Today I had a hunch and went in search Robert and I met a woman lifting her by the neck. I did not hesitate for a second and covered the woman with a rune acid, which made her let go. Immediately I made a sound illusion rune into thinking that we were many and she fled. I helped Robert to get to the camp (it certainly left him shattered) and when he saw Alexander said with difficulty "Melisa is here."
If a vampire could fade, no doubt Alex would have done. His face was very illustrative (not like Robert, you have to work to decipher), not only to know that Melissa, but they are shit. Careas and I look at (sometimes I have the feeling that we all know so well that we just look to have a conversation) and decided to wait to ask for explanations for a while, enough for Robert to recover and decide what to tell and what not. In a way, we have a tacit agreement with the vampires to respect the privacy of your past life, but attacking them that way can also affect us.
Finally, we did not need to ask, because Robert gave us a brief but illustrative explanation: Melissa is the creator of Alex and Robert, as well as an entire coven of vampires back in 1400. He not only became a vampire against his will by deception, but also continued cheating the entire coven, making them believe that everything that was known of vampires was true. When very disgusting decided that it would create a country from scratch in the middle of Croatia in which humans were their pets (which have the vampire mania pets), Alex and Robert betrayed her and managed the whole coven was expelled back this world by the cold (although as was the situation, the cold would not have been slow to psychotic vampire with the above.)
Anyway, Melissa learned of the betrayal (possibly through another vampire removed later) and now has learned that Alex and Robert are here (That does not know it has cost are a group of strange enough as to not overlook us.) Obviously, the fact that two of them were right and that 600 years have passed since that does not care at all, and if I take a little longer would have found only pieces of Robert throughout the area.
Alex and Robert were convinced that they should flee as soon as possible so as not to endanger us. It was a brilliant idea, considering that she knows we're going with them, which is Careas couple Alex and I would have attacked with acid. The mere fact that Robert thought so irrational and let himself be led by the impulse to flee is strong signal of dread that woman must have him. But I have one thing clear: nobody messes with my friends.
We reached the city, but did not let us enter. It is a city of refugees by the war between vampires and wizards covert cold. And we took two vampires in the group. At least they had the decency to let us buy food, yes, at a distance. We requested a list, we leave on the door, then we had to go away, left a guard and took the list and closed the door again. Then we hope to come back out to leave the provisions on the ground, and as we approached to pick them up we had to put money into a basket that magically ascended to the wall, where everything was found that. And nothing else loaded the supplies, we left the hell out of there not being any of the guards aimed their crossbows we had bad pulse and shoot us.
At the end of the day we met a hiker who was precisely in that city, Zuflucht (which according to Robert means shelter in German). Distrustful of us, but we managed to pry information. The city was founded to escape the covert war, but found that both groups attempting to infiltrate there too, so I declared a state of siege and only can enter their own citizens and those authorized. Those who leave are being interrogated on their return to see if they have allied with one faction.
The situation must be worse than we imagined if a city has to be in continuing state of emergency. From now on, we will avoid as far as possible and enter the large populations in small only for what we can not achieve on our own (ie, ropes, rare ingredients for Careas spells, weapons, supplies metal clothing and footwear). Which means we'll have fish and gather fruits more often, which will go even slower.
I have begun to pique curiosity about what might make the magicians were separated into two factions. I do not buy it if only for the vampires had to be something else. When I asked to Careas, she only say I always look for things that are not there. Come to think I'm a little paranoid. But one thing is clear: a single difference of opinion on a particular topic is not sufficient for a large organization split into two factions. If Careas not want to answer my questions, I will find those who do (have no idea Robert, but when I mentioned said, now that you mention it, yeah that's a little weird).
We are approaching the glow of a city that is not on our map. We have no choice but to go through it, but Robert and I have discussed the need to stay overnight there. Finally we decided that yes, we will stay, because if we have to choose between an attack in the middle of a city with his guards and people around to thwart an attack or an attack in the middle of nowhere, it's almost better to attack us at the city ... We attack vampires or wizards. In any case, we need to stock up.
