Wednesday, July 24, 2019

When a big dog attacks – v3

I have seen them, losing control
their response engrained
stimuli perhaps hidden
from my sight, subtle
but instant, visceral, reacting
pure instinct, amygdala
as when a big dog attacks
seeing the manifestation
body language, reason
shattered in an instant
their programmed reactions
deep within their brains
something instinctive
primal, primitive
learned long before
when the big dog attacks
the same in the court
in settlement, resolution
on cue devolving,
by a word, an action,
a mere twitch of a micro-muscle
of the eyebrow, the forehead,
back into survival mode, not thinking
losing perspective, losing control
and losing their case

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edited July 24, 2019
When a big dog attacks – v3

Edited June 16, 2012
when a big dog attacks – v2
June 15, 2012
written after attending
NH Bar Continuing Legal Education seminar
“PRACTICAL NEURO-LITERACY”
Where Divorce Practice,
Neuroscience, and Legal
Conflict Resolution Intersect
with Pauline H. Tesler
June 14, 2012
&
Amygdala hijack - wikipedia
&
subliminal persuasion
priming
video – “Derren Brown - Mind Control”

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