Thread: Try This !!! Activate the Amygdala Nuclei in the Medial Temporal Lobes of Your Brain

this helped me alot
Supercharge Your Brain - YouTube

do what he says but watch the whole vid

hold on a minute...

this technique activates the frontal lobe.
the frontal lobe is the center of your awareness.
awareness is the key to WILD and lucid dreaming in general.

Am i seeing an awesome connection here?

Hint: i think a very fun ADA tech is on its way!!!

Claimer: its mine. dont rip me off. and all the credit goes to mcwillis and Neil Slade.

mcwillis in no way am i trying to piss u off. i will await your consent.

Wow this is amazing I've been doing it all day since reading this. If you can focus on both sides at the same time it's almost euphoric giddiness

Originally Posted by ThAtaInTmE

hold on a minute...

this technique activates the frontal lobe.
the frontal lobe is the center of your awareness.
awareness is the key to WILD and lucid dreaming in general.

Am i seeing an awesome connection here?

Hint: i think a very fun ADA tech is on its way!!!

Claimer: its mine. dont rip me off. and all the credit goes to mcwillis and Neil Slade.

mcwillis in no way am i trying to piss u off. i will await your consent.

In another thread of mine this did lead to a wonderful night of lucid dreams for one poster, but it only occured once You haven't pissed me off at all

Originally Posted by mcwillis

In another thread of mine this did lead to a wonderful night of lucid dreams for one poster, but it only occured once You haven't pissed me off at all

ok, i just didnt want to steal or anything

i need help ive only done it once and it was while watching the video i posted.
i cant seem to get it for some reason. are you supposed to actually picture it or just pretend you're holding a feather.
And is there a limit to the amount of times in a row you can do it?

Hahahahaha. all these comments seem so freaking funny. needless to say it worked.

I have always concentrated on random parts of my brain trying to relax. If I pay attention, I can almost feel what parts of my brain are active, so imagining my brain calming always seems to calm me. Anyways, that made this technique really ridiculously easy.

Does it stop being effective?

Originally Posted by mcwillis

Then imagine about an inch inside of your skull at the halfway point that there is a piece of brain that is about the size and shape of an almond. I find it helpful to imagine that it is shiny, like it has been varnished.

The key word here is IMAGINE. It's not a real amygdala, and there's no way you could actually feel a part of your brain. You're working with an object of your imagination, to which you ascribe unreal mystic qualities.

Whatever happens from then on is a placebo effect.

P.S.

Just in case, maybe amygdala does have real mystic qualities. But my point is that this isn't working with it, it's working with an imaginary amygdala. I've never heard scientists say that you can activate a brain region just by imagining it in your head.

Originally Posted by Intfere

The key word here is IMAGINE. It's not a real amygdala, and there's no way you could actually feel a part of your brain. You're working with an object of your imagination, to which you ascribe unreal mystic qualities.

Whatever happens from then on is a placebo effect.

P.S.

Just in case, maybe amygdala does have real mystic qualities. But my point is that this isn't working with it, it's working with an imaginary amygdala. I've never heard scientists say that you can activate a brain region just by imagining it in your head.

Well, somebody needs to brighten up

And if you want to hear the scientist literally say that you can activate a brain region just by imagining it then here you go!
Supercharge Your Brain - YouTube

Watch it and weep

It's not like I'm grim or moody, I just find it hard to believe that, say, thinking about a bone inside of your right hand causes you to activate that bone, etc.

There are many people who pretend to be scientific because it's trendy and authoritative, but they either don't know what they're talking about or deceive others intentionally. Like this video you linked me to.

What I read about hemispheres in normal books points out the fact that the hype about them isn't accurate. And when one talks about amygdala, he uses THREE unproven concepts:
1) amygdala has mystic qualities,
2) amygdala can be accurately "located" in your own head by pure imagination,
3) amygdala can be activated in your head if located by focusing on it.

It's not like I'm looking to put people down and take away their methods to lucid dream or whatever. I'd like to discover real methods, that's all. If this stuff works as a placebo effect, it's a nice opportunity to create something more direct and fast. After we learn what it is about the placebo effect that makes it work, maybe we could use it without all the fake explanations, directly, and without depending on strength of our belief. Wouldn't you want something like that?

Originally Posted by Intfere

It's not like I'm grim or moody, I just find it hard to believe that, say, thinking about a bone inside of your right hand causes you to activate that bone, etc.

