ADHD and pleasure-seeking systems By Sophia DiLavore and Jim Stellar This blog is about the established idea that dopamine in the limbic system is important to Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as defined by DSM5-TR and as shown … Continued
Cognitive-emotional integration – reward and happiness By Lizzie Gurwitz UA ’24 and Jim Stellar Basic reward is thought to be a result of a neural process of the limbic (emotional) system. More specifically, reward is thought to come out … Continued
Symbolic Representation in the Neocortex: Which brain areas represent which limbic processes and how do they work together? By Onoseta Momodu UA’24, Vanessa NyBlom UA’25, Kassie von Stein UA25, Pauline Meunier, PS’23 Rachel Orenstein UA’24, Brandy Eggan, and Jim Stellar … Continued
Symbolic Representation in the Neocortex: White matter and the dynamic cortical networks By Kassie von Stein UA’25, Vanessa NyBlom UA’25, Onoseta Momodu UA’24, Pauline Meunier PS’23, Rachel Orenstein UA’24, Brandy Eggan, and Jim Stellar In a previous blog, … Continued
Symbolic Representation in the Neocortex: What is it about the 6-layers and their connections that makes the neocortex able to do symbolic representation by Kassie von Stein UA’25 and Jim Stellar Introduction: The neocortex holds an intricate and vital … Continued
The Insular Cortex and the Re-representation of Risk Pauline Meunier PS’23 and Jim Stellar Introduction: As we have pointed out in other shorter blogs, the brain re-represents its earlier evolutionary mechanisms and functions. What does that mean? It means … Continued
Processification and the University Structure by Jim Stellar, Robert Hamilton, and Emily Barrett University operations tend to grow like the crystalline arms of a snowflake or the organic branches of a tree. They start from a spot and branch … Continued
Sympathetic Intelligence, Processification, and Engagement in the University by Emily Barrett, Jim Stellar, and Robert Hamilton Introduction Colleges and universities are complex places. They have multiple missions including research, teaching, and service to the community[1]. These missions are very … Continued
The caudate nucleus: A final common path for integrating emotion/cognition networks into action? Brandon Ascencio, Saleh Afoogh, Brandy Eggan, and Jim Stellar In college, experiential learning leads to the development of skills, maturity, and arguably the most important end trait … Continued
Sympathetic Intelligence in Education by Robert Hamilton, Emily Barrett, and Jim Stellar Introduction What underlies the success of the Ninja instructor as discussed in the last blog? We think the answer is most visible in the experiential context of … Continued