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The vagus nerve is either one of two cranial nerves which are extremely long, extending from the brain stem all the way to the viscera. The vagus nerves carry a wide assortment of signals to and from the brain, and they are responsible for a number of instinctive responses in the body.

What is the Vagus Nerve?

You may also hear the vagus nerve called Cranial Nerve X, as it is the 10th cranial nerve, or the Wandering Nerve.

A great deal of research has been carried out on the vagus nerve, as it is a rather fascinating cranial nerve. Vagus is Latin for “wandering,” and it is an accurate description of this nerve, which emerges at the back of the skull and meanders in a leisurely way through the abdomen, with a number of branching nerves coming into contact with the heart, lungs, voicebox, stomach, and ears, among other body parts.

The vagus nerve carries incoming information from the nervous system to the brain, providing information about what the body is doing, and it also transmits outgoing information which governs a range of reflex responses. Ad The vagus nerve helps to regulate the heart beat, control muscle movement, keep a person breathing, and to transmit a variety of chemicals through the body.

It is also responsible for keeping the digestive tract in working order, contracting the muscles of the stomach and intestines to help process food, and sending back information about what is being digested and what the body is getting out of it.

When the vagus nerve is stimulated, the response is often a reduction in heart-rate or breathing. In some cases, excessive stimulation can cause someone to have what is known as a vaso-vagal response, appearing to fall into a faint or coma because his or her heart rate and blood pressure drop so much.

Selective stimulation of this nerve is also used in some medical treatment; vagus stimulation appears to benefit people who suffer from depression, for example, and it is also sometimes used to treat epilepsy.

Most of the time, you don't notice the actions of the right and left vagus nerves, but you probably would notice if this nerve ceased to function as a result of disease or trauma, because the vagus nerve is one of the many vital nerves which keeps your body in working order. Without the functions of the vagus nerve, you would find it difficult to speak, breathe, or eat, and your heartbeat would become extremely irregular. Ad

When your partner says something you're not sure is truthful, pay attention to your IMMEDIATE, visceral (rather than conscious) reaction. Did you: 1. Know this is total BS. If so, your girlfriend is lying to you.

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Really. This is especially true if, the instant after you had this reaction, you (or especially they) react with denial, trying to convince yourself that they're not really lying, even though you know, (often from long (-denied) experience) that they are. Don't feel bad (well, OK feel bad, just don't let that feeling stop you from doing the stuff below). Everyone has done this, many, many times, however extremely difficult and embarrassing it is to admit to yourself.

If this sort of thing happens only rarely in your relationship, it may be because this issue, whatever it is, is for some reason a very sensitive one for your partner. If so, then unless the lie is over an issue so big that it can't be overlooked (and often even when it is), I usually forget about the lie per se and try to talk to your partner about the underlying issue (if you don't know what the issue is, that's OK. Just say something like ""This seems to be a sensitive area for you and I'd love for you to tell me what's going on with you"".

That will probably get things going). Sharing and talking through our painful issues (and having our partners care enough to ask and to listen to them!)

is one of the best parts of a relationship. This, like most problems, can be a golden opportunity to improve the relationship, if your partner is able (which she might or might not be.

Either is OK). If, however, like many of us, you're in a relationship where this sort of lying and denial is common, and especially if it is a big part of your relationship, there's an additional lesson here: GET OUT OF THIS RELATIONSHIP, RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whatever you're getting out of this relationship, it's not worth it. The person you're involved with is really, really, fucked up.

They have hurt you, and they'll keep doing so, badly, over and over until you leave. And nothing that you ever can or will do is going to change that. Nothing. Ever. This doesn't mean that they're a bad or evil person (they may be, or they may not), but that doesn't matter.

You will not be happy, you will shrink, rather than grow, as a person, and they WILL find ingenious, terrible ways both to fuck you up and to convince you that it's all your fault.

If you have self esteem problems now, by the time you get out they may have crushed you. Alone is MUCH better than this. Trust me. Get out. Now. Really, right now. Now. 2. Feel like what they're saying rings false. Not the total BS of 1, but something in you really says; 'hey, that's not true'. This can be a subtle feeling, and should not be confused with ""that seems odd and confusing, but they're being sincere"", or 'I don't understand that at all/that doesn't make any sense', which are described below.

This is not always an easy judgment; paying close attention to how you feel, and how often you get this sort of thing helps a lot.

A pretty darn good rule is that if things they do keep making you intuitively wonder if they're lying, they probably are. If, however, this sort of thing happens fairly rarely, there's a couple of things to keep in mind: 1. They may be lying, they may be not. You might want to wait a while longer for a clear intuitive answer.

2. You can ASK THEM. Say something like, ""That seems odd to me. (I don't understand how that could be, for ____ reason)."" Then listen carefully to what they say. If they seem sincere or confused, this is some kind of misunderstanding, and if you listen carefully, you can often learn something important about your partner, which is a great thing.

If they seem evasive or are attacking you, then they're lying. If this sort of thing doesn't happen too often, well, then, you caught them lying and that's a problem that needs to be addressed. Note that if they are lying, this could be one of those sensitive areas I described in #1. If so, treat it as I described above.

Or you may get the sense that they're just unrepentant pond scum, in which case, LEAVE NOW! 3. Feel like what they're saying makes no sense, without an other reaction. This is generally an indication that there's some sort of misunderstanding going on between the two of you, rather than any lying.

Very few people really appreciate how common, indeed pervasive, this sort of thing is in relationships. The simple truth, intuitively known to everyone who cares to look but really appreciated by only a few of us, is that all of us, INCLUDING OUR PARTNERS, see the world in very different ways.

This is a very frightening fact, and one which takes years to really integrate into one's view of the world (which is why so few of us do it), but it is one of the fundamental truths of human existence, and we ignore it at our great peril.

These are wonderful opportunities to learn something about your partner (i.e. their novel-to-you perspective), to have them learn something about you (ditto), and to learn something about relationships in general (that there are perspectives different from yours, how to understand a different perspective, and how to have a relationship with someone whose perspective is different from yours [Note: converting them from their wrong way to your right way is NOT,NOT, NOT the answer.

