Mental Level

Neurotransmitters are chemical molecules that “ferry” vortex impulses across the synapse from one neuron to the next. Each neurotransmitter type has a unique form of molecule that acts like a “key into a lock“. If its shape fits in the next neuron, it will produce an effect on that neuron. There are two types of…

In competitive markets Attention Allocation Efficiencies (AAE) are powerful differentiators. Do you think about the relationship with your customers in traditional terms only? Systems have been created that allow clients to exchange information in return for future Attention particles. Is this the new currency? Perhaps the first step in determining your own AAE is to…

Tiamat is the mother creator and primordial goddess of the saltwater ocean and the personification of chaos in ancient Mesopotamian mythology: Origin: Tiamat is a creator deity from the Babylonian epic poem Enûma Elish. Pair: She paired with Apsu, the god of freshwater, to create the first gods. Form: People described her as a giant…

The strategy of internalizing instinctive, defensive procedures is a form of a re-enactment. We could call it ‘acting in’. To commit violence on oneself is the method preferred by our culture for various reasons. One of the positive aspects in the recent escalation of violence ‘acting out’ is that it is forcing us to face…

Have you ever experienced a conversation where your partner’s face and body suddenly lost animation and the eyes were fixed on some point in the room, like a deer in the headlight? You said something but they didn’t respond. He or she suffered from an impairment of consciousness, a dysfunction in the brain. He or…

Gene sequencing is a process in which the individual base nucleotides in an organism’s DNA are identified. It laid the foundation for the Human Genome Project, completed in 2003. Different genes are activated in different cells, creating specific proteins that give each cell type its trait. Gene sequencing is used to learn about the genome…