The Enneagram ~ Sakinorva Databank

The Sakinorva Databank

The Enneagram

Personality Theory

in Philosophy, Psychology, and Social Sciences

The Enneagram ~ Sakinorva Databank

The Enneagram

Personality Theory

Philosophy, Psychology, and Social Sciences

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	phsc 2024/03/08 (Fri) 09:20:38 #8927
	I was thinking about it, and now that I am rather well versed in neuroscience I think one can generalize what personality actually is as neurotransmitter/hormones. Enneagram one probably means someone has higher activity of the amigdala, higher levels of cortisol, probably higher levels of dopamine as in the mesocortical pathway. Enneagram two probably means someone has high oxytocin, makes sense considering it is stereotypically more common in women and well, women have much higher oxytocin. Enneagram three probably means someone has very high dopamine as in the mesocortical pathway, probably standard levels of oxytocin but tending towards higher numbers, most notably for males I would say, probably higher testosterone as well. I think both the dopamine and oxytocin working together in the nucleus accumbens and the anterior cingulate cortex, mostly what the envy studies show and etc. Enneagram four is tricky and there are way too many variables. Enneagram five probably means someone has low oxytocin, in general anything that boosts the usage of the prefrontal cortex. Enneagram six probably also means someone has high activity of the amigdala, probably higher levels of cortisol and such, rather similar to enneagram one I'd say. Enneagram seven probably means someone has high dopamine as in the mesolimbic pathway, probably having neuroplasticity make more connections to the ventral tegmental area and nucleus accumbens. Enneagram eight means someone has high testosterone. And enneagram nine probably means someone has low dopamine? mostly in the mesocortical pathway, and considering that probably higher serotonin in general. This is of course an over-simplification, but looking at neurotransmitters you get to understand things as the stereotypes of enneagrams and how often they seem to appear on specific groups (eg, men and women), the only enneagram that is way too vague is probably four because there are so many things going on in the brain that could generate a similar core motivation and similar behaviour and mentality it is hard to judge properly.

Editing post #8927 by phsc I was thinking about it, and now that I am rather well versed in neuroscience I think one can generalize what personality actually is as neurotransmitter/hormones. <br> <br>Enneagram one probably means someone has higher activity of the amigdala, higher levels of cortisol, probably higher levels of dopamine as in the mesocortical pathway. <br> <br>Enneagram two probably means someone has high oxytocin, makes sense considering it is stereotypically more common in women and well, women have much higher oxytocin. <br> <br>Enneagram three probably means someone has very high dopamine as in the mesocortical pathway, probably standard levels of oxytocin but tending towards higher numbers, most notably for males I would say, probably higher testosterone as well. I think both the dopamine and oxytocin working together in the nucleus accumbens and the anterior cingulate cortex, mostly what the envy studies show and etc.<br> <br>Enneagram four is tricky and there are way too many variables. <br> <br>Enneagram five probably means someone has low oxytocin, in general anything that boosts the usage of the prefrontal cortex. <br> <br>Enneagram six probably also means someone has high activity of the amigdala, probably higher levels of cortisol and such, rather similar to enneagram one I'd say. <br> <br>Enneagram seven probably means someone has high dopamine as in the mesolimbic pathway, probably having neuroplasticity make more connections to the ventral tegmental area and nucleus accumbens. <br> <br>Enneagram eight means someone has high testosterone. <br> <br>And enneagram nine probably means someone has low dopamine? mostly in the mesocortical pathway, and considering that probably higher serotonin in general. <br> <br> <br>This is of course an over-simplification, but looking at neurotransmitters you get to understand things as the stereotypes of enneagrams and how often they seem to appear on specific groups (eg, men and women), the only enneagram that is way too vague is probably four because there are so many things going on in the brain that could generate a similar core motivation and similar behaviour and mentality it is hard to judge properly.
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date	username	vote
20/05/30 21:22	fleetingpetals1	INFJ
20/05/10 02:50	strawberry crisis	INFJ
20/05/10 01:08	Thyssen	INFP
19/10/07 13:54	tch	INF
19/08/17 00:19	LadyX	INFP
21/04/14 11:22	Tman	INFJ

date	username	vote
20/05/30 21:22	fleetingpetals1	INTJ
20/05/10 02:50	strawberry crisis	INTJ
20/05/10 01:08	Thyssen	ISFP
19/11/07 15:02	Phantom	ISFP
20/05/31 01:10	Tman	INFJ

date	username	vote
20/06/29 09:45	Diobono	1w9
20/05/10 01:08	Thyssen	9w1
19/08/17 00:19	LadyX	9w1
19/08/16 02:16	Tman	9w1

date	username	vote
20/05/10 01:08	Thyssen	sx/sp
19/08/17 00:19	LadyX	sx/sp
19/08/16 02:16	Tman	sx/sp

date	username	vote
20/05/31 01:11	Tman	946
20/05/10 01:08	Thyssen	946
19/08/17 00:19	LadyX	945

date	username	vote
20/05/30 21:22	fleetingpetals1	EII
20/05/10 01:08	Thyssen	EII
19/08/16 02:20	Tman	EII

date	username	vote
20/05/30 21:22	fleetingpetals1	EVLF
20/05/30 18:42	Tman	EVLF
20/05/10 01:08	Thyssen	EVLF