NOT. Their way is not flawed simply by virtue of being different from yours. This is an extremely hard lesson for most people to learn, but is one of the most important lessons there is.

Instead, you must try and learn what their world looks like from their perspective. This is generally unbelievably difficult, especially for beginners, and requires mind-stretching of the first order.

But is the most important (and in the end, one of the most enjoyable) things that you can do with your partner (or, indeed anyone else), so if you want your relationship to be a good one (and who doesn't) it is something you must do, and do constantly.]). 4. Feel like what they're saying seems odd and confusing, but that they're being sincere (often, they're also obviously confused by the fact that you don't understand what they're saying).

This is an excellent indication that your partner is NOT lying, and that there is simply a misunderstanding, as described in #3. All the advice I gave in #3 applies to this case as well; follow it. :-) In summary, there's a part of you that generally knows whether your partner is lying; the trick is to quiet all of the other voices in your head (denial, what you want to hear, what you need to hear, etc.)

so that that voice can be heard over the noise. Then, once you know the truth, you must act appropriately - with understanding, compassion, deep interest in your partner, distrust, or getting the hell out of there as appropriate. Doing the stuff above requires a lot of effort and a great deal of personal honesty, often under very difficult circumstances.

But the reward in the end is a much better relationship (either your current one or one with someone else), and, in my experience and that of my friends, you get back from this effort 100 times what you put in, both in joy created and pain avoided.

100 to 1 is pretty good payback, so... Do, and be well,Dave Need Advice?advice@liespeopletell.com Do Men And Women Have The Same Sex Drive? "

Visceral feelings and gut instincts are literally emotional intuitions transferred up to your brain via the vagus nerve. In previous studies, signals from the vagus nerve traveling from the gut to the brain have been linked to modulating mood and distinctive types of fear and anxiety.

How Does the Vagus Nerve Convey Gut Instincts to the Brain?

"How Does the Vagus Nerve Convey Gut Instincts to the Brain? Neuroscientists have identified how the vagus nerve communicates with the brain. Posted May 23, 2014SHARETWEETEMAILMOREVagus Nerve in Yellow Source: What situations make you feel nervous, fearful, or anxious to the point that you get butterflies and feel sick to your stomach?

Are there people, places, or situations in your life that evoke a “fear conditioned” response? Scientists in Switzerland recently identified how the vagus nerve conveys threatening “ gut feelings ” to the brain. The vagus nerve is known as the ""wandering nerve"" because it has multiple branches that diverge from two thick stems rooted in the cerebellum and brainstem that wander to the lowest viscera of your abdomen touching your heart and most major organs along the way.

Vagus means ""wandering"" in Latin. The words vagabond, vague, and vagrant are all derived from the same Latin root.

In a fascinating new study, researchers at ETH Zurich have identified how “gut instincts” coming up to the brain via the vagus nerve are linked to different responses to fear. The team of scientists was led by Urs Meyer, a researcher in professor Wolfgang Langhans' group at ETH Zurich.

The study is titled, “Gut Vagal Afferents Differentially Modulate Innate Anxiety and Learned Fear” and was published May 21, 2014 in the Journal of Neuroscience. The Vagus Nerve Conveys Messages Between the Brain and Gut The Vagus Nerve Wanders Everywhere Source: The vagus nerve is constantly sending updated sensory information about the state of the body's organs ""upstream"" to your brain via afferent nerves.

In fact, 80-90% of the nerve fibers in the vagus nerve are dedicated to communicating the state of your viscera up to your brain. The terms “afferent” and “efferent” typically refer to nerves that lead into or out of the brain. Afferent signals are sent from a nerve receptor into the brain while efferent signals are sent from the brain to the peripheral body.

As with any mind-body feedback loop, messages also travel ""downstream"" from your conscious mind through the vagus nerve (via efferent nerves) signaling your organs to create an inner-calm so you can “rest-and-digest” during times of safety, or to prepare your body for “fight-or-flight” in dangerous situations. For this study, the Swiss scientists snipped the afferent nerve fibers of the vagus nerve going from the gut to the brain. Cutting the vagus nerve turned the usual feedback loop between gut instincts and the brain from a two-way communication into a one-way street.

This allowed the researchers to hone in on the role that the vagus nerve plays in conveying gut instincts up to the brain. In particular, the researchers were interested in identifying the link between innate anxiety and conditioned or “learned” fear.

In test animals, the brain was still able to send signals down to the stomach, but the brain couldn’t receive signals coming up from the stomach. Healthy vagus nerve communication between your gut and your brain helps to slow you down like the brakes on your car by using neurotransmitters such as acetylcholine and GABA. These neurotransmitters literally lower heart rate, blood pressure, and help your heart and organs slow down so that you can rest-and-digest.

The Vagus Nerves Is Linked to Fear Conditioning The new Swiss study explored the consequences of a complete disconnection of signals from the vagus nerve coming up from the gut to the brain and how this affected innate anxiety, conditioned fear, and subsequent neurochemical changes in the brain. In a fear conditioning experiment on rats, the researchers in Zurich linked an unpleasant experience to a specific sound.

Interestingly, the gut instinct signal from the vagus nerve was necessary for unlearning a conditioned response of fear. Through a variety of behavioral studies, the researchers determined that the rats without a fully functioning vagus nerve were less afraid of open spaces and bright lights compared with controlled rats with an intact vagus nerve.

However, without the two-way communcation of the vagus nerve between the brain and gut the rats showed a lower level of innate fear, but a longer retention of learned fear. From this discovery the researchers concluded that an innate response to fear appears to be influenced significantly by “gut instinct” signals sent from the stomach to the brain.

This confirms the importance of healthy vagal tone to maintain grace under pressure and to overcome fear conditioning. Mark Twain addressed the backlash of conditioned fear when he said, “We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it and stop there lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove lid.

She will never sit down on a hot stove lid again and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one anymore.”In my book, The Athlete’s Way, I write extensively about ways to overcome learned fear and innate anxiety.

If you’d like to read a sample from the book with some practical tips on how to overcome conditioned fear responses click here.

