In article <20000812173145.11335.00000832 at ng-fu1.aol.com>,
ashlesha9 at aol.com (Ashlesha 9) wrote:
> 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.
How is this different than pseudo science? What does India have to do
with this not being pseudoscience?
> 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.
Still sounds like pseudoscience. How does 'it' delineate specifics of a
person's psyche?
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 specific role are you suggesting Jupiter plays with the frontal
lobe? How could any effect be influential in one part of the brain and
not another. (Let's not even debate the tripartite brain theory again.)
> 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.
what specifically do you mean by 'correspondences'?
I'm not trying to be negative. I started to read your post, thought to
ask you further questions and then realized that I had no idea what you
meant by any of it. You offered to answer any questions about the
astrology side of this, so:
1. What is the difference between astrology and sidereal astrology?
2. What is different about India that makes this more credible to you?
3. How could the planets have an effect on my brain that could shape my
personality?
4. What is a 'correpondence' in your view?
Thank you for this interesting post.
Jay Lee
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
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