09-01-2013, 01:37 AM
Came across this on reddit today, thought some of you may find it useful.
Interesting, seams that it stimulates an area of the brain the " right inferior frontal gyrus" which is apart of the brains frontal lobes. Increased activity in this area cause higher risk aversion. This being why people tend to show unrealistic optimism when the water is poured into there left ear.
That area is also implicated in go/no go tasks. Sounds to me like it has a lot to do with appraising fear or fear of risk.
Anyway the next time I get a left ear tone I will analyse my thoughts and see if there is any correlation with what I'am thinking about or how I feel about what I'am thinking about.
Quote:Healthy people tend to underestimate their risk of future misfortune, a phenomenon known as ‘unrealistic optimism’. A new study indicates that this tendency can be weakened by pouring cold water into a person’s left ear.http://www.journals.elsevier.com/cortex/...-optimism/
Interesting, seams that it stimulates an area of the brain the " right inferior frontal gyrus" which is apart of the brains frontal lobes. Increased activity in this area cause higher risk aversion. This being why people tend to show unrealistic optimism when the water is poured into there left ear.
That area is also implicated in go/no go tasks. Sounds to me like it has a lot to do with appraising fear or fear of risk.
Anyway the next time I get a left ear tone I will analyse my thoughts and see if there is any correlation with what I'am thinking about or how I feel about what I'am thinking about.