A simple mantra I've used as an athlete to engage my vagus nerve when faced with a threatening challenge is to take a few deep breaths and recite a line by Corra Harris, author of I'd Climb the Highest Mountain, ""The bravest thing you can do when you are not brave is to profess courage and act accordingly.

""Using positive self-talk and taking deep breaths is a quick and easy way to engage the vagus nerve and parasympathetic nervous system to calm yourself from both the top-down and from the bottom-up.

Vagus Nerve in Yellow Source: The most exciting discovery of this study is that under closer scrutiny of the rats' brains, the researchers found that the loss of signals coming up from the abdomen via the vagus nerve altered the production of both adrenaline and GABA in the brain. When the researchers switched from a negative to a neutral stimulus, the rats without gut instincts coming up to the brain via the vagus nerve required significantly longer to re-associate the sound with the new, “safe” and neutral situation. The researchers point out that this finding is congruent with other recently published studies which found that stimulation of the vagus nerve can facilitate learning.

Conclusion: The Vagus Nerve Has Powerful Psychological Influences Source: These new findings about the vagus nerve offer exciting possibility for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Stimulation of the vagus nerve might be able to speed up the process by which people with PTSD can learn to reassociate a non-threatening stimuli which triggers anxiety with a neutral and non- traumatic experience.

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is currently used to treat epilepsy and depression, although the psychologcial benefits of VNS remain controversial. In a press release Meyers concluded, ""We were able to show for the first time that the selective interruption of the signal path from the stomach to the brain changed complex behavioral patterns.

This has traditionally been attributed to the brain alone. The study shows clearly that the stomach also has a say in how we respond to fear; however, what it says, i.e.

precisely what it signals, is not yet clear. ""The researchers intend to do more research to better understand the exact dialogue between the vagus nerve and the brain which will hopefully lead to more effective treatments for PTSD and other anxiety disorders.

If you’d like to read more on this topic, check out my Psychology Today blog posts:"" The Neurobiology of Grace Under Pressure """" Targeting GABA Neurons Offers Clues for Boosting Resilience ""” How Does Meditation Reduce Anxiety At a Neural Level?

”"" Neuroscientists Discover the Roots of 'Fear-Evoked Freezing' """" Cortisol: Why ""The Stress Hormone"" Is Public Enemy No. 1 """" Chronic Stress Can Damage Brain Structure and Connectivity """" Neuroscientists Confirm That Our Loved Ones Become Ourselves """" Optimism Stabilizes Cortisol and Lowers Stress """" Decoding the Neuroscience of Fear and Fearlessness """" The Neurochemicals of Happiness ""Follow me on Twitter @ckbergland for updates on The Athlete’s Wayblog posts.

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e1. of, caused by, or expressing emotion or feeling; emotional.2. causing emotion or feeling.

affective

"affective [ af -ek-tiv]Spell Syllables Examples Word Origin See more synonyms on Thesaurus.comadjectiv

Origin of affective Expand Medieval Latin1540-15501540-50; < Medieval Latin affectīvus, equivalent to Latin affect (us) (action noun; see affect 1) + -īvus -ive Related forms Expandaffectively, adverbaffectivity [af-ek- tiv -i-tee] ( Show IPA ),nounnonaffective, adjective Can be confused Expandaffective, effective (see synonym study at effective)Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018.

Cite This Source Examples from the Web for affective Expand Contemporary Examples Instead, it turned out to be richly perceptual and affective. A Silence Worth 1,000 Pictures Blake Gopnik September 20, 2013The repetitive nature of his work is both effective and affective, especially in an exhibition of this scale.

Keith Haring’s Public, Political Art at Paris’s Musée D’Art Moderne Alice Cavanagh April 19, 2013Historical Examples These feelings are the affective basis of the idea of nationalism.

The Psychology of Nations G. E. Partridge It is an aspect of the whole process of development of the affective life. The Psychology of Nations G. E. Partridge A third class within this category is that of affective qualities and affections.

The Categories Aristotle In like manner there are affective qualities and affections of the soul. The Categories Aristotle All association with an affective basis is strictly excluded. Essay on the Creative Imagination Th. Ribot In the realm of the affective states, transfers of this sort are not at all rare.

Essay on the Creative Imagination Th. Ribot It consists in expunging the characteristic of the affective states. The Mind and the Brain Alfred Binet Let us now pass to that part of the soul that is called the ""passional"" (or, affective ).

Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 2Plotinos (Plotinus)British Dictionary definitions for affective Expandaffective/ əˈfɛktɪv /adjective1. ( psychol) relating to affects2. concerned with or arousing the emotions or affection Derived Formsaffectivity ( ˌæfɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ ), affectiveness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © Harper Collins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cite This Sourceaffective in Medicine Expandaffective af·fec·tive (ə-fěk'tĭv) adj.

Concerned with or arousing feelings or emotions; emotional. Influenced by or resulting from the emotions, as of a psychological disorder. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company.

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2visceral nervous systemthe visceral part of the peripheral nervous system that comprises the whole complex of nerves,fibers, ganglia, and plexuses by which impulses travel from the central nervous system to theviscera and from the viscera to the central nervous system.

visceral nervous system

"visceral nervous system Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia. Related to visceral nervous system: sympathetic nervous system, peripheral nervous system, autonomic nervous system, involuntary nervous systemautonomic (visceral motor) division of nervous system [TA]that part of the nervous system that represents the motor innervation of smooth muscle,cardiac muscle, and gland cells.

It consists of two physiologically and anatomically distinct,mutually antagonistic components: the sympathetic and parasympathetic parts.

In both theseparts, the pathway of innervation consists of a synaptic sequence of two motor neurons, one of which lies in the spinal cord or brainstem as the presynaptic (also called preganglionic or B fiber) neuron, the thin but myelinated axon of which emerges with an outgoing spinal or cranial nerve and synapses with one or more of the postsynaptic (postganglionic or, morestrictly, ganglionic) neurons composing the autonomic ganglia; the unmyelinatedpostsynaptic fibers in turn innervate the smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, or gland cells.

Thepresynaptic neurons of the sympathetic part lie in the intermediolateral cell column of thethoracic and upper two lumbar segments of the spinal gray matter; those of theparasympathetic part compose the visceral motor (visceral efferent) nuclei of the brainstem as well as the lateral column of the second to fourth sacral segments of the spinal cord.

