6.4. EI-STRESS EFFECT™
When a stimulus is Perceived, the brain's thalamus acts like an air traffic controller, sending information to various parts of the brain, particularly "up" to the PFC and "down" to the amygdala, part of the emotion center of the brain (see Figure 6.4). If we have the right blend of thinking and control from the PFC with the right amount of emotion from the amygdala, an appropriate Motivational Complex forms, moving the person to execute an appropriate Action Pattern to respond successfully to a particular event (stimulus). If the process is working "correctly," then one is said to have acted intelligently, both emotionally and cognitively.
Research (Damasio, 1994, 2000; Goldberg, 2001, 2005; LeDoux, 1996, 2002) has shown ...
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