Heart Before Mind!

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heartHere’s an interesting note: “Carol Robertson M.D. from Vancouver, Canada described some research that suggests some far reaching influences of the HEART:

*”Some modern technology has allowed us to start measuring response times of the heart and response times of the mind.  If you flash up pictures – good, bad or indifferent – the heart will react six seconds **before** it appears.

The mind will react two seconds **after** it appears. **If we listen to our heart and use it as a cue, our mind can then have two seconds to react, so that there are four seconds where our mind can engage before the picture appears. It’s about what we listen to.**

Are we listening to that which perceives **before** the event? Can we move into perceiving **cause** rather than reacting to events?”*

Is this study accurate? There are likely levels of perception that science so far has been unable to measure or quantify (hence currently outside the realm of science)….

Here’s a pdf you’ll be interested in reading: http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/pdf/Heart,%20Mind%20and%20Spirit%20%20Mohamed%20Salem.pdf

What do you think? Comments are open.

One Response to “Heart Before Mind!”

  1. Carol Says:
    February 19th, 2010 at 9:18 am

    Having studied neuroscience, I found the attached PDF article to be fascinating! Even without a neuroscience background, the concepts are very interesting. Thanks for sharing this.