Theganglia of the sympathetic part are the paravertebral ganglia of the sympathetic trunk and thelumbar and sacral prevertebral or collateral ganglia; those of the parasympathetic part lieeither near the organ to be innervated or as intramural ganglia within the organ itself except in the head, where there are four discrete parasympathetic ganglia (ciliary, otic, pterygopalatine,and submandibular).

Impulse transmission from presynaptic to postsynaptic neuron is mediated by acetylcholine in both the sympathetic and parasympathetic parts; transmissionfrom the postsynaptic fiber to the visceral effector tissues is classically said to be by acetylcholine in the parasympathetic part and by noradrenalin in the sympathetic part; recentevidence suggests the existence of further noncholinergic, nonadrenergic classes of postsynaptic fibers.

Synonym (s): divisio autonomica systematis nervosi peripherici [TA], pars autonomica systematis nervosi peripherici [TA], autonomic part of peripheral nervous system ☆ , autonomic nervous system, involuntary nervous system, systema nervosum autonomicum, vegetative nervous system, visceral motor system, visceral nervous system Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 201

It contains the usual afferent fibersthat receive stimuli and carry impulses toward the central nervous system and efferent fibers thatcarry impulses from the appropriate centers to the active effector organs, such as the nonstriatedmuscle, cardiac muscle, and glands of the body.

Also called involuntary nervous system. Seealso autonomic nervous system, visceral afferent fibers.

Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 9th edition. © 2009, Elsevier.visceralpertaining to a viscus.visceral archmesenchymal structures in the region of the embryonic pharynx and visible on theventrolateral aspect of the head; give rise to skeletal elements, larynx and other structures of the head.visceral clefttemporary depressions between the visceral arches of the embryo.visceral efferent systemthat part of the autonomic nervous system which provides motor innervation to theviscera.visceral goutsee gout.visceral granulomatosisa disease of farmed and freeliving freshwater and marine fish caused by the fungus Ichthyophonus spp.

There are granuloma-like lesions in all organs.visceral larva migranssee visceral larva migrans.visceral lymphomatosissee lymphoid leukosis.visceral nervous systemsee autonomic nervous system, visceral efferent system (above).visceral paincaused by inflammation of serous surfaces, distention of viscera and inflammation or compression of peripheral nerves.

The pain caused by stretching of the wall of a hollowviscus is often intermittent because of its alternating relaxation and spasm in response to distention.visceral patterningthe property in tissues of locating themselves in particular sites and with the appropriatethree-dimensional shape.visceral receptorsreceptors in mucosae are sensitive to p H, slight touch, in ruminants there are sensorswhich recognize distention with or without gas.

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ingand gut reaction; gut responsea personal, intuitive feeling or response. I have a gut feeling that something bad is going to happen. My gut reaction is that we should hire Susan for the job.

gut feeling

gut feeling Also found in: Dictionary, Medical, Wikipedia .gut feeling An intuition or instinct, as opposed to an opinion based on a logical analysis. Jennifer'smother had a gut feeling that something was wrong when her daughter wasn't home by 10 o'clock. See also: feeling, gut Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.gut feel

See also: feeling, gut Mc Graw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The Mc Graw-Hill Companies, Inc.a gut feeling COMMON If you have a gut feeling about something, you are sure you are right about it even though you cannot give reasons. I had a gut feeling that he was lying too. See also: feeling, gut Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

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l When something's visceral, you feel it in your guts. A visceral feeling is intuitive — there might not be a rational explanation, but you feel that you know what's best, like your visceral reaction against egg salad. Your hatred of mice may not be rational, but it is visceral, and every time you see one, you feel like you're going to faint.

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And when you had to decide whether you were going to stay in Florida or move to Texas, even though you had a good job in Orlando you had a visceral feeling that Texas would be the right choice .

. . and it turned out you were meant to be a rancher! Visceral can also mean “relating to the viscera,” with viscera being your organs.

Thesaurus Primary Meanings of visceral1. adj relating to or affecting the viscera2. adj obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation Full Definitions of visceral1adj relating to or affecting the viscera“ visceral bleeding”Synonyms: splanchnic2adj obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation Synonyms: intuitive, nonrationalillogical, unlogicallacking in correct logical relation Word Family Usage Examples

Remember, when you think of something or someone, that thought is then coupled with your perception, and it causes you to have an emotional reaction or physical response to this something or someone. Therefore, your mind and its thoughts triggers your physical body and its emotions, causing a reaction.

6 Signs You Are An Empath

Filed Under article by Jennifer O'Neill6 Signs You Are An Empath April 21, 2013Empath Empaths Energy Vampire Energy Vampires Highly Sensitive People HSP1) Do you feel “overwhelmed” when going to a place filled with a lot of people? Do you feel overwhelmed when going to a mall, a sporting event, or Wal-Mart? Somewhere where there might be a lot of people?

You want to go, but when you get there you feel anxious, unsettled, or “very off” but you don’t know why? It does not always have to be a public place. It could be to someone’s house party, a baby shower, a wedding, or Thanksgiving dinner, anywhere where you are around a lot of people.

It is not uncommon for an empath to have an anxiety disorder. Why does this happen? Because empaths pick up on a flood of emotions from everybody all at one time!You are like a radio picking up all kinds of emotional signals from everywhere.

And if you do not know what is happening, your spiritual and physical bodies become really overwhelmed trying to make sense of it all. Your spiritual body is receiving information and your physical body is trying to process it all, but it is making no sense in your mind.

Your own emotional state, does not match how your body is reacting physically, hence that “overwhelming” feeling.2) Can you always tell when someone is lying to you? Have you always been able to tell when someone is telling the truth or lying to you? Even if they do it flawlessly, it is something you just “know” or “feel”.

Or can you feel if someone is being deceptive? Even when you have no reason not to believe them? You will usually know the answer to this right away.3) Do you have random emotions or mood swings, especially when in someone else’s presence or when you think about them, which makes no sense to you.

