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Types of Ego
Ego types include survival, daring, caring, self-controlling, possessive, grandiose, wounded, victim and spiritual.
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Jan 510 min read
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Ego, Mindfulness and Flow
Mindfulness and flow are different states of consciousness, but they both diminish the ego, decreasing craving and suffering.
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Nov 18, 20246 min read
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The Different Minds of Men and Women
Masculinity and femininity are based on sexual differences mediated by the effect of sex hormones on the brain.
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Aug 5, 202412 min read
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The Way of the Warrior
The Way of the Warrior philosophy of life summarized in seven points that help me find meaning in my life.
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Nov 18, 20231 min read
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The Neuroscience of Flow
Flow is a mental state of focused attention, selflessness and euphoria.
Hermes Solenzol
Nov 17, 202311 min read
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Breath Play: The Air Choke and the Blood Choke
Asphyxia during sex can be done using an air choke or a blood choke, which block air entry or the blood supply to the brain, respectively.
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Sep 29, 20233 min read
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Dopamine: Why Heroin Is Addictive but Porn Is Not
Porn is not addictive. It induces short increases of dopamine and not the sustained ones produced by cocaine and opioids.
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Aug 24, 202320 min read
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The Uniqueness of Human Suffering
Unique characteristics of the human brain let us experience suffering as extending to the past and the future, and to others.
Hermes Solenzol
Jul 21, 202311 min read
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The Neuroscience of Vaginal Orgasms
Women with spinal cord transections experience vaginal orgasms with sensations carried by the vagus nerve.
Hermes Solenzol
May 18, 202314 min read
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Pain Is Not Suffering
Pain is a sensation that is not always unpleasant, while suffering is a state of being based on emotions, values and meaning.
Hermes Solenzol
Dec 6, 202214 min read
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Scientists Find the Areas of the Brain Involved in Masochism
Masochist pain activates brain areas involved in empathy, emotion and consciousness, but not in addiction.
Hermes Solenzol
Dec 1, 202210 min read
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How Neuroscience Explains Consciousness
Neuroscience explains consciousness as hierarchical properties of the mind.
Hermes Solenzol
Jun 21, 202211 min read
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