Neurotech Problem Solving

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Neurotech Problem Solving

Creative Problem Solving

Creative Problem Solving...yup, the keys to success! Here are some tools that will help the individual become a more efficient problem solver (I wrote many of these papers in 1987.) The bottom line is...if you want to be a good problem solver, then you must practice it daily. You will first be introduced to some theory and then you will slowly be taught the skills. There are also some problem sets on truth table and binary mathematics that will help hone your problem solving skills. The key to success is to use these tools daily, and throughout the day. For example, use your affirmations while walking the aisle of the store or use your creativity techniques while doing the dishes. Important note: Be smart, be safe--do not use any of these techniques if it puts you or others in danger, ie., while driving or rock climbing! Remember though, these tools are just a beginning. I will continue to add to this page.

Introduction Creative problem solving skills are needed in a technological society in order to generate innovative ideas.
A Working Definition of Problem Solving Any definition of problem solving should consist of three ideas. First, the problem is presently in some state. Second, it is desired that the problem be in another state. And third, there is no direct, obvious way to accomplish the change.
Human Information Processing Systems By understanding how the human brain processes information, then it becomes easier for the user to adopt "software" tools to get the machinery to run more efficiently.
Problem Space and Goals Problem solving takes place by search in a problem space. When a problem is first presented, it must be recognized and understood. Then a problem space must be constructed or, if one already exists in Long Term Memory, merely evoked.
Searching the Problem Space Even though most of the procedures that will be discussed in this section are from the fields of Discrete Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence, it shouldn't’t be too hard to conceive of the human brain as using such search procedures in solving its own problems. This is not to say that the individual is always consciously aware of using the specific algorithms presented, but that instead the brain may also use such search routines on the unconscious neuronal level in communications between neural networks.
Biological Aspects of Problem Solving Since we have established a theoretical basis for problem solving, we should also supplement it with a biological model. Biologically, the task of problem solving was found to be located in the frontal regions of the brain.
Developmental Factors in Problem Solving What factors contribute to good problem solvers? There are a minimum of three different components that are involved in a child’s acquisition of problem solving skills. The three components that will be covered here are: (1) spatial perception, (2) experience, and (3) language.
Characteristics of Problem Solvers What do good problem solvers have that poor problem solvers don't? Nothing that cannot be changed. Identify and define what needs to be changed, and then it is all the easier to change the unwanted into a desirable.
Blocks (Cultural, Perceptual, Emotional) to Creative Problem Solving. Simple tools that define the various components that block maximum problem solving efficiency.
Memory: Simple Tools to Improve It Good problem solving must draw upon past experience. Learn how to improve your memory skills.
Creativity It is not that complex of a process, nor are the tools! But, the good problem solver is one who can generate many possible solution states...it is that one in a hundred that makes the difference between failure or success.
Change Attitudes in Problem Solving Via Affirmations A simple method used by professionals to help clients attain maximum performance. You are changing the brain's current program via a visualization technique ...change negative attitudes into positive attitudes.
Writing Logically This is an addendum that will give the the tools needed to approach each problem space and break it down into the necessary components needed to move from the initial state to the goal state. Not only will you learn a method of solving everyday problems, but you will also learn to write in a more logical fashion. Very effective methodology.
Bibliography This is a very comprehensive list of readings.

Truth Tables Here is a set of problems that are fun. Do a search to find out the basics of truth tables.
Binary Numeral System Your brain is the ultimate binary computer.
Writing in Mathematics Learn how to define any problem that you face, and then solve it using this simple techinque.
Meditation Handbook

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Extras

Educational resources that can be used in the classroom or to help you in your personal quest. The Writing in Math paper is a good technique to use in general problem solving. This is something that should be implemented every day until it becomes second nature. The Brain In Nature Course curriculum can be used as a curriculum for teaching outdoor education with a neurological twist, or you can use it to help you become familiar with the outdoors. On the individual level it would make a great guide for learning how to live within primal nature. It is not required that you be in the wilderness to practice some of these techniques. If you are a city dweller, then use it to prepare yourself for your frequent sojourns into the wilderness.

Outdoor Education Curriculum PDF
This curriculum was used for eight years and the students were "high-risk" students. The methodology is based upon the Brain Self-Control techniques that are introduced on this site, but the methods have been tweaked to address the needs of today's adolescent. The students who participated in the program possessed a high degree of ownership. The drop-our rate at the HS where this program was initially implemented dropped by almost 85% in two years. We would be happy to help anyone or school that would like to implement the program do so.

The Triune Brain
The human brain consists of 3-brains-in-1 (MacClean, 1973). The triune brain is composed of three neural substrates that are represented by the reptilian brain, the paleomammalian brain, and the neomammalian brain. This paper goes into detail how the three different brains work together and independently to make us who we are.

