Mind is a function of the brain
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The mind is the set of cognitive faculties housed in the brain, including consciousness, imagination, perception, thinking, judgement, language and memory. The brain learns through experiences stored in memory, both from external stimuli processed by the senses and internal reflections. Learning can be impacted if the mind is unclear due to factors like infections, drugs or chemical imbalances. False or incorrect learning can disturb the mind's balance and lead to emotional or behavioral problems. Mental disorders can arise from false perceptions, false learnings, or negative experiences that develop into delusional beliefs.
Mind is a function of the brain
- 1. EVERYTHING IS IN THE MIND Dr Vijay Bhatia
- 2. WHAT IS THE MIND? The mind is the set of cognitive faculties including consciousness, imagination, perception, thinking, judgement, language and memory, which is housed in the brain. Mind is overall functions of the brain.
- 3. MIND: MEMORY • All learnings are stored in the memory • Memory stores can be accessed at will, reminders, thinking about them, trigger, photos or visiting those places. • Memories attached with fear will trigger freeze, fight or flight reactions. • Memories with good things will help relax, be comfortable and make you feel happy. • Positive memories are rewarding • Memories can be strengthened by repeating or reminding again and again. • Bad memories are difficult to eliminate as these have made connections through repeated being rehearsed.
- 4. WHAT IS THE BRAIN? Brain has a structure and functions. Certain brain areas are specialised for example emotions, reward centres, sleep and appetite centres. Structure is designed from the genes. Genes are switched on or off by the needs and learning. New connections, new gates in cell membranes to allow certain molecules inside and outside the nerve cells. Most structure is present at time of birth. Most connections are present made in first 3 months of development in pregnancy. If connections are not correct during pregnancy – mental disorders can develop. Later structures like more connections with dendrites, axon terminals are being created as the brain develops and learns. These must be correct connections otherwise information is conveyed to wrong areas. A lot of brain connections are made in early childhood some of which are later pruned during adolescence. Brain cells communicate with each other through chemical messengers. This includes neurotransmitters, hormones and some simple elements. Certain brain area have certain specified functions.
- 5. STRUCTURE MAINTENANCE Structure of the brain is maintained by the proper supply of raw materials and proper machinery to design those structures. Raw material includes all the food including proteins (amino acid), Fats (Fatty acids), carbohydrates (Sugars) and vitamins and minerals. Machinery is mainly the enzymes. Chemical reactions, receptors or gates that control the flow of substances in and out of the cell, nucleus or other structures in the cell like mitochondria, Golgi bodies etc Design is by the DNA genes. DNA can be switched on or off. Genes can be silenced. Genes can mutate or produce altered machinery or molecules. Energy (ATP) is provided through breakdown of food into its products and in the process releasing energy. This energy is required by the machinery. Oxygen, water and energy source (Food) is essential to continue with the processes of the body and run the machinery smoothly.
- 6. FUNCTION OF THE BRAIN Is to learn - Learn through experience, observations, corrections, additions to already learned experiences. Protection and perseveration of the brain and whole body – to identify internal and external dangers to the structure and functions of the brain. To propagate and survive as whole organism. To communicate with other cells including brain cells, muscle cells or any other tissues in the body. Some communication is through chemical messengers like neurotransmitters others through hormones. Feed into emotions that can trigger whole body reaction.
- 7. FUNCTIONS OF THE BRAIN Stimuli/ Consciousness/ Awareness Sense organ Perception Analysing/ Thinking Action/Behaviour udgement/ Language Outside and real stimuli Eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin Vision, Hearing, Smell, Taste, Touch, pain, discomfort, vibration sense Give meaning, informing other areas including emotions, memory Like, dislike, comfortable or uncomfortable, take action or store in memory. Outside but sensor, distortion or deception Same organs as above Any of above Untrue, false or wrong meaning May confuse, emotional changes and affecting behaviours. Inside From memory Reminders Imagination or Fantasy Emotional pain Moral injury Can be true or untrue Effects on emotions and behaviours
- 8. LEARNING THROUGH EXPERIENCE Starts from conception. Continues through out life. Through sense organs and sensory processes. Learning is stored in memories. These learning can be used at add knowledge to existing memories and develop new ideas through internal reflections, fantasy and imaginations. Mind should be clear and in its normal natural state to learn properly. If mind is not clear due to infections, illicit drugs, alcohol or imbalance of chemicals, sugar the mind may learn incorrectly.
- 9. LEARNING FROM INSIDE Internal environment is maintained. pH Normality – off all salts in body fluids, blood, cytoplasm etc. Temperature maintained. Viscosity Maintain tone of muscles, skin, all body. Homeostasis – balance of everything the way it should be to protect and maintain brain functions. Internal attacks by viruses, bacteria, protozoa and other parasites. Inform and pass information to certain cells in the body to counteract the attack. Monitor the balance of elements, chemicals, salts in the body. Recognise stress and build resistance to stress.
- 10. LEARNING FROM OUT SIDE Through sense organs and sensory processes. Keep memories, blueprints and then use these to develop more safe structures and functions to help continue and propagate the organism. Learning should be the correct and real and true. False or wrong learning can disturb the balance, created emotional and behavioural problems.
- 11. LEARNING THROUGH EXPERIENCES Through interaction with other objects, events, people animals and environments. Develop adaptability Understand dangers and helpful things.
- 12. EXAMPLES OF LEARNINGS Experience Learning Feelings Reaction – Freeze/uphold Reaction – Flight/Avoid Reaction – Fight/Act opposite Bitten by a dog Painful, dangerous etc Uncomfortable Avoid dogs Loving mother Comfortable Trust Avoidance when not comfortable in stress situations. Run away or fight if not loving Abusive, traumatic childhood Rejection uncomfortable Lost trust Avoid others Fights to be loved. Intense but short lived relationships Neglected as child May feel helpless Depression
- 13. LEARNING FALSE OR GETTING CONFUSED • Have you seen a real or just pictures or in media • What features do you remember • Other animals may look similar • Brain tries to give meaning to the observed experience This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA
- 14. WHAT IS THIS • Have you seen live and real • What is learned from this • The brain makes sense of any perception
- 15. WHAT IS THIS • This is an Illusion This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA
- 16. ILLUSION This can confuse the mind. Mind knows the duck and mind knows the rabbit But not seen anything that both looks like duck and rabbit at the same time. The mind tries to match the new picture from learned memories and can get confused.
- 17. LEARNING: FEAR EXAMPLES Learned as a child that spider is dangerous. Later in real life if comes across the spider – the person reacts as if facing the danger – that is either freeze, flight or fight. There are number of events situations which can lead to fear objects, people, events, places etc. Each individua learns differently. If the fear is irrational then this is called phobia. Fear induces uncomfortable feeling including physical symptoms like muscle tension, sweating, heart racing, etc. Psychological symptoms like avoid, run away or fight.
- 18. FALSE LEARNINGS CAN CAUSE MENTAL DISORDER. This can happen from irrational learnings like fear of innocuous places, animals, objects or events etc. From imaginations, fantasy, hallucinations. Or from stories, people talking about things which may not be true. Media, books, films, TV or internet. False learning lead to false belief which is a delusion. Having delusions and hallucinations causing distress to self or others is a mental disorder.
- 19. MENTAL DISORDERS Can be result of false perceptions False learnings Or true negative and intense experiences Developing false beliefs or ideas.
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