The Amygdala and Unconscious Memories

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@larslover6559 4 года назад

Love how he lightly brush aside Freud garbage and talk science

@hermanfrodit7442 2 года назад

Why are you so afraid of your unconscious?

@zabelicious 12 лет назад

The amygdala is probably connected to the Autonomic Nervous System. That is the main circuit involved with fear and impedes learning and explicit memory recall.

@Linda-bj3bb 7 лет назад

Daniel Goleman in his book "Emotional Intelligence" explains the very concept really well.

@Procrastinerd 9 лет назад

I always wondered - can a memory that turns false after constantly recreating it or going back to it after a long time ever be renewed? Is the original memory data still saved in the brain unconsciously, and can it ever shed out into the conscious scope at some point in one's life? In other words, could both the true and false memory exist simultaneously in the mind?

@akasunanosasori4638 9 лет назад

Silent Language YES. I've gotten high and recalled traumatic events, and asked people who knew the truth of it what really happened after remembering said traumatic events, and I was horrified to know that a lifetime of recalling something traumatic, I unknowingly LIED to myself over and over and convinced myself of things that didn't happen the way I remembered them.

@Procrastinerd 9 лет назад

Nu Cerasus What were you high on? I have a hunch that what you're saying is true but of course, anecdotes are just as much biased as they are empirical, so I'd like to see if there's any experimental proof backing this up

@akasunanosasori4638 9 лет назад

Just weed.

@TheRemmertMethod 3 года назад

Hi Parathalamic Analgesiac :) It depends. Memories are not individual. The data that forms memories is intricately interlinked. Memories are already changing every time we recall them, based on what we've experienced (and the "data" collected) since the last time we recalled them. So, when one memory changes, it automatically affects others. The answer to "Could both the true and false memory exist simultaneously in the mind?" is: Absolutely. One example of this is: When you change your phone number. You create the new link between "my phone number" and that new series of digits, so that when someone asks you for your phone number, that's the first one that comes to mind. But, you are able to still remember that you had an old phone number, because that information is still stored, as well. You've just changed the neural connection. We can change negative childhood memories (whether they're accurate or not), to the opposite, positive, and empowering - so that they're providing new "evidence" of who we are and how the world works, that is in alignment with what we want to experience and achieve - and while the subconscious will believe those new memories (it can't tell the difference between reality and imagination), the conscious mind can still remember what originally happened. :)

@The_Tiffster 3 года назад

@@TheRemmertMethod: Thank you

@TheRogueMonk 7 месяцев назад

this is what i call physical fear vs psychological fear... there are fears that the body both genetically knows and stores based on pure physical interaction with the world and itself then there is psychological fear that you learn from experience and this will be complex combination .

@sgtmcwallace 12 лет назад

this guy is great

@rushyahr7767 9 лет назад

I wish I knew why memories change over time. I must say that I'm glad that they do though. If the way I remember the world never changed since high school I would be extremely depressed right now. If I wasn't capable of going back and changing how I see things, how I choose to remember the way things were, I would think that my ability to see something from someone else's point of view wouldn't function correctly either. That makes me wonder if people that are extremely egocentric have less memory change over time than others, or if people who readily adopt another point of view are prone to more inconsistencies in memory than others...maybe that's why some people are pathological liars? In all honesty, this whole video just makes me ask a lot of questions.

@TheRemmertMethod 3 года назад

Hi Rush :) Some excellent questions! :) The reason memories change over time is: 1. Memories are not stored as whole scenarios or pictures in one place in the brain. They're stored as separate "pieces of data" throughout the whole brain. And when we recall a memory, those "pieces" are pulled together like a jigsaw puzzle. 2. Those "pieces" will vary, dependent on what other experiences we've had, since the last time we recalled that memory. 3. Every experience is filtered through the "data" from previous experiences... and that filtered information from that new experience is then stored and added to what's already there. 4. The original references for current experiences are the "data" collected from implicit childhood memories - that form the foundation of our understanding of who we are and how the world works. Your choosing how you remember the way things were - is a Powerful technique for changing limiting patterns and experiences, moving forward - because the brain can't tell the difference between reality and imagination. ;) :) As for the differences between those who are extremely egocentric, and those who readily adopt another point of view, and those who are pathological liars - their behaviors, perception, and memories will all be determined by their foundational subconscious references (the data from childhood experiences). :) Hope this helps to answer some of your questions. :)

@YoussefNassarmusic 4 года назад

Hello, i was wondering If I could use his dialogue in a song. Can I have the rights for it?

@theweridohassan 3 года назад

Yes

@SuperBored112 12 лет назад

yeah this guy is awesome

@Ty1er 3 года назад

that explains a lot

@bhagyashrigundecha3866 4 года назад

I m suffering from depression. I have huge memory loss. Please help

@muhhammed1855 4 года назад

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@1995yuda 4 года назад

@@muhhammed1855 Are you fucking stupid?

@1995yuda 4 года назад

Please go see a psychologist.

@mshoneylovebaby 4 года назад

Me too my friends from childhood helps a lot ❤️

@mshoneylovebaby 4 года назад

Talk to them talk a lot just let th remind you of other things

@ihavenopatience3015 6 лет назад

What about driving amygdala into an agreement with our conscious decision making? If it reacts on it's own, it reacts to our perception. If experience can show us what we really want and give a decent interpretation of things that relate to us, isn't the amygdala able to react to that information more reliable?

@PhilJonesIII 6 лет назад

It gets sensory information first and reacts before you are even aware. It has its own 'memory' and works with that. There are brain injuries that will prevent you from consciously seeing (functionally blind) but the amygdala still gets that sensory information and, should the object 'seen' be threatening, then your body will respond. Yes, you absolutely can modify the response but its a slow process. Bear in mind that the amygdala along with the hypothalamic region was running the whole show long before we developed consciousness. From heartbeat, breathing, digestion, walking and just staying safe, these are top-dog. Without these regions, you would not know if you were hungry, thirsty etc. Ignore those messages too long and those quiet messages become a compulsion. It could be argued that you are only truly conscious when all those functions are sated.

@TrapMediaTV-u7h 3 года назад

Does this explain how you have trauma from past experiences and have flashbacks in the later future? Does that explain about the unconscious and the amygdala?

@The_Tiffster 3 года назад

Good question!

@humanistastv 8 месяцев назад

I have strong emotional memory and it is not helpful at all!!

@RobertPaulJackson 7 лет назад

He farts at 1:48

@bookdream 6 лет назад

I can't stop laughing

@bebeezra 5 лет назад

Just a Freudian slip.

@lo7612 5 лет назад

@@bebeezra lmao

@jurassicwanderer1111 10 лет назад

This guy characterizes Freud's concept of the unconscious inaccurately.

@kuro_key9938 10 лет назад

I think he said "it isn't in the Freudian sense" .... so he doesn't define Freud's concept he just says that he is talking about something else, when he uses the word "unconscious".

@jurassicwanderer1111 10 лет назад

Didn't he say Freud's unconscious consisted of things that were once conscious? That isn't necessarily true.