The Self
Introduces you to that biologically component that separates us humans from the rest of the animal kingdom--the human brain.

Self-Realization and Social Responsibility
Within the modern industrial-consumer state the individual is self-alienated and the various institutions/policies within the state makes it metaphysically impossible for the individual to attain a state of self-realization and spiritual consciousness, this, in turn, threatens the success of any social movement or revolution. And, so it is addressed in this paper.

Self-Transcendence Workbook Just for kicks.

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Brain Philosophy and Neurological Models

Science, Philosophy, Cognitive Sciences, and Pseudo Sciences LiLiLinks
The Triune Brain
The Self
Self-Realization and Social Responsibility
Making for a Better Brain With Walking
Creativity LiLiLinks Mycoted
Future Human Evolution
Self-Directed Evolution
Creative and Strategic ThiLinking
Theories of Brain Organization
Training With The Brain
A Computational Model of the Brain
A Biologically Based Computational Model of Working Memory
Whole Brain to Work Model
Connectionist Mechanisms for Cognitive Control Dual-Core by Intelligence

Brain Physiology (external links)

The Brain from Top to Bottom
The Whole Brain Atlas
High-Resolution Cytoarchitectural Primate Brain Atlases
Brain Facts and Figures
Blood supply of the human brain
Current Research Regarding the Human Brain
Estimating the computational capabities of the human brain
When will computer hardware match the human brain?
How the human brain works
Everything you wanted to know about the human brain
More about the Human brain!
Differences between female & male human brains
Surface Anatomy of the Brain
Scientific American Magazine (May 2005 Issue) His Brain, Her Brain

Caring for the Body/Brain

Training With The Brain TEWM PDF
Whole Brain to Work Mode TEWM PDF
Why Physical Exercise for Artists? TEWM HTML
Everything You Need to Know About Sleep TEWM HTML
Relaxation Techniques for Reef of Anxiety & Stress TEWM HTML
The Benefits of Better Breathing
Transactional Analysis and the Triune Brain TEWM HTML
Meditation Handbook
Stretching
Stretches and Back Care Exercises
FAQ Relaxation Techniques
Relaxation Techniques I
Catastrophe Amongst Our Children Relaxation Techniques II
Everything You Need to Know About Sleep
The Benefits of Better Breathing
Teaching Whole Music Literacy
Music, Development, Aging and the Brain
The Brain of Musicians: A Model of Functional and Structural Adaptation
Emotional responses to pleasant and unpleasant music correlate with activity in paralimbic brain regions
The Effects of Music Training On Children's Brain and Cognitive Development
Creating Melodies with Evolving Recurrent Neural Networks
Benefits of Learning Music

Raising Healthy Brains'

Brain Baby
Tips On Infant Massage
Infant Massage Research
Smart Parenting Techniques
Helping Your Child Read
Pre-school Children
Helping Your Child Succeed
Helping Your Child With Early Adolescence
Helping Your Child With HW
Helping Your Child Become Responsible Citizens
Why Should a Child Learn Music?
The Religious Affiliation of Guitarist
John McLaughlin
The Effects of Music Training On Children's Brain and Cognitive Devlopment
Food in the first year of life
Healthy eating for kindergarten
Healthy eating in pre-kindergarten years
Healthy eating for young toddlers
Healthy eating in the primary school years
Healthy lunch boxes for children
'Try it - you'll like it!' Vegetables and fruit for children
Why no sweet drinks for children
Milk: Fact and Fallacies

Music Neurobics

Teaching Whole Music Literacy
Music, Development, Aging and the Brain
The Brain of Musicians: A Model of Functional and Structural Adaptation
Emotional responses to pleasant and unpleasant music correlate with activity in paralimbic brain regions
The Effects of Music Training On Children's Brain and Cognitive Development
Creating Melodies with Evolving Recurrent Neural Networks
Benefits of Learning Music
Creating Melodies With Evoloving Recurrent Nerual Networks
Transparent Recording Software Applications
How We Think
Meditation Found to Increase Brain Size
Music Theory and Ear Training Tools

Detailed comparisons of neurologically based software by Transparent.

Transparent Recording Software Applications
Detailed comparisons of neurologically based software by Transparent.

NP2 comes with unique sessions designed to optimize the brain for creative ideas, brain storming and out of the box thiLinking. Much like the Study Helper and the IQ Increase sessions, it is based on stimulating the brain to produce brainwave patterns similar to those exhibited by the great creative thiLinkers of our time.

Mind Stereo is a fully functional media center for your mind, allowing you to listen to musical playlists, internet radio and watch mesmerizing visualizations while enjoying the many benefits of brainwave entrainment, affirmations and other audio/visual brain-enhancements.

