Good, now how old is the supralymbic? And where is it located? Is it found in the earliest Cro-Magnon skulls? If the Limbic is the oldest what is the rhinic? Is the concept of symetricality in the three, constant or is there a left and right in the highest function that relates to language and equates correct action with a duality based in the body? In short do you like the right because of something in your brain and does the left seem wrong no matter how much you like socialism? (sorry I couldn't resist that)
All of these "higher functions" that even my Western teachers aspouse seem to have been around a long time before the "higher skills like literature and math" as described by Keith, or is this brain really a result of the last 10,000 years or so. Does a large lobe mean intelligence or does a small lobe mean intelligence or does anything mean intelligence in this mechanically derived world. Is it intelligent to have ever built the thing in the first place? I love psycho-babble. It seems as good as any babble for that matter except real language and there is not much of that in evidence these days. REH ----- Original Message ----- From: "pete" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 5:15 PM Subject: Re: The Arts and Reality (was Brain Tutorial) > > On Tue, 20 Aug 2002, Ray Evans Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >I guess I would say a third thing as well. How old is this that limbic > >lobe? Is it found in Cro-Magnon skulls? > > The limbic system underlies the cortex. It is very ancient, and goes back > to reptiles. In psychobabble slang, a limbic personality is someone > who doesn't properly filter and control their emotions, or consider > their actions. > -PV >
