I'm familiar with Neil Slade's stuff. I've played with amygdala popping and found it a useful way to open up what Master Chunyi Lin describes as the "third eye".
Your question deals with whether you need to consciously direct the information to move around, and if it will enhance the activation of PhotoReading. Personally, I believe my nonconscious is infinitely more capable of determining what neural circuits to open than I am consciously. My position is let the nonconscious handle those kinds of details. Our responsibility at a conscious level is to support the mind's best work by remaining in a positively encouraging mindset. It helps to be specific about making self-enhancing, outcome oriented statements. So if you want to include a few affirmations about "...opening all the necessary neural pathways that activate this material in the most expeditious and beneficial fashion..." or some such thing, then great! Go for it.
I think that will take some of the "feelings" of pressure off too!
