![]() I'm sure there is some math that should give us an angle/efficacy correlate if this proves out in testing. By managing hyperpolization/depolarization in these specific regions, we should be able to reduce or eliminate these effects.Įdit: I'm thinking the closer we align the orientation of stimulation with the appropriate hippocampal axis, the more significant the effect we should see. This is kind of exciting because it gives a lot more insight into how we might use this to manage conditions like hallucinations or apathy. My initial assumption that we were re-establishing plasticity along the entire stream is probably not quite an accurate description of the noted effects, instead we are differentially targeting the hippocampal transform. At the same time stimulation just below the inion is aligned with the CA3, with similar effects. ![]() The dlPFC is exactly where we'd need to be targeting for a ventral dominant hippocampal transform, and would have likely no effect at all for a dorsal dominant type. The cathode plays the role of an electron acceptor. The anode is referred to as the positive terminal the cathode is referred to as the negative terminal. By targeting the PFC, we are inadvertently also activating the dorsal CA1 which is on the same axis. LED Anodes vs Cathodes: General Differences The anode is where electricity moves into the diode, while the cathode is where the current flows out in the other direction. The reason for the efficacy of PFC targeted TMS and tDCS targeted stimulation looks like it's because most individuals are ventral dominant, and most types of "depression" can be seen in the hippocampus as lower CA1 activation. More specifically, it differentially targets both the CA1 and CA3 regions. It looks like the reason the "switch" montage I've been working with is effective is because it inadvertently provides stimulation along both the ventral and dorsal hippocampal axis. If you've made it this far, thanks for bearing with me! Looking forward to hearing the advice & experiences of those more seasoned than me :) As far as I'm aware, I've always done the same thing, just focusing on my breath. If anyone else gets the same jarring feeling, how do you power through it without being thrown by the intensity? Do you have a reliable method of cultivating focus-not only to get to the point where that happens, but also deeper? I have never picked up on what exactly I'm doing in the sessions when it happens. Not for the feeling itself (although it is really interesting), just for the indication that I'm finding success in focusing. It doesn't happen every time-it's probably happened around 7-10 times in my entire life-but it always is an indicator of immense focus.so I always hope to experience it. I've often wondered if that is pīti, but have never been able to ask a teacher about it. At other times I've found that to be impossible! After that incident, I sustained metta for hours and hours, even into the next day-it lasted throughout my whole shift at work, no less. I've only been able to really stay focused through it once (strangely, there was music playing at the time in the background, and I think it actually grounded me rather than distracting me). It is also incomparably pleasurable, and sometimes accompanied by mental visions of fractals & weird sounds like you'd hear in musique-concrete influenced psychedelic music from the late 60s.
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