"There is only the brain," -Churchland

//////////////"There is only the brain,"



//////////////VANC SUN.........Since Churchland argues that the answer to the mind-body problem lies in the brain, in unadulterated biology, she is often considered a "materialist," someone who believes the universe is made up of unfeeling bits of matter.



////////////........the world's 30,000 neuroscientists basically all agree that "neurons make decisions."



/////////////NO FREE WILL ....BUT SOME SELF CONTROL



//////////////"It all comes from the brain."




///////////////.....Which painting in the National Gallery would I save if there was a fire? The one nearest the door of course. ~~~ George Bernard ShaW



////////////////ALZHMR SPREADS-The Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) study on transgenic mice found that the abnormal tau protein linked to the disease travels along brain circuits, “jumping” from neuron to neuron.




//////////Department of the Painfully Obvious. -DOPA



//////////////////////..........A 2008 study conducted by the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA found that middle-aged and older adults who spent time browsing the web not only boosted their brain power but also could help prevent cognitive decline such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia later on in life.




/////////////////NO LANGG, NO CONSCIOUSNESS.......LINGUISTIC SCAFFOLDING OF CONSCIOUSNESS




//////////////////STROKE PT MONITORING-The device, known as near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), attaches to the brow skin like a sticker.




////////////////GREEN FIELD-Minds are like a mobile phone network with cheaper calls for more frequently used numbers, numbers can become blocked or be forgotten if rarely used. This mechanism is called synaptic plasticity. This network is vulnerable to ‘lost and stolen’ processes, ‘hacking’ and ‘spam’.




////////////////AMYGDALA-There is a human tendency to “like” or “dislike” to what we experience or when we anticipate what we might experience (for example we like the idea of giving a great presentation, but that like is overwhelmed by the dislike of speaking in public.) The more we like or don’t like something, the more emotional we get and the less able to use our minds (intellect) to its full potential.




/////////////////BETA AWAKE
ALPHA LIGHT SLEEP
THETA DEEPER SLEEP MEDIATATION
DELTA-DEEPEST SLEEP



///////////////////////////////Beta has the highest number of cycles per second and Delta the lowesT



/////////////////.....since Beta is our most emotionally charged state, it is also the state we are most likely to feel frustrated when seeking to achieve those goals and desires.



///////////////pursue learning how to put ourselves into Alpha as a means to get “unstuck



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