The Naked Brain

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1. dijitSep 2025
   As Richard Restak postulates in his book “The Naked Brain”[0]: the limbic system provides a gut feeling (usually from comfort) and we rationalise our way backwards from that without being able to really pinpoint “why”; usually the “why” is secondary and only added as justification for the feeling post-decision.

   [0]: https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Brain-Emerging-Neurosociety-Cha...

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2. GoladusApr 2007
   There are many ways to train and access the subconscious. Musical performance training is one example. I have used alchohol to get some creative brainstorming done. Yoga and Bhuddism have centuries of tradition centered around exploring the subconscious.

   People can learn to meditate. Brain scans of people who just learned "fixed point meditation" (where you stare at a dot and tune out your environment) showed up nearly identical to experienced practitioners. The only difference was that the inexperienced people couldn't hold the meditation for very long. But they appeared to be doing it right. [1]

   [1] Restak, Richard. "The Naked Brain: How the Emerging Neurosociety is Changing How We Live, Work, and Love." http://www.amazon.com/Naked-Brain-Emerging-Neurosociety-Changing/dp/1400098084

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