Do you ever have random emotions or mood swings, which do not follow a thought? In fact, in some instances you find that you are not thinking of anything in particular at all, yet, your body is reacting emotionally? If your emotions do not seem to be following a thought that coincides with that particular emotion, you are most likely picking up on someone else’s feelings, feelings which are not your own.

When this does not happen, say your physical body and its emotions are reacting on their own, without being triggered, especially in someone else’s presence, it is a very good indicator that they are not your feelings at all. It indicates that you are picking up on someone else’s feelings like a radio, a sign of being an empath.4) Can you feel someone else’s physical ailments?

Do you ever feel sick, or experience a pain, which makes no sense to you at all? Only to find out later that it coincided with a symptom that a friend or family member was experiencing?

Maybe you where feeling nauseous and found out later someone close to you had the flu, or you had a stomach cramp and found out they had appendicitis.5) Do you instinctively know what someone needs to feel better emotionally or physically?

Can you predict or instinctively know what someone else needs to feel better, even when they do not quite know what they need themselves? Do you know what someone is thinking or trying to say, especially when they are not expressing themselves clearly?

Do you know what point they are trying to get across, even when they are having trouble expressing themselves?6) Do you feel emotionally of physically drained after being around an individual or a group of people to the point of feeling physically not well? When you are around an individual or a group of people, afterwards do you ever find yourself feeling any of these things:~ Shaky ~ Light Headed ~ Weak ~ Nauseous ~ Anxious ~ Out of Body ~ Low Blood Sugar Feeling (when full)These feelings are not experienced prior to, but only after having been around people.

Usually taking a couple of hours to feel “normal” again. If you experience three or more of these things after being around a certain individual or a group of people, consistently, it is a pretty good indicator that you are an empath. Now these are 6 clear indicators of being an empath. If you are an empath, there will be no doubt in your mind after reading theses signs.

You will not be thinking, “I could be, I have some of them, but I am not sure”, or “Well…I have experienced that before.” You will have an “aha” moment of, “It all makes sense now!” It is something that you will know immediately to the core of your being.

That being said, being an empath is also one of the most difficult gifts to have. However, like all things, it doesn’t have to be difficult, it can become easily manageable.

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1. Relating to, situated in, or affecting the viscera.2. Being or arising from impulse or sudden emotion rather than from thought or deliberation:""The scientific approach to life is not really appropriate to states of visceral anguish"" (Anthony Burgess).

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"Correct all you're your grammar errors instantly. Try it now.visceral Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

Related to visceral: visceral nervous system, visceral painvisceral [ vis´er-al] pertaining to a viscus. Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition.

© 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.vis·cer·al ( vis'ĕr-ăl ), Relating to the viscera. Synonym (s): splanchnic Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012visceral/vis·cer·al/ ( vis´er-al) pertaining to a viscus.

Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers. © 2007 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.visceral (vĭs′ər-əl)adj.

vis′cer·al·ly adv. The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.visceral [vis′ərəl]Etymology: L, viscus, internal organspertaining to the viscera, or internal organs in the abdominal cavity. Also splanchnic. Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 9th edition. © 2009, Elsevier.visceraladjective1. Referring to viscera or organs.2. Referring to the serosa of viscera or organs. Mc Graw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine.

© 2002 by The Mc Graw-Hill Companies, Inc.vis·cer·al ( vis'ĕr-ăl) Relating to the viscera. Synonym (s): splanchnic. Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012visceralpertaining to the viscera or internal organs. Hence visceral afferents thecomponents of the peripheral nervous system that carry information from the organs. The outgoingnerves to the viscera are the sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves of the autonomic nervoussystem but are not usually known as visceral efferents.

Dictionary of Sport and Exercise Science and Medicine by Churchill Livingstone © 2008 Elsevier Limited. All rights reserved.visceralpertaining to a viscus.visceral archmesenchymal structures in the region of the embryonic pharynx and visible on theventrolateral aspect of the head; give rise to skeletal elements, larynx and other structures of the head.visceral clefttemporary depressions between the visceral arches of the embryo.visceral efferent systemthat part of the autonomic nervous system which provides motor innervation to theviscera.visceral goutsee gout.visceral granulomatosisa disease of farmed and freeliving freshwater and marine fish caused by the fungus Ichthyophonus spp.

There are granuloma-like lesions in all organs.visceral larva migranssee visceral larva migrans.visceral lymphomatosissee lymphoid leukosis.visceral nervous systemsee autonomic nervous system, visceral efferent system (above).visceral paincaused by inflammation of serous surfaces, distention of viscera and inflammation or compression of peripheral nerves.

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Cognitive empathy, on the other hand, is the ability to understand the emotions of others. A good example is the psychologist who understands the emotions of the client in a rational way, but does not necessarily share the emotions of the client in a visceral sense.

Understanding othersâ feelings: what is empathy and why do we need it?

Understanding others’ feelings: what is empathy and why do we need it? January 8, 2017 2.22pm ESTMany animals might show signs of mimicry or emotional contagion to another animal in pain. Fenix_21/Flickr, CC BY-SAAuthor Pascal Molenberghs Senior Lecturer in Social Neuroscience, Monash University Disclosure statement Pascal Molenberghs receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC Discovery Early Career Research Award: DE130100120) and Heart Foundation (Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship: 1000458).

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Email Twitter Facebook Linked In Print This is the introductory essay in our series on understanding others’ feelings. In it we will examine empathy, including what it is, whether our doctors need more of it, and when too much may not be a good thing.

Empathy is the ability to share and understand the emotions of others. It is a construct of multiple components, each of which is associated with its own brain network. There are three ways of looking at empathy. First there is affective empathy. This is the ability to share the emotions of others.

People who score high on affective empathy are those who, for example, show a strong visceral reaction when watching a scary movie. They feel scared or feel others’ pain strongly within themselves when seeing others scared or in pain.

Top definitionvisceral Lotus Exige Of, relating to, or arising from one's mental or spiritual being: inner, interior, internal, intimate, inward. Slang gut. See body . Derived from or prompted by a natural tendency or impulse: instinctive, instinctual, intuitive. Riding in the Lotus Exige can only be described as a Visceral experiance.

