I would like to thank any positive responses to these admittedly unusual ideas
ahead of time.
I have, for years, been fascinated with the idea of finding scientific
correlations between the structure and function of the brain and the
(pseudo-science?) of sidereal astrology. Sidereal astrology is not the type
that is in use in magazines and newspapers, it is generally used in India.
When I learned it a couple of years ago, I realized that it was extremely
accurate in delineating the specifics of a person's psyche. I am not trained
in neuroscience but am fascinated by it as well. It seemed (seems) perfectly
reasonable to suspect that there are correlations between the two.
It occurred to me the basic lobes of the brain show correspondances to the
individual astrological planets. For example, both Jupiter and the frontal
lobes are considered to be the seat of judgement, morality and speculation.
What seems especially fascinating is that if there are, in fact, such
correspondances, then the sign and house (astrological terms) which the planet
falls in should reveal something about the fine structure of the correspondant
lobe.
I have little to go on in this regard. What I would really appreciate is
anyone's ideas (or guesses) on how the brain's fine structure may reflect the
sign/ house nature.
I could pose this as follows:
The behaviors attributable to the astrological signs appear to vary in a
stepwise manner from cold, impersonal and consistent -to- warm, personable
and creative.
The ideas I've had are that the 'colder' signs, on the whole, function either
1.slower than the 'warmer' signs, or
2.with less responsivity than the 'warmer' signs, or
3.with less diversity than the 'warmer' signs.
To acheive this difference I've thought that maybe eeg activity might be of
slower frequencies in the 'colder' signs and v.v. In regard to this, I scoured
the internet trying to find out if, aside of alpha, beta, etc., a person shows
a consistent frequency for one part of their brain. For ex., if a person has
beta wave activity at 13 hz, will that person consistently show 13hz whenever
there is beta activity in that specific part of the brain? Or does it
fluctuate, and if so, a lot or a little? I could not find an answer and would
be appreciative if anyone could answer that for me.
Another possibility I was thinking of involves short-term potentiation. Colder
signs might have nerve populations that are, on the whole, less prone to
short-term potentiation and are therefore forced to be more consistent and less
responsive (i.e. colder). I have read that with regard to this, nerve
populations with low levels of neurotransmitters grow 'compensatory' receptors
in an effort to 'pick up any available signals'. So, perhaps a cell in such a
population would have high numbers of stp-inducing receptors and
correspondingly low occurrences of actual stp.
Still, another idea I've had is that colder signed lobes are less capable of
'shuffling' inputs into cohesive expressions. This would lead them to be more
rigid and consistent as opposed to the more fluidic warmer signs.
I hope I have not wasted your time here. I really see something valuable in
astrology and believe there to be potential scientific uses for it. Any
speculations about the mechanisms which might account for the different sign
natures would be greatly appreciated.
Well, like I said I would truly appreciate any help with these ideas. Thanks
in advance. Also, I'll gladly answer any questions about the astrology
involved as best as I can.
