"On the Brain" is an exciting new blog from Dr. Michael Merzenich, a pioneer in the field of brain plasticity. To learn about brain fitness, childhood learning, language development, reading and dyslexia and more, visit "On the Brain".
http://merzenich.positscience.com/
Internet's largest and oldest mental health social network created and run by mental health professionals
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http://psychcentral.com/
Their news article page
http://psychcentral.com/news/
Migrains alleviated by chiopractric repositioning of the skull one half of one degree.
Sorry folks, I was unable to obtain that link. I did find these two links.
http://www.headachejournal.org/
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs...
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http://www.optimumbalancing.com/
Study using this technology for methamphetimine users.
http://www.optimumbalancing.com/Yavapi_P...
Creativity Web: You could spend a couple of hours at this site, working on your own creativity development. Resources, exercises, food for thought....things you can do NOW to boost your creativity! www.ozemail.com.au/~caveman/Creative/ind...
Innovation Works: lots of comprehensive, practical guidance on the processes of creativity and innovation!
www.innovation-works.com
Enchanted Mind: Puzzles, techniques, inspiration, and an interesting section on the science and physiology of creativity. www.enchantedmind.com
Right Brain Works: A community for creative thinkers with online conferences on some cutting edge topics.
www.gocreate.com
Directed Creativity: Fellow purveyor of creativity books and tools. Features links to their favorite 10 sites.
www.directedcreativity.com
Creativity 101 @ Wellspring Media: Learn that creativity is part of your "total wellness of mind, body, and spirit." http://wellmedia.com/news/week4/create.h...
Innovation Network: Brain wake-ups, products, and discussion forums on innovation.
www.thinksmart.com
Infinite Innovations Ltd.: Includes some free online creative thinking tools and training.
www.infinn.com/innovationhouse.html
Nerd World Media: Expansive search engines on leisure and knowledge categories, to satisfy the inner geek in everyone!
www.nerdworld.com
Resource Creative Directory: Tons and tons and tons of creativity-related pages.
www.resourced.co.uk
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Brainpower remains our most precious resource. To see new opportunities we need our brain technology to function as an integrated whole that draws on the strengths of both the right and left hemispheres.
Our Right Brain - The Expansive Mind
Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome, invited us to use our intuition and go "cosmic fishing" - to move deeply into the right side of our brains, expand our thoughts there, and allow them to incubate. Here’s how and why it works:
Subconscious awareness: when you have been consciously striving to create an idea, your subconscious is always aware.
Random selection: your subconscious is constantly sorting and sifting data.
Generation of solutions: minutes, hours, or even days after you have stopped mulling over a particular problem, the solution emerges from the recesses of your right brain right out of your mouth!
Our Left Brain: The Computing Mind
The computing mind assumes responsibility for the more analytical functions only when exploration and development of the right side are completed. When the left side kicks in, this is what happens:
Sequential patterning: thoughts come one after the other, creating a routine or regular way of acting or doing.
Systematic application: in a predictable fashion, thoughts are applied through continued effort.
Linear execution: thoughts are judged by pre-established boundaries of point-to-point thinking.
Corpus Callosum: The Bridge That Keeps the Balance
The corpus callosum functions as the chief communicator, connecting the two hemispheres. It is the power link, unifying attention and awareness to allow the two sides of the brain to share learning and memory. Striking this balance produces:
Synergy: the combined action of the whole is worth more than the sum of all parts.
Energy: that nurtures each half’s activity without hindering the progress of the whole.
Power: is released when the brain halves work in unison, with direction.
Above article is from the Thunderboltthinking.com website
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Why We Believe What We Believe
May 2007
By Robert Sylwester, Ed.D.
Being able to get beyond the here and now is a central human property, but space/time challenges are often problematic. We know what's occurring here, but we're not sure about there; and although we know about the past and present, the future is an enigma.
Enter belief and faith, cognitive properties that allow us to function without space/time certainty. Belief allows us to make assumptions and act when we can't accurately predict the outcome of a looming physical or interpersonal event, and faith basically represents our level of confidence in our beliefs and decisions.
For example, we're not certain of the eventual wisdom of our choices when we order from a menu, vote in an election, or get married. We thus base our decision on past experience, the advice of others, personal preferences and prejudices and sometimes on the flip of a coin.
The results throughout life are a mixed bag, but most such decisions don't have serious consequences. It's typically not life shattering if we later regret a menu choice or waste a few dollars on a recommended film we didn't enjoy.
Some decisions are important however; so the many religious, political, cultural, and economic belief systems that humans subscribe to are useful in that they provide a general framework that simplifies decision-making in that domain. For example, we'll vote for candidates we don't really know well because they represent our preferred political party.
Our beliefs about natural phenomena and human relationships don't have to be correct. To persist, they only have to help us survive challenges, simplify our life, and develop a sense of optimism about the future.
Religious values are ubiquitous in human society, partly because they address common afterlife uncertainties. Religious activity encompasses a broad range, from building hospitals that heal to recruiting suicide bombers who kill. Although some beliefs are common to almost all religions, doctrinal differences exist that have led to extended controversy, because folks tend to be adamant about their religious beliefs. Religious beliefs have become increasingly connected to political beliefs and public policy, so their role in a theologically diverse society is currently contentious.
Article - http://www.brainconnection.com/content/2...
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