Replying to LO23916 --
On 7 Feb 00, at 18:51, Winfried Dressler wrote:
> The article asked the reader to 'think limbic' - stating that three, not
> more, not less, basic limbic (part of the brain) instructions filter
> perception and motivate action: security/balance - power/dominance -
> desire/stimulus. They work on an 'get as much as possible' base.
It's probably as effective to learn about brain functions by reading
Harvard Business Review as it is to learn about astrophysics by reading a
superman comic. The part about the filtering and activation (what you call
motivating action) is probably accurate. The three "parts" are unlikely.
They are just a way of breaking down a brain function into little wee
bits. Brains don't work that way.
Actually basic perceptual/activations processes deal primarily with
changes in the environment, since that is so essential to species and
individual survival. And it's a primitive function in almost all living
creatures, with brains (if not all), and a characteristic of living things
in general.
> It caught my attention, because it was different to what I have heard of
> before: left/right brain, hierarchy of needs, various type
> characteristics.
There is no science to support the conclusions about left/right brain.
Never has been. At best it's a metaphor that lay people grabbed onto and
twisted. Brains work as an integrated whole. It's that simple. As for
hierarchy of needs, again, no science. The only reason it was so accepted
was the timing of it, as a part of what was called Third Force psychology
that included Rogers, Maslow, the Esalen movement, etc.
The science on motivation and activation indicates something entirely
different. That when there is deprivation of multiple drives, the results
is additive in terms of activation and activity.
> So I found it interesting and worth to let me stimulated, but I am not a
> specialist. What do you think of this extremely simplistic 'think limbic'.
> Is this concept scientifically sound or just marketing of an HR
> consultant? I would be glad, if you could provide some context.
The only way to tell is to read the source neuropsych. evidence, if there
is any.
I'd vote marketing.
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