about a theory … called the impulsing model
inner circuitry = 4 linked areas = 4 kinds of conscious work
from sensory neuron groups … to the thalamus
sensation
from the thalamus … to the cortex
making records … recognition
from the cortex … back to the thalamus
thought
from cortex to muscle tissue; then back to thalamus
feelings … of subtle tension
following energy in the nervous system
a definition:
consciousness … or … the conscious stream is
a series or stream of separate conscious instants
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Introducing a lay level theory for how the nervous system works
in 2 parts
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Part 1 – defining impulsing: a way to trace energy
Part 2 – applying impulsing to show the work
it does … as it energizes 4 areas … of the nervous system
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PART 1 • PART 1 • PART 1 •
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forming an impulse trail:
in the body’s periphery … sensory groups
are exposed to energies in the body & environment
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absorbing energy = monitoring workan impulse trail … also called impulsing
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converging energy = resolving work
converging energy – reinforces an evolving trail
propelling impulsing further into the circuitry
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• absorbing & converging energy
= the primary work of nervous system is to monitor and resolve
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following … an impulse trail … in the conscious pathways
sensory groups absorb forms of energy … from the body & environment
… forming a series of energized groups to the thalamus
as each impulse trail reaches the thalamus:
it splits to simultaneously energize a set of the thalamus groups …
representing potential qualities of a conscious instant
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• sense-specific (vision) qualities: blue, white, edges of clouds
• inter-sensory qualities: light, softness
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• as a trail passes & energizes the thalamus
it adds a single conscious instant onto evolving conscious stream
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• like frames on a reel of film, conscious instants blur together
to form a seamless experience … in us … consciousness
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PART 2 • PART 2 • PART 2
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monitoring
conscious work # 1:
experiencing sensation
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conscious work # 2:
forming a record of each conscious instant
record: pattern of fused neurons
• in the future, energy into any part, energizes rest of this record
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enlarged records:
chat / cat (sharp “t” sound) in word + cat’s sharp claws … or hiss sound
le chaton / kitten (soft “n” sound) in word + softness of kitten’s fur
Chinese word for cat: mao (word sound) + sound we hear cat makes
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after a record is made
a trail’s residual energy sinks… into its adjacent related records:
we experience recognition
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• a trail’s left-over energy also reaches into the network
to energize related records
having the same qualities in their makeup
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resolving
Conscious work #3:
the convergence of energized areas derives a resolution
… that propels a trail to the thalamus
a thought enters … the conscious stream
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when the word of the color orange (energizes its related records)
& image of sky (energizes its related records )
the energized areas overlap to derive a trail to the thalamus:
we experience a thought: a sunset
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Conscious work #4:
2 kinds of energized areas:
• muscle tones, as each muscle tightens & relaxes
… its recorded with corresponding muscle position
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• tones of a sensation or thought
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• these overlapped areas generate
a tension pattern to muscle (often face, chest, arms)
to replicate the pattern of tones energized areas have in common:
a sensation reaches back to the thalamus
• this reflective tension pattern:
a feeling
… enters the conscious stream
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• this tension pattern, stays energized, for as long as …
the current sensation or thought is present …
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• when no longer present, tension is released:
we experience this reversal of tension as a kind of balance
= a balanced feeling … emotional balance
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• when the sensation or thought doesn’t change …
… the tension pattern’s intensity increases
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• feelings … reflect fluent monitoring & resolving work
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using this theory:
• to support balanced activity …
learn to … develop a balanced lifestyle …
a pattern of balanced activities …
that steadily restores & maintains balanced feelings
… using & supporting personal, social & environmental resources
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to stay in sync … with how the nervous system works well
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for reference:
visit … impulsing.net
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Thank you!
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let’s take care of each other!