#raw #natural #body #intimate #instinctiveby scbeachgirl May 24, 200672 12The Urban Dictionary Mug One side has the word, one side has the definition.

Microwave and dishwasher safe. Lotsa space for your liquids. Buy the mug2visceral The group consisting of Couchsurfers that met in MNL: Hazel P., Kenneth Q., Sherwin T., Carmen B., Ace, Mark, Kamille G., Kitchie P., MAbel D., Mark D., Chelsea G. & Jez .

They rocked Rockeoke on Thursday, February 14th 2013--Valentine's Day. Like ""eating food with your hands"", this feeling of connection and one-ness was experienced by all who are around them. And for this epicness, ""Visceral"" would be a term that one can now use over words like ""paramount"" or ""echelon"". This experience is so visceral. I can't explain it.#manila #couchsurfing #people #experience #sensationby okpiku February 15, 201313 8The Urban Dictionary Mug One side has the word, one side has the definition.

Microwave and dishwasher safe. Lotsa space for your liquids. Buy the mug3visceral Of, or relating to the viscera - the soft inner organs of the body, including the lungs, the heart, and the organs of the digestive, excretory, and reproductive systems.

The first time Michael saw a partially dissected cadaver upon the table, its visceral nature opened for all to see, he knew there was no way that he could be a doctor - he would have to change his career goals.#organs #guts #intestines #heart #lungs #stomach #inside #body #anatomy #anatomical #medicine #medical #biology #dissection #dissectby Rod Brock July 26, 200616 18The Urban Dictionary Mug One side has the word, one side has the definition. Microwave and dishwasher safe. Lotsa space for your liquids. Buy the mug Categories Music Sex Name Drugs Food Work College Religion⚽ Sports Internet "

The notion of the intestines as a seat of emotions is ancient (cf. bowel) and probably explains expressions such as gut reaction (1963), gut feeling (by 1970), and cf. guts. Gut check attested by 1976.

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"gut [guht]Spell Syllables Synonyms Examples Word Origin See more synonyms on Thesaurus.comnoun1. the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.2. guts.the bowels or entrails. Informal. courage and fortitude; nerve; determination; stamina: Climbing that cliff takes a lot of guts.the inner working parts of a machine or device: The mechanic had the guts of the refrigerator laid out on the kitchen floor.3. the belly; stomach; abdomen.4. the substance forming the case of the intestine; intestinal tissue or fiber: sheep's gut.5.

a preparation of the intestines of an animal, used for various purposes, as for violin strings, tennis rackets, or fishing lines.6. the silken substance taken from a silkworm killed when about to spin its cocoon, used in making snells for fishhooks.7.

a narrow passage, as a channel of water or a defile between hills.8. Slang. a gut course.verb (used with object), gutted, gutting.9. to take out the guts or entrails of; disembowel.10. to destroy the interior of: Fire gutted the building.11. to plunder (a house, city, etc.) of contents: Invaders gutted the village.12. to remove the vital or essential parts from: The prisoner's letters were gutted by heavy censorship.adjective13.

Informal.basic or essential: to discuss the gut issues.based on instincts or emotions: a gut reaction; gut decisions. Idioms14. spill one's guts, Slang. to tell all; lay oneself bare: the famous star spills his guts in his autobiography.

Origin of gut Expand Middle English Old English1000before 1000; Middle English gut, guttes (plural), Old English guttas (plural), akin to gēotan to pour Related forms Expandgutlike, adjectiveungutted, adjective Synonyms Expand See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com2b. pluck. GUTPhysics.1. grand unification theory. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018. Cite This Source Examples from the Web for gut Expand Contemporary Examples Since coffee can irritate the gut, she suggests opting for herbal tea instead.5 Hangover Cures to Save You After a Few Too Many Daily Burn December 19, 2014Koenig has not been a sterile, objective narrator; she has openly voiced her biases, concerns, and gut feelings all along.

Adnan Killed Her! No, Jay Did It! Serial’s Uncertain, True-to-Reality End Emily Shire December 18, 2014Now the gut was fueled not by Romanée-Conti and Château d'Yquem but by brandy--and a hell of a lot of it.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days David Freeman December 13, 2014And while all he says he has spoken to still believe the interrogations saved lives, he said the report was a punch in the gut. CIA Interrogation Chief: ‘Rectal Feeding,’ Broken Limbs Are News to Me Kimberly Dozier December 11, 2014But only once did a work of art really punch me in the gut —and it was as unsalable as they come. Sneer and Clothing in Miami: Inside The $3 Billion Woodstock of Contemporary Art Jay Michaelson December 6, 2014Historical Examples Skin two or three eels, or some flounders; gut and wash them very clean, cut them into small pieces, and put them into a saucepan.

The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,Mary Eaton Take out the meat as whole as possible, split the tail, and remove the gut; and if the inside be not watery, it may be added.

The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,Mary Eaton These gut windows have their convenience as well as their inconvenience. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled Hudson Stuck And the brightest sign yet for our future is the increasing demand for hooks and gut. Crocker's Hole R. D. Blackmore He covered a probang with the skin of a small eel, or the gut of a lamb or cat. Zoonomia, Vol. IIErasmus Darwin British Dictionary definitions for gut Expandgut/ ɡʌt /noun1.the lower part of the alimentary canal; intestinethe entire alimentary canal related adjective visceral2. ( often pl) the bowels or entrails, esp of an animal3. ( slang) the belly; paunch4. See catgut5.

a silky fibrous substance extracted from silkworms, used in the manufacture of fishing tackle6. a narrow channel or passage7. ( pl) ( informal) courage, willpower, or daring; forcefulness8. ( pl) ( informal) the essential part: the guts of a problem9.

( informal) bust a gut, to make an intense effort10. ( informal) have someone's guts for garters, to be extremely angry with someone11.

