Top Down Processing Revisited: Neuroplasticity, epigenetics, positive psychology and contemplative practices Right Hemisphere Neurologically speaking, we are our history State dependant memory and lasting change Mammalian / Limbic Brain Reptilian / Autonomic Brain Working with our brain Bottom up is the way to go Difficult reactions are forms of memory Top down processing of our history is too slow and probably doesn't work Left Hemisphere We must develop a relationship with our visceral ways of knowing the world Higher Cortical Brain Structure of our Brain