Robert and I (the others are limited to travel and enjoy the fight when they have to, although not yet well thought out Desma and I saw Desdre fight) also have been discussing the different routes that we take up Esalrtes. The route through Cazcaos is out, of course. That will lead us to make a detour of several hundred kilometers to avoid a fight that we will probably achieve anyway. But what is clear is that not going to help anything closer to that city.
We can do the rodeo from two sides, but Robert insists that we do on the inside (where there are bandits and fewer cities) and not by the coast (where most cities but pirates instead of bandits). Their main reason is that he has little Careas and for teaching me about the runes (the Magi are wizards, druids not well that can not and should look into this matter beyond the basic master runes) and that its route would pass through one of the most popular woods by the Druids. I like the idea, but I can not help fearing that the druids do not like vampires too. The runes do not affect them too much and its very existence is the result of a perversion of pure magic (words of Alex). Apparently, the Druids are very picky with pure magic ... you need to be runes work.
Now that I realize, half of the phrases that mention the Druids do not include myself among them grammatically. I guess because I'm not a druid, and not just because I have not met even None. It is because, as I know about them, I can not help thinking that are kind of closed group of intellectuals divided by items with great knowledge of nature and affinity with it, and able to use the runes because of that affinity.
addition, as I move forward with the runes, I think I can not get into any category of items. In principle Careas told me that my item was land, but I've noticed that depending on my mood, I have more or less affinity with all elements. When I'm in a bad mood I'm better at the fire. When I feel happy, is air. When I'm relaxed (which has happened few times) is water. And when I'm in my usual state (tense but strong emotions) is land. The worst is when I'm abstracted (when I get my pot gone, thankfully not often) because I do not get anything right, although I have a feeling that I missing some other runes that would work when I'm in that state. Is it normal? That's why I decided to accept the path of Robert yet. And if druids can not stand the vampires, renegaré of them forever.
The German sociologist Niklas Luhmann believes in an old and wise rule: truths contextualized and errors occur, however, isolated. There are so many disciplines to take shelter in neuroscience who turn to this confusing, lacking a common thread that epistemic threading in one piece.
In recent decades, new scientific institutions everywhere dedicated to the study of this matter. In general, all adhere to the same resource: the multidisciplinary approach in research tasks. Today, neuroscience is not presented as a theory but as contextualized isolated doctrines.
Medicine nervous system
In origins, the scope of neuroscience is reduced to understanding the biology of neurons. Later specified with respect to the structure, function, chemistry, pharmacology and pathology of the nervous system.
With this approach, the "Society for Neuroscience in Peru" is open to scientists from different disciplines to study all levels of organization of the nervous system, while
the Institute for Neuroscience and Medical Imaging Center of Honduras providing medical services in diagnosis and treatment of neurological and neurosurgical and promotes education and research.
Similarly, the Institute for Neurosciences of Ecuador "ensures that conceives patient as a whole and that is studied for diagnosis and treatment support from multiple specialties.
also the "Neuroscience Society of Uruguay" indicates that the techniques applied in this discipline developed experimental neurophysiological aspects, neuroanatomical, neurochemical and neuropharmacological.
Since 1986 the "Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, \u200b\u200bSpain, offered a doctorate in neuroscience. On the basis of the departments of cell biology, physiology and immunology attach various departments and faculties, through a coordinating institute, develop research activities involved in the study of the nervous system.
For its part, the "Group of Neurosciences at the National University of Colombia," claims to be working in interdisciplinary study of the brain and its pathologies and main objective is the development of research through a close correlation between basic science and clinical.
nervous system, behavior and psychology
far institutional manifestations are referred to biology and, in particular, diseases of the nervous system. However, the academic offerings also expresses broader scope than the previous.