( informal) hate a person's guts, to dislike a person very strongly12. ( informal) sweat one's guts out, work one's guts out, to work very hardverb ( transitive) guts, gutting, gutted13. to remove the entrails from (fish, etc)14. (esp of fire) to destroy the inside of (a building)15. to plunder; despoil: the raiders gutted the city16.

to take out the central points of (an article), esp in summary formadjective17. ( informal) arising from or characterized by what is basic, essential, or natural: a gut problem, a gut reaction Derived Formsgutlike, adjective Word Origin Old English gutt; related to gēotan to flow; see fusion GUT/ ɡʌt /noun acronym1.

grand unified theory Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © Harper Collins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cite This Source Word Origin and History for gut Expandn. Old English guttas (plural) ""bowels, entrails,"" related to geotan ""to pour,"" from PIE *gheu- ""pour"" (see found (v.2)). Related to Middle Dutch gote, Dutch goot, German Gosse ""gutter, drain,"" Middle English gote ""channel, stream."" Meaning ""abdomen, belly"" is from c.1400. Meaning ""easy college course"" is student slang from 1916, probably from obsolete slang sense of ""feast"" (the connecting notion is ""something that one can eat up""). Sense of ""inside contents of anything"" (usually plural) is from 1570s. To hate (someone's) guts is first attested 1918.

v. ""to remove the guts of"" (fish, etc. ), late 14c., from gut (n.); figurative use by 1680s. Related: Gutted; gutting. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper Cite This Sourcegut in Medicine Expandgut (gŭt) n. The alimentary canal or a portion thereof, especially the intestine or stomach. The embryonic digestive tube, consisting of the foregut, the midgut, and the hindgut.guts The bowels; entrails; viscera.

A thin, tough cord made from the intestines of animals, usually sheep, used as suture material in surgery. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Cite This Sourcegut in Science Expandgut (gŭt)The intestine of a vertebrate animal. The alimentary canal of an invertebrate animal. The tube in a vertebrate embryo that later develops into the alimentary canal, lungs, and liver.

GUT Abbreviation of grand unified theory See unified field theory. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2002.

Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved. Cite This Source Slang definitions & phrases for gut Expandgutadjective Basic; essential; most immediate: the gut issues in the forthcoming election (1964+)Deep and not essentially rational; visceral; intuitive: this deep, gut feeling that they want to be part of things/ He has to convince me on a gut level that I can do things my mind resists/ Whether the messenger is a top Government official or an ordinary Russian with a gut instinct (1968+)Easy: a ''gut'' humanities course where the professor is said to put on a good show (1916+ Students)noun The stomach; abdomen; paunch; bay window, potbelly (1000+)gut course: considered a gut by at least 50 percent of the students (1916+ Students)verb To remove all unessentials (1950s+ Hot rodders)Related Termsbust a gut, pinch-gut, potbelly, rotgut, spill one's guts, split a gut, tub of guts The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, Ph D. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.

D. Copyright (C) 2007 by Harper Collins Publishers. Cite This Source Idioms and Phrases with gut Expandgut In addition to the idiom beginning withgutalso see:bust a guthate someone's gutshave the guts The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Cite This Source "

Before you start you should consider what your gut reaction to the answer is and then brainstorm the reasons for and against this answer, if you realise that there are more good reasons against your gut reaction than for it then you can always change your mind.

How to Structure your TOK Essay When writing your essay you should bear in mind that the main problem with most of the TOK essays is that they are not clearly structured and that they do not explore ideas in depth which makes the ideas in them difficult to follow resulting in an argument that is, at best, not convincing and, at worst, just plain confusing.

Structure and detail are really easy thing to get right if you put time and effort into planning your essay before you start to write. There are many ways to structure a TOK essay but the structure outlined here is simple, straight forward and works well for the majority of essay questions and students.

It is also the same structure that is outlined in the planning document that can be found on this web page.

They key thing is to know what your answer is before you start to write. You might not know what your answer is when you begin your plan but, by the end of it, the process of planning should have helped you come up with a clear idea of what your answer is, the arguments for it, the evidence you are going to use to support your argument and some of the arguments against you that you are going to have to defeat.

It’s better to do this in your plan than half way through your essay! This brainstorm is important because it is going to provide you with the Main Points that are going to form the basis of your essay.

Each essay should have three clear stages: Introduction:· identify the main knowledge question that the title is ‘getting at’ and make it clear that this is what the essay is about;· briefly outline your answer to the question including the 4-6 Supporting Points that argue for your answer;· you might possibly offer definitions of key terms, although it is often a good idea to save this until you use these words in the essay and you can then offer definitions when they become relevant to the reader rather than hitting them with all of the definitions in a big, boring, confusing mass right at the start.

When you do offer a definition make it a personal one, not a dictionary one Main Body:· this will consist of a series of 4-6 Supporting Points that ‘prove’ that your answer to the question is the correct one;· each Supporting Point should be in a separate paragraph;· each paragraph should begin and / or end with a sentence that clearly links back to the question, probably by actually using the key words from the question;· the best Supporting Points will have the following sections:o you should start by clearly explaining one reason for your position,o you should then support this with at least one piece of convincing evidence,o you should then consider an argument against this point (a counter claim),o this counter claim should also be supported by evidence,o you should then evaluate how serious / effective this counterclaims is and try to respond to it by either pointing out that it is not a valid objection and explaining why or (and this is more complex!)

admitting that the counterclaim has a point and then modifying your initial point to find a compromise between the two;· make sure that you have got good, interesting, unusual, innovative evidence to support your points.

Try not to use really well known examples and definitely avoid using things that everyone knows are ‘common sense’ because, many times, common sense actually turns out to be wrong;· some of the best counterclaims will come from different perspectives and attempt to challenge your answer by viewing the issue from a different perspective, a perspective where some of the assumptions that you have relied are not valid or where some of the implications of your position are undesirable;· this structure should be repeated 4-6 times until you have worked through all of your Supporting Points, however be careful not to make the structure too repetitive and, as such, you don’t have to consider counterclaims for every point.

Conclusion:· end by summing up your points and offering a clear overall answer to the question. This may seem boring, but it will mean that your essay is well structured because it builds up clearly to this final point: there should be no surprise endings in a TOK essay;· end by exploring the possible implications of your overall position if we adopted that position in a different situation or AOK.

At a third, even less rational level is her visceral level, is she intensely sexually attracted to him, does she just feel a passion in her gut for him. Not love, but purely from her body. It is her gut, her inner animal, her non rational, non emotional physical reaction.

