embrace each other, and forgive ourselves, as we find our place in our world. This inspirational book explores: -The science and psychology of how the Mind functions -How to live in Awareness, Consciousness and Thought -The Practice of Emotional Intelligence -Spirituality as it relates to our thought, emotions, and behavior -How to Change negative patterns -How to Experience more positive control in your life -How to understand our often-hidden belief systems -How our conditioned habitual perceptions affect our choices and our experiences Our self help book is perfect for: -Emotional Intelligence experts or self help gurus -Mental Health professionals or anyone interested in Applied Psychology -Those interested in Eastern Philosophy and Religion -Those seeking personal growth or personal transformation -Those seeking spiritual growth or a spiritual transformation -Anyone looking for an edge - for business success or personal success -Anyone interested in New Age Thought, Consciousness, and Meditation -Anyone interested in energy healing and/or alternative medicine -People experiencing family issues and/or social issues -Anyone suffering from mental illness or mental health issues -Anyone whose struggling with anxiety or depression, especially when counseling has failed

Journey of the Mind: How Thinking Emerged from Chaos

Journey of the Mind: How Thinking Emerged from Chaos
Author: Ogi Ogas
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2022-03-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1324006587

Two neuroscientists reveal why consciousness exists and how it works by examining eighteen increasingly intelligent minds, from microbes to humankind—and beyond. Why do you exist? How did atoms and molecules transform into sentient creatures that experience longing, regret, compassion, and even marvel at their own existence? What does it truly mean to have a mind—to think? Science has offered few answers to these existential questions until now. Journey of the Mind is the first book to offer a unified account of the mind that explains how consciousness, language, self-awareness, and civilization arose incrementally out of chaos. The journey begins three billion years ago with the emergence of the universe’s simplest possible mind. From there, the book explores the nanoscopic archaeon, whose thinking machinery consists of a handful of molecules, then advances through amoebas, worms, frogs, birds, monkeys, and humans, explaining what each “new” mind could do that previous minds could not. Though they admire the triumph of human consciousness, Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam argue that humans are hardly the most sophisticated minds on the planet. The same physical principles that produce human self-awareness are leading cities and nation-states to develop “superminds,” and perhaps planting the seeds for even higher forms of consciousness. Written in lively, accessible language accompanied by vivid illustrations, Journey of the Mind is a mind-bending work of popular science, the first general book to share the cutting-edge mathematical basis for consciousness, language, and the self. It shows how a “unified theory of the mind” can explain the mind’s greatest mysteries—and offer clues about the ultimate fate of all minds in the universe.