L to "Civil Association of Neuroscience and Neurobiology of Mexico ", invites interested in addressing issues of performance and structure cerebral branches as cellular and systemic physiology, behavioral biology, biochemistry, signaling, motor control, sensory systems, mathematical modeling, systems engineering, robotics, artificial intelligence and molecular biology of development, plasticity and repair of neural circuits .
also the "Company Neuroscience Chilena "extends and specifies the areas of study: the nervous system in its diversity, its development, mechanisms of sensation and perception, motor system, learning and memory, sleep, stress, aging and neurological and psychiatric disorders among others.
addition of both, n Argentina, "Universidad Nacional de Córdoba" dictates Beginning this year doctorate in neuroscience as an academic cross, ie the orbit of six colleges and a private institute. The thematic areas to cover are about the biology of the neuron, the neurobiological system, cognitive neuroscience, computational and theoretical neuroscience and neuropathology.
be a clarification here, the Mexican Association incorporates the concept "attitude", the Chilean Society of "psychiatry" and the University of Cordoba, the "cognitive neuroscience." These words deserve attention because they refer to phenomena they can escape to the strictly biological.
Cognitive neuroscience is a branch of psychology and interconnects with other sub-disciplines such as cognitive psychology, psychobiology and neurobiology . Consequently, by incorporating psychology among the topics complicating the picture is original, strictly neurobiological.
The outstanding neurophysiologist and psychiatrist Eric Kandel, joint Nobel Prize in medicine 2000, argues that the task of neuroscience is to explain behavior in terms of activity brain. Thus, psychological and behavioral phenomena take interference and introduce new concepts in this regard.
Some researchers argue that the behavior has to do with the body's interactions with the environment and the psyche involves processes themselves. This vision changes the conception of mental processes and distinguishes them from their biological bases.
Dr. in physics and a philosopher of science Mario Bunge, Argentine based in Canada, is a strong supporter of neuroscience and a staunch opponent of psychoanalysis or psychology spoken of Freud and Lacan. Calling the psychology as pseudoscience reduce natural phenomena to two domains: the physical and biological. Kandel says different, he argues that psychoanalysis must accompany neuroscience is the discipline for more knowledge about emotional development. Boris Cyrulnik, a prominent neuropsychiatrist, psychologist and ethologist says French research teams verify that loneliness (an emotion) causes atrophy of neurons and that in speaking with someone in interaction, the atrophy disappears.
nervous system, language, education, socialization, culture and philosophy
Today, congresses, seminars and workshops convened on neuroscience scientists in general to achieve a multidisciplinary environment. In some areas such as universities develop neurophilosophy, neurosociología, neurocultura, neuroethics, neuroarte, neurolinguistics, neuroeducación, etc. All these "neuro" are linked to social phenomena.
With due regard for any of the above, perhaps the philosophy that has most responsibility. It is possible that the underlying problem is the correct development of epistemological framework, a task no doubt the philosophical intellect.
This, from its origins, attempts to explain the mind-body problem. The materialist thesis is that the mind is material. Consequently, mental states can be reduced to biological ones. The disadvantage of this position is that mental attributes are not in brain electrochemistry. According to the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and his followers, the search for mental states in the brain is a mere confusion of concepts. However, it is hard to deny that the mind needs the nervous system and both operated on a reciprocal basis between them.
Resolve mind-body question, as it always has been, is a glaring issue for its implications in many different areas of science. One thing is the biology of the nervous system and quite another, the implications of the mind in the development of intangible phenomenologies (language, education, socialization, culture and philosophy, among others).
Neuroscience and Spirituality
The Chilean neurobiologist Francisco Varela makes important contributions to the understanding of epilepsy and the immune system, investigate the biological basis of consciousness and language, helps in developments of artificial intelligence, epistemology, conceived the concept of "enaction" and incorporates a cognitive psychology Buddhist thought.
Later in the twentieth century, quantum physics come to conclusions that the Eastern doctrine accepted since time immemorial. The interesting thing is that the methods used by each are fundamentally different approach while the results between science and spirituality is attractive to many intellectuals.