âvisceralâ vs âemotionalâ

"_English Language & Usage Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for linguists, etymologists, and serious English language enthusiasts. Join them; it only takes a minute: Sign up Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question Anybody can answer The best answers are voted up and rise to the top“visceral” vs “emotional”up vote7down votefavorite1What's is the difference in nuance between visceral (relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect) and emotional?

How do we decide when to use one over the other?word-usage synonyms nuanceshare improve this questionedited Sep 1 '15 at 5:59aparente00113.7k 3 26 60asked Sep 19 '13 at 4:34Pacerier3,206 21 66 112add a comment5 Answers active oldest votesup vote9down vote I think the dictionary definitions you are using are a bit misleading in terms of the way we tend to use these words.

Emotional does not necessarily imply any level of intensity, in my opinion. Rather it indicates that you are referring to something that pertains to the emotions, the feelings, the non-intellectual responses to external stimuli.

The intensity of the response may be mild, severe, or anything in between. Visceral, on the other hand, although it also works on a non-intellectual level, is often regarded almost as if it is not connected with the emotions, because it has the connotation of arising from a physical reaction, commonly called a ""gut"" reaction, a response one feels typically within the abdominal area (commonly: ""the stomach"").

This is usually felt to be a more powerful reaction, and so we tend to reserve ""visceral"" for those reactions which are generated by things that hit us so hard that it almost feels as if we have been punched in the stomach.share improve this answeranswered Sep 19 '13 at 5:58John M. Landsberg7,081 2 13 37If visceral is more of a gut feeling than an emotion, would it be better to describe it as an intuitive reaction?

Or does visceral only really express that it comes from deep within, without specifying what the reaction actually is?

– Flater Apr 30 '15 at 7:37Although it is hugely irrelevant, isn't the ""which"" used in ""for those reactions which are generated"" supposed to be ""that"" since it offers some essential information rather than extra? – Reactor4 Feb 15 '17 at 11:18@Reactor4: There is a long and well-established history of using ""which"" as the introductory pronoun in integrated relative clauses.

Some people (mainly Americans) don't like it, and say that it is wrong. But this is not a universally recognized rule of grammar.

See the question on this site about the topic: When to use “that” and when to use “which”? – sumelic May 10 '17 at 13:58add a commentup vote5down vote They are definitely in the same semantic wheelhouse. ""Visceral"" is related to the word ""viscera"" meaning the inner guts of your body. So it pertains to something that comes from your gut, your body, your physical inner parts. Emotional, which physiologically relates to various hormones in your blood, refers to things that provoke a set of specifically emotional responses: anger, sadness, love, passion etc.

Perhaps it is best to think of it in a hierarchy, the degree to which reason plays a role in the action. Consider for example a decision being made by a person, perhaps a woman is trying to decide whether to marry a man. At the top she might make a rational decision: are we compatible in interests, are our careers compatible, do we have the same goals. At a second less rational, but still somewhat reasoned level, emotional, she might consider her feelings toward him -- does she have affection for him, does she love him, how does he make her feel?

share improve this answeredited Sep 19 '13 at 14:52answered Sep 19 '13 at 5:04Fraser Orr12.5k 2 29 461Very well done. I really like the hierarchical concept. – John M. Landsberg Sep 19 '13 at 5:59add a commentup vote2down vote In my opinion the best way to distinguish between these terms is to recognize that visceral reactions IS a type of deep emotional reaction, the other variant being a deep cerebral emotional reaction.

I do not agree with the notion that emotional responses are always non-intellectual. This is a misleading notion. Thus a visceral emotional reaction is primordial and occurs immediately and spontaneously, whereasa cerebral emotional reaction is a conscious reaction that involves participation of the intellect (prefrontal cortex) - a learned reaction rather than a gut-reaction.

So visceral is fast, automatic and subconscious, mediated in the subcortical limbic system (so-called reptilian brain) and non-intellectual. The non-automatic emotional reactions are slow, deliberate and consciously controlled in the prefrontal cortex.

From the neurophysiological standpoint, these reactions are intellectual responses.share improve this answeredited Sep 19 '13 at 17:40answered Sep 19 '13 at 7:21user497278,580 2 17 43add a commentup vote2down vote I think that ""visceral"" sometimes doesn't relate to what we normally describe as ""feelings"". It seems that a visceral reaction to something may often also connect with a strong emotional response to the same moment or stimulus.

However, it seems as though one could also have a gut response to something which doesn't evoke any strong feelings, other than perhaps the feeling of nausea, or the inherent rightness/wrongness of something.share improve this answeranswered Apr 30 '15 at 6:10Chuck Waterman21 1add a commentup vote1down vote This is probably extra to requirements, but I feel driven to point it out.

In fact, you could more accurately speak of an 'amygdalic' reaction, which covers both 'emotional' and 'visceral'.

All information which enters the brain goes first through the amygdala, and reaches the pre frontal cortex about 10 seconds later. The amgydala is what generates the 'fight or flight' response, so you may have an emotional reaction instantly, which can be visceral or otherwise, prior to the information being received in the pre frontal cortex (the thinking part). You may then choose to retain your original emotional response, or reconsider once your thoughts are engaged.

Clearly, then, an emotional response is usually instant, as is a visceral one. But strong emotions do affect body systems, and where we feel it most is the gut (viscera). This is reflected in speech, as in gut wrenching fear, or I feel hollow/hollowed out/empty, which is often said by someone who has their hand on their abdomen.

In other words, it's the strength of the emotion which can make it visceral, so John M Landsberg's response has the right of it, and gets my vote.share improve this answeranswered Sep 19 '13 at 9:41bamboo1,078 4 7No. That is not how the brain works. For one thing 10 seconds is way too long. – Matt E. Эллен ♦Sep 19 '13 at 11:08I should more correctly have a couple of seconds, but ten seconds is the accepted time for the thought process to kick in properly.

Which is why people with a quick temper are advised to count to ten, slowly, before reacting to a stimulus. – bamboo Sep 19 '13 at 11:50Sorry, should have quoted my source for the info in my answer, 'Emotional Intelligence' by Daniel Goleman.

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