Reptilian
Limbic
Neocortex
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That
part of you wanting to dominate a crowded elevator is your reptilian brain
at work. It's the oldest and smallest region in the evolving human
brain.
- It's similar to the brain possessed by the hardy reptiles that
preceded mammals, roughly 200 million years ago.
- It's "preverbal," but controls life itself, such as autonomic brain,
lung and heart functions.
- Lacking language, its impulses are instinctual and
ritualistic.
- It's concerned with fundamental needs
such as survival,
physical maintenance, hoarding, dominance, preening and mating.
Examples of reptilian brain behaviors:
- Road Rage
- Checking Your Appearance in a Mirror
- Long Multiplication
- Putting Together a Jigsaw Puzzle
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