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Prof. Nevzat Tarhan: “Meaninglessness and purposelessness disrupt the brain's orchestra”

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Stating that the brain dislikes uncertainty and this situation leads to fear and anxiety, Psychiatrist Prof. Tarhan said, “The brain wants order, balance, and continuity. If so, it works comfortably. To do this, it inevitably needs to make sense of events. For this, it uses symbols. Meaninglessness and purposelessness disrupt the brain's orchestra.”

Stating that inauthenticity has spread to all areas of life, Prof. Tarhan said, “There are also inauthentic people. This inauthenticity weakens trust; when trust weakens, deep relationships disappear. Where there are no deep relationships, loneliness increases. One of the main reasons for global loneliness is that a person's inner and outer self are not aligned. The real issue is for a person's inner and outer self to be in harmony, to live at peace with themselves.”
 

President of Üsküdar University, Psychiatrist Prof. Nevzat Tarhan, evaluated the psychological effects of symbols on the program Nevzat Tarhan ile Akla Ziyan, broadcast on EKOTÜRK.

Symbolic learning is a learning model unique to humans

Prof. Nevzat Tarhan stated that symbolic learning is a learning model unique to humans, noting that while the lives of other living beings are limited to basic physiological needs, humans have the ability to produce abstract, symbolic, and conceptual thoughts, and this ability paved the way for the birth of artificial intelligence with the understanding of the brain's working mechanisms.

Prof. Tarhan said,

Üsküdar News Agency (ÜHA)

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Creation Date: November 04, 2026

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