Varela, next to industrial and U.S. Attorney Adam Engle, at the request of the Dalai Lama, founded in the eighties, "Mind and Life Institute to study the links between Buddhism and neuroscience. The search for standards against such diverse ways to get cognitive achievements are goals of the Institute. Thus, we conducted joint investigations where it is applied Western science and Eastern contemplative tradition, that is, the biological basis of consciousness and subjective experience centuries.
Thus, Euro-American Neurological technology and techniques of meditation and introspection, with many concepts to describe a myriad of emotions and mental states, joined in the research tasks of Mind and Life Institute. According to Varela, Western science to study the brain and behavior, known equally disciplined complementary: the exploration of the experience itself. This is where Buddhism provides observations accumulated over time, with rigorous theoretical and practical exercises and very precise individual exploration.
"Whatever the results of this work, I am glad that you are doing," was the conclusion of the Dalai Lama when he addressed hundreds of researchers during one of the annual meetings of the Society of Neuroscience United States. " Dialogue is always a source of wisdom.
Neuroscience and noetic
In philosophy the term "noetic" refers to everything that has to do with intellectual vision or thought. A broader definition holds that l to noetic is the scientific discipline that investigates the nature and potential of consciousness, employing multiple methods of knowledge, including intuition, feeling, reason and the senses. Noetic science explores the inner world of the mind (consciousness, soul, spirit) and how it relates to the physical universe.
The noetic is to explain the effects that the mind can produce the stuff that surrounds it. The famous writer Dan Brown novel "The Lost Symbol popularized the noetic. In the book the author argues that the mind has power in the physical world. This assertion is accepted as valid by various contemporary intellectual currents and can be linked to the resilience concept coined by psychology.
Image: cover of the book by Dan Brown: The symbol lost. ''The mind is powerful in the physical world'';
The aforementioned neuropsychiatrist Boris Cyrulnik, father of resilience ", is responsible for investigating this issue, relating to the ability of people to recover from the adversities that you play live. The phenomenon can also be applied to communities, to be similar, and is recognized as "community resilience."
Overcoming crises and disasters depends on previous interactions, concurrent and post-traumatic indeed. The emotions of affection, love, solidarity, honesty activated in any stage or, better still if they occur at all, produce results that are not observable superseders when damaged these emotional qualities. Mental states do to the environment and what we are.
The noetic as concept of resilience are about the connections between neurons biology, emotions, behaviors, the impact on the environment, individual and collective self-structuring, etc.. These ideological positions beyond the biology of neurons.
nervous system studies, work on diseases, brain surgery, the analysis of behavior, psychological theories, concepts of language, thought and conscience, cultural products, the enigma of mind, all converging in neuroscience. Much has been achieved so far, however, still constitute a cluster of disciplines which are not presented in context.
Reflections
If neuroscience, the science of neurons systematically uses multidisciplinary investigative tasks. Does this mean that the biology of neurons is not enough? Is there anything else that the electrochemical brain? Does the nervous system is everything?
If neuroscience is to explain behavior in terms of brain activity: the behavior depend only on what happens in the nervous system? Does the environment, the external, does not change the behavior? Is the psyche is not affected by other subjects?
If the behavior has to do with the body's interactions with the environment and the psyche involves proprietary processes: mental processes depend on what and do not depend on their biological basis? ; The psyche with its own processes "means shares outside the nervous system?
If the implications of the mind in the development of phenomena such as language, education, socialization, culture and philosophy go beyond the biology of the nervous system mind is there a biological and other non-biological? Human social behavior "in response to a social mind? Is there also an emotional mind? What is the relationship between psyche and emotional mind?
If the scientific method provides worthwhile results and the Eastern contemplative tradition develops effective principles: the working together helps to deepen the knowledge? Does the scientific method is the only valid?
If noetic science explores the inner world of the mind (consciousness, soul, spirit) and how it relates to the physical universe: "mental processes are autonomous from the electrochemical brain? Are the concepts of consciousness, soul and spirit include the nervous system?
If the material is a biological brain and the mind part one: Are they two merged in a science? "Neuroscience and menteciencia?
