A neuron senses neurochemicals released by another neuron. This is not mystical. It is chemical exchange — neurotransmitters crossing synaptic gaps, binding to receptors, altering electrical potentials. But consider this carefully: what is the neuron responding to? It responds to the “quality” of the chemical — its shape, its polarity,Continue Reading
There is competition for matter, but qualia can be shared. Qualia improves with sharing. Qualia creates cooperative and sharing relationships which pervade every aspect of the material landscape. The human ecosystem is out of balance because it is competitive and landscape (matter) bound. We can’t be separated from our landscapesContinue Reading
Every habit has, and every ritual has, a beginning, middle, and end. So too, do both behaviors have a trigger, then a reaction, a response, and then a reward. The reaction is to dopamine (triggered by something in either our outer or inner landscape). The reward is returning to theContinue Reading