There are many people who pretend to be scientific because it's trendy and authoritative, but they either don't know what they're talking about or deceive others intentionally. Like this video you linked me to.

What I read about hemispheres in normal books points out the fact that the hype about them isn't accurate. And when one talks about amygdala, he uses THREE unproven concepts:
1) amygdala has mystic qualities,
2) amygdala can be accurately "located" in your own head by pure imagination,
3) amygdala can be activated in your head if located by focusing on it.

It's not like I'm looking to put people down and take away their methods to lucid dream or whatever. I'd like to discover real methods, that's all. If this stuff works as a placebo effect, it's a nice opportunity to create something more direct and fast. After we learn what it is about the placebo effect that makes it work, maybe we could use it without all the fake explanations, directly, and without depending on strength of our belief. Wouldn't you want something like that?

Excuse the misunderstanding.

1)not true
2)not true
3)true- ive done it and many others on this thread have too, i dont see why thats so hard to grasp...? None of us actually thought it was going to work, as seen in the first page or two of posts, but it did.

And the bone example sounded, well, for the lack of words, dumb: The function of the bone is to support and create a joint in your hand. There is nothing to activate in the first place. On the contrary, the amygdala's function is to reward the brain/ punish the brain for good and bad factors that affect survival. For example, honey smells good because it happens to be a high energy source. Shit smells like shit because it's nearly 50% bacteria, and if you ate that, you could die.

Originally Posted by Original Poster

Wow... Just... Wow

Suffice to say it worked.

Lol, it reeeeaaaaally worked.

Now I can't stop laughing

Wow! I was trying it, i didn't read any other posts apart from the original post and when i tried it i started laughing! I looked down at the comments and saw this!!

I can't seem to make this work.
I don't know if i'm overthinking it, or i just can't properly imagine the sensation, but i really want it to work.

God. Some people on here act like they'd have to give an arm or a leg to even try this.
None of us are losing anything when extreme skeptics walk away. It's not like anyone is trying to take anything from you.
Regardless, it works. And it gives a very easy and detailed explanation of how and why it works, and how to try it for yourself.

For those of you who are having trouble:

Your nose is directly connected to your Amygdala. The Amygdala, an evolutionary feature, is the part of your brain that decides whether something you interact with is beneficial or not.
Start by switching your Amygdala off and on by using your nose.
Smell something unpleasant like garbage, then switch to smelling something pleasant.

The pleasant smell will elicit a sensation that travels down from your ears to your neck- it will make your mouth water.
You'll know when it's switched forward. Notice how it changes when you smell something unpleasant again.

Combine this experience with the shared knowledge of the Amygdala's location ( inside the head, a little bit in front of the ear)
and... Good luck! :]

Thanks SzuruDusk, that helps a lot.

Hey, guys is this really working for you? I am trying it and so far no success. How do you exactly do it?

1. Are you seeing side of your head from third person while imagining this feather tickling the almond or more like in meditation you are just being aware of the place and then only imagine feather?
2. How long did you have to practice to achieve results?
3. How does it feel, is it super strong happines feeling or just plain normal?

1. It is most important to imagine the sensation of being tickled by a father. Visualization is unimportant.
2. Practice was unnecessary after I discovered how the technique works.
3. You feel noticeably happy.

Originally Posted by Original Poster

1. It is most important to imagine the sensation of being tickled by a father. Visualization is unimportant.
2. Practice was unnecessary after I discovered how the technique works.
3. You feel noticeably happy.

I see, so I have to concentrate on the feeling itself. What about the location? I am assuming that I should concentrate feeling in the right location, yes?

yes, imagine the feeling as if a feather tickled you one inch in on either side of your skull.

Originally Posted by BrandonBoss

Hahahahaha. all these comments seem so freaking funny.

LOL I was just thinking the same. I just found the thread accidentally and when I went to see people's impressions on this I just stumbled across this wave of attacks between forum members.

Originally Posted by Original Poster

yes, imagine the feeling as if a feather tickled you one inch in on either side of your skull.

Thanks I will try it out tomorrow.

Why not now?

Originally Posted by Original Poster

Why not now?

I was at work and just got up now

I do it at work all the time

I've been trying it but there was too much distraction so I had no success. I felt a bit more relaxed and slightly happier but nothing out of the ordinary. I will keep trying, from what I have read so far it is well worth it