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| < | This is Nelms' simplified diagram of the human brain. It was developed to show roughly how the brain is wired and how the hammer would theoretically work. |
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HAMR Theory
The hammer works by exposing one section of the brain to a new thought then activating several other major sections simultaneously. The new thought can then spread to all of the active areas at once. This effectively "forces" the brain to experience and moderate the new thought as a whole. If this new thought provides the brain with a better, easier or faster way to get the result it needs, it will secrete chemicals that "burn" the new thought permanenty into place. The HAMR diagram above can give you a simplified idea of how some parts of the brain are wired together. The squares in the diagram represent some of the largest structures, called "lobes." The lobes are specialized (top to bottom) for vision, touch, planning, emotion, and hearing. Out to the sides are structures that receive input from all of the lobes. They represent very old structures called the "hippocampi," which are involved in memory storage. The left and right halves are called the "cerebral hemispheres" and, to the untrained eye, they appear to be identical. The real story is much more interesting. While the two sides are very similar, they tend to behave very differently. Generally speaking the right brain likes to stand safely back and look at the big picture, while the left brain likes to charge forward with abandon and tends to focus on individual details. Now for the bizarre truth: each side of the brain is capable of having its own thoughts and feelings and can operate with great independence. Thus, the two sides can easily work with each other or against each other. If both of the hemispheres feel the same about things and are operating in unison all is well. If, however, the two sides refuse to cooperate we have a serious problem that potentially can result in a very unproductive and unhappy situation. Enter the hammer! The hammer installs beliefs, thoughts, attitudes or ideas into one side of the brain at a time. All that needs to be done to correct any imbalance is to find out what kind of thoughts produce success, then install those good thoughts into both sides of your brain. Let's take a look at how the various areas communicate with one another. Patterns are transmited within the brain in two very different ways: facillitation or inhibition. Facillitation means that communication is achieved by one area increasing the activity of the other. The first area "excites" or "lights up" the second area. Inhibition means that communication is achieved by one area decreasing the activity of the other. The first area "inhibits" or "casts a shadow" over the second area. Communication within hemispheres is largely accomplished through facillitation, and communication between hemispheres is largely accomplished through inhibition. In other words, if one part of the left brain wants to communicate with another part of the left brain it will do it with facillitation (increasing activity). On the other hand, if the left brain wants to communicate with the right brain it does so by "casting a shadow" or "reducing the activity" of the other. In this way the two sides of the brain tend to moderate each other. If one side of the brain has too much strength it can squelch the other side. When this happens you have only half of the brain power you are entitled to. Again, the answer is to install positive thoughts and beliefs into both sides of the brain. |
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