Category Archives: Neuroscience
Cancer, Stress, Genomic Treatments & Steve Jobs
Of the billions of letters making up our life-code a few simple mistakes can cause a cell to stop following the rules, multiply endlessly and destroy it’s host eco-system, you. What can introduce such mistakes in our DNA? The riskiest … Continue reading
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Neurophysiology of Meditation, 2 of 2
These articles have taken steps to identify and understand physiological differences in well-focused minds compared to lay people, it is analogous to a study showing that professional athletes have more muscle mass, in a manner communicating to those of us … Continue reading
Filed under Meditation, Neuroimaging, Neurophysiology, Neuroscience
Neurophysiology of Meditation, 1 of 2
We have all found ourselves struggling to concentrate on a thought through all the chatter and imagery in our minds. Often, it is a work related problem, other times we try to understand our relationships and throughout our lives we … Continue reading
Filed under Meditation, Neuroimaging, Neurophysiology, Neuroscience
Practice makes perfect: Dendritic Pruning & LTP
It was about two years ago today, when I began to get a clearer picture of how the cells of the brain physically change as a result of our thoughts, experiences and actions. The mind is a result of a … Continue reading
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BOLD fMRI, a clear new view of the brain
Hemoglobin carries the oxygen to our cells, which use it as energy. Our neurons use incredible amounts of energy when they fire electrical currents, which create our thoughts, actions, memories and senses. When a neuron fires, it takes up large … Continue reading
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A Breakdown of a Groundbreaking Article
Finding treatments for Parkinson’s disease helps more than just those afflicted with the illness. The mere act of studying the disorder and looking for a cure has increased mans understanding of the physiological structure of the brain and it’s relation … Continue reading
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Some thoughts on the mind
What do we currently know about the cellular structure of the brain? How does it affect our concept of reality? A quick & basic summary: The cells of the brain, neurons, have a structure very different from the rest of … Continue reading
Filed under Neurophysiology, Neuroscience, Uncategorized