Links to Scientific, Neurology, Consciousness, and Philosophy Sites

The various links found on the Brain Link Page will provide the reader with tremendous resources. The emphasis is on the scientific proof of consciousness, and the subsequent philosophy that it generates. The working hypothesis is that the more you know about your brain the more efficient will be your use of it--hence, the neurology links.

The Brain and Consciousness Link Page
www.co-bw.com

Why No More Brain Self-Control?

There are a few gimmicks out there that profess "transcendence" and "clicking forward into the frontal lobes," and the method used is often referred to as "Brain Self-Control" (BSC.) It all sounds good, is theoretically possible, but the subjective and lack of objective evidence suggests otherwise. Currently, there exists no such program that can provide "transcendence" via BSC or any of it's permutations. Furthermore, the plethora of bogus "Research Reports" were nothing more than fabrications aimed at winning over academia. Granted, there is much to be said about learning how to control your Triune Brain in order to maximize neurological-systems efficiency, but be wary of any "Research" that cannot produce the original data or is not logically/mathematically valid.

Watching the behaviors of those who claim to have clicked forward into the frontal lobes via the BSC methodology is what first made us suspect. The frontal lobes are the seat of cooperative behavior, advanced problem solving, etc. When those who claim to have "clicked forward" display behaviors of hate, deceit, deception, harassment, intimidation, paranoia, lying, etc., well, they can't help but get our attention. It is obvious that by acting thusly that are be driven by the lower brain centers rather than the higher brain functions. Their odious behavior and claims of "transcendence" are laughable given in that they seem to think that both can co-exists. Hate and "transcendence" are polar opposites and thus have a negating effect. Read: The Self for the logic. The only conclusion that can be drawn is that this method of self-growth is a sham. What appears to be happening is that some overly zealous individuals are claiming "transcendence," in order to set themselves up to the status of "Cult Leader.". Consequently, they feed on the needy, weak, innocent, and lost ones in order to bring their ultimate goals of domination to fruition. Realize that the dynamics of cults are always the same, it does not matter if Jim Jones, Charles Manson, or Nhiles Snakemon are the leaders...the ultimate result is always the same..."group mind" control.

The BSC method, or any of its current permutations, does not work.

BSC was designed to address the hippies and give them an alternative to drugs during the 1960's and 1970's. It worked temporarily and gave them a diversion, but there is no evidence that it had any long term effects...though this is not to say that it did not positively alter those who took part in the program...especially since participation took place in the Rocky Mountains, and could have lasted for 3 months of camp merriment and campfire songs. Look around at all of the great people who came out of the 60's and 70's. How many used BSC?...ZERO. The founder of the program, TD Lingo, though a great man in many ways, died a very bitter man while living in isolation for over 40 years (people were entropic.) By his own admission the program was an abject failure. The idea (that the human brain can be programmed to attain higher states of consciousness) was valid, but the methodology was and continues to be flawed. Some of the more noteworthy ideas of Lingo were: 1) for successful healing of the brain to take place, then therapy should take place within "primal nature." Only then, would the individual be free of the entropic influences of the city. 2) Meditation, and 3) Community Service. All of these components were/are necessary for the brain to reach a higher cooperative state.

If you want to become a more effective/efficient individual, then we suggest you start by working on your problem solving skills, and meditating. If you want to go further, then go to the Self-Realizaton Fellowship. Their books are sold almost at cost, the material is effective, and they scientifically support their claims. If you are in need of some lessons then these lesson from SRF will keep you busy for a year, and at a fraction of the costs than you would expect...they are intentionally made affordable so that everyone can has access. Again, along with the exercises you should try to spend as much alone time in Nature as you can, practice daily meditation, and incorporate community service into your daily life.

Any program that must constantly build up itself, and justify the existence of it's "leader" and his place in the organization is also a sham. Any effective program will drive itself and does not need to justify the validity of its leader to itself or anyone else.

You will see various BSC Research Reports that are outright fabrications. These reports will state that x-number of students over y-number of years did this and that. All of the scientific data was fabricated in order to bring attention to the program. If you do a search of the academic literature you will not find one citation or reference that is supportive of the "data." Why? Because there is no real data. The reports were rejected by the hundreds of institutions over a 30 year period. They were made up as were some of the people who often wrote the "testimonials" back then. Always insist on seeing the original data when reading claims from unknown sources.

Beware of gimmicks: "Popping your Frontals,""Clicking Your Amygdala," "Brain Music," "Frontal Lobes Supercharged," "the Brain Revolution," etc. TD Lingo's work did not succeed by his own admission...so why waste your time? Consequently, I will no longer waste yours by displaying such mumbo-jumbo. Also, beware of those who claim enlightment...the true Master does not claim such. Finally, do not trust those who say that they "communicate" their pets about "the weather" or there was "cosmic intervention" when a lost object "miraculously appears."

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