Title? I don't care!

"I couldn’t think of a good title,

But I don’t care!"

Neuroscience behind Apathy

Mom said, “Stop, I cannot handle more.”

he saw his dad’s world shatter, but to him, it didn’t matter.

He even had a heartbreak, a girl with a good heart and pretty face

but he said, he couldn’t care less.

His dog, he saw, come in front of a car

He shrugged and said, It did live this far.

But something shook, he felt unwell

and with the last ounce of care he had left

He turned to the world, screamed and begged

Said, “Lend me your pains, I’ll heal and repair”

But unfortunately and at last,

he thought, even the world didn’t care!

Apathy, the brainy-dictionary states, is a neurological condition where emotions and concerns are extremely suppressed. At least once in our life we all have ‘felt’ or ‘deliberately displayed’ a lack of interest. It’s a natural response to disappointment, dejection or stress. So, ‘apathy’ is known to be a good ‘deviation’ to these negative feelings. But how far should we deviate until we loose the right track of our true purpose? How far until we are lost?

            I once met a person who was admitted to a mental health care for depression only to realize later that he was not ‘depressed’ but had no sense of happiness/motivation at all. How would he? Well according to him, he doesn’t really understand sadness or loss, or joy of achievement or the word ‘concern’. He says last time something bothered me was when everyone around me was asking the same question, “What exactly in life will bother you ever?”

Is he ‘The saddest person without any pains’? I cannot even call him ‘saddest’, because he is just ‘apathetic'. He isn’t careless or painless, but sure, a lot helpless!

            Neural correlates of apathy show faults in prefrontal cortex, anatomically. And that explains a lot about apathetic behavior- impaired emotional context, personality expression, decision making, socialism and survival concerns. Although, there’s much to be studied further,  after about 7 decades later its mention, this condition is still identified by subjective tests and the best cure still stops at ‘Comprehension’!

            So, to sum up, scientists discovered Apathy in 1950’s and guess what, ‘No one really cared’!

Do you stop acting brainy when its rainy?

So, do you stop acting brainy when its rainy?

Your brain on rains

It once rained emotions

on earth with just life and no relations…

It then rained togetherness

on the ground full of separations…

It rained for one’s birth

at other’s grave…

And now for food

since some hungry lives could be fed.

For some it rains solitude

For some, to find oneself

And at times it rains,

just to rain itself!

Although, it rains the same

for now and for all the history

Aaah, you know my dear,

It rains, drops of our memory!

And uptil all the living misery

It have rained and shall rain forever

The ‘Peace of Eternity’!

So, why are Rains described as “Peace’? Digging deep into the Neuroscience behind rains, it tells us that lack of sunlight creates pseudo-dark conditions which signal our pineal gland to secrete more of ‘Melatonin’- a sleep hormone, which is normally secreted at rest-phases. Melatonin brings a feeling of ‘calmness’. It binds to nerve receptors to slow down their activity to get you at ease. It also reduces dopamine levels which is your hormone in excitation. This is backed-up by the fact that the precursor of melatonin is ‘Serotonin’- your happy hormone. No doubt why pouring brings you joy!

Also, the rain sound or the thunders, kinda brings  feelings of a ‘focus shift’ to some people. The theory behind this is the concept of ‘Pink Noise’ (the frequency of noise that requires least energy to process by our brains).

In addition, rains lead to Petrichor- a soothing scent! You can ‘smell’ rain because of the geosmin molecule secreted by microbes in the wet earth. Humans are highly sensitive to this molecule. And since the sense of smell is closely linked with memory, remembering your lover and memories of rain-kisses are so acceptable! (blush!)

Moving onto a deeper level, people also state that rains make them ‘connect’ with themselves. I personally believe it may be because of that ‘feeling of calmness’ which actually calms your chaos and makes you think through your tenderness! It channelizes your deeper thoughts into louder voices that are finally heard! 

So this is why you really stop acting brainy when its rainy because rains act internally through hormonal system, sense of hearing, sense of smell and sense of soul!

-To all the pluviophiles,
 Happy Reading, Happy Monsoon!☺️❤️

Elsewhere

Elsewhere

Neuroscience of imaginations

At this moment

With all the adjectives

you are just yourself

with your physical state

easy to see and locate

But where and who are you inside your head?

You have got the Power to be here and Elsewhere.

Here is your reality

In this knowable universe, on planet Earth

In this place you state as your world.

But do you have many worlds?

What is that different world of yours?

A different planet, different universe or a next Cosmos?

A written world, a visual world or a wonderland, perhaps?

A real world or fiction?

Exactly! You have got the power of Imagination.

This gives you a taste

Of the desired alternate perspect

You can flee

Away from current time and place

From your emotions and may be from yourself

It gives you a Power to Escape.

Is it a process or an art, in fact?

The prefrontal cortex masters the act

It shifts your ‘reference point’

Projects ‘self’ to ‘someone else’

From ‘now’ to ‘then’

And turns ‘here’ to ‘there’

A Power of changing reality to Elsewhere.

With every shift you make

A different neural network you create

You build up your mental workspace

New ideas are born

Resulting in setting new plans, goals and actions

Hence, “Intelligence isn’t knowledge

But the Power of Imaginations”

It also has a way through

The medial temporal lobe

That which can ‘remember’

And retrieve long term memories

A keeper of hope

A center of navigation

A part that gives you direction

A Power of well-directed Imagination

You can imagine whatever you desire

And for a moment you let go your fear

Thanks to oxytoxin that gets released

It calms you down, makes you happy

And you feel at ease.

So, when at times, in this overwhelming place

You feel helpless, depressed or powerless

I hope you don’t forget yourself entirely

You must remember this act of Infinity.

You may escape, create, wander or navigate

With your perfect imperfections

All you have is the

POWER OF IMAGINATIONS!