The most powerful human Instincts.

neuropsychology will be a great discussion forum and I would like to ask the most power instincts of human being.

Permalink Reply by Erik Bo Jensen on September 5, 2009 at 4:39pm: I do not know excactly about the most powerfull instinct in human, but I think that some of the most important instincts
(which are the basis of human drives) concern nutrition, sexuality, parental care and social instincts. But it is of course very interesting to ask for the most power instincts of human being. I think that the problem have both neuropsychological and psychophysiological aspects and it is both a principal and a empirical problem. More over
the solution of the problem is very dependent of the actual envirionmental conditions especailly on the problems of aggressive behavior.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ghulam Dastgir on September 5, 2009 at 7:55pm: You are right but let us say in other way
1- Preservation of yourself and
2- preservation of the specie.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Erik Bo Jensen on September 6, 2009 at 5:30am: During the evolution I think the most important is the preservation of the species, but in a way its much more complex because the preconditions for survival of the species are closed connected to
the survival of the individuel. And the other way, the survival of the individual depends on the survival
of the species. So as far I can see sexuality is the most powerfull instinct during phylogenesis and social instincts are the most powerful during humans ontogenese; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ghulam Dastgir on September 6, 2009 at 7:05am: I agree with you and now how we can control these that these should be in proper limits.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Erik Bo Jensen on September 6, 2009 at 10:32am: For a long term strategy I believe in human common sense, but there will always exist humans (a minority) who needs professional health care to control their instincts and drives
in propor limits; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ghulam Dastgir on September 6, 2009 at 12:18pm: Yes Sir but what is common sense, and is there any relation of appetite with the common sense and with these powerful instincts. How glucose is affecting the neuron's survival / vitality. Is fear is some thing very necessary.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Erik Bo Jensen on September 6, 2009 at 5:48pm: I indeed mean that human common sense in scientific connection is mostly a diffuse social phenomenen. As far as I know motivation of behavior ( fear included ) as a scientific phenomenon is one of the greatest problems for neuropsycological psycophysiological research,- which still have to be elucidated. In this connection instincts, drives and emotions are important preconditions of cognitive conditioned behavior. More over I agree that the brain is a living organ which have its own special demands for survival, and to avoid severe diseases f ex endocrinological illnesses as diabetes mellitus where health care is nesessary to prevent unconsciousness states of the individual; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ghulam Dastgir on September 6, 2009 at 7:46pm: Two things are very necessary to have a control over the behaviour one is control over appetite and other is generiousity/ spending /delivering in form of money / knowledge what ever you have.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Erik Bo Jensen on September 7, 2009 at 12:22am: Indeed, during history and actual analyses of our societies you are right!
But what has to be done under such circumstances? Some of the most important functions in control of behavior involves the hypothalamus, limbic system and neocortex.
Penfields Montreal procedure in treatment of epilepsy was in a way genious, but I think medical treatment is necessary in control of appetite and and too much generiousity.

Permalink Reply by Rich and Co. on April 7, 2010 at 7:05pm: Not sure there's a selective mechanism for anything other than the individual organism. "Preservation of specie(s)" seems philosophical rather than biological topic.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Janet Wise on December 8, 2009 at 1:46pm: I am wondering if Maslow's Hierarchy is still a valid pattern for modeling in this discussion. From a psychological perspective, it works very nicely, even today, for understanding the needs and instincts of the individual. Assisting with the "transcendence," would seem to be the goal, from a humane perspective, even with criminals and others whom we have a responsibility to treat humanely and with the least amount of restriction. What mechanism or learning/education can we develop to encourage, as it were, personal "aha" moments, or paradigm shifts that move one along the transcendence hierarchy?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by carl anthony purcell on November 3, 2009 at 9:49am: i was wondering if you could help me. I found your discussion of human instincts very interesting and wondered if you had any opinion on how advertising (specifically supermarket-based marketing) appeals to human instincts. I am doing research into mass behavior and the effect advertising actually has on human behavior. As well as this I wondered if any other instincts have an effect on human behavior such as belonging, revenge etc. My personal e-mail is tupurcell@msn.com It would be much appreciated if you could offer your opinions as I am very limited in my knowledge regarding neurological behaviour.; ▶ Reply to This