Hello,

I've been wondering about this notion of intuition. I'm refering to this inexplicable inner feeling that guides us (most often successfully in cases of quick decisions) from obstacles, fixes etc.

The feeling that there's something wrong about something but not being able to put it in words or being able to consciously recogonize the reason for such a feeling. Perhaps such a feeling arises from innate fears or perhaps due to connections with similar past experiences that may be too abstract to be consciously realized.

Some people refer to this as the unconscious realm of the mind and some others call it the gut feeling. What is the scientific interpretation of this phenomenon?

I would like to know if there's some research done on this aspect of the "mind". Some links to research/articles about this would be greatly appreciated.

Regards.

Intuition is often wrong. It's the basis of racism and other xenophobias. It's nothing more than unconscious processing, with the computation result emerging into consciousness. It can be a creative act, but often it's just routine results. Many creative acts are actually counter-intuitive. Expanding consciousness can result in more productive intuition. Examining our unconscious processes results in better self-knowledge.

Intuition I think one can say is a feeling. Fortunately neuroscience and psychology has provided some insight into this process. Emotional responses form part of our mammilian-brain, astructure common to many mammals but not those nasty lower reptiles.

The part of the brain most responsible is called the Amagdyla. This part of the brain is also involved in memory.

Feelings and emotional states are created when the Amagdyla triggers the
production of certain neurochemicals from the hypothalamus.

Case studies of subjects with brain damage to either the amagdyla and/or
the hypothalamus show that the ability to both experience and express
emotion is impaired when these structures are not working.

Even decision making involves the emotional centre, the amagdyla,
fortunately we have evolved a neocortex (as have some other mammals)
which is ther source of our reasoning and rational thought.

Hope this helps

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Intuition is cognitive resonance to that which exists. Isn't it ????

But about when intuition is wrong?

Then it wouldn't be intuition would it...?

One might hope that one's intuitions are always right. Unfortunately, I frequently encounter situations where people's intuitions about things are just plain wrong. That's why science has been so successful.

We need some kind of real-time intuition revisionism, so then our first impressions will be infallible. Otherwise, we have to go back and say "that wasn't intuition, that was wrong estimation."