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Brain Science 101: The Anatomy and Function of the Brain
Your brain is an amazing thing! Perhaps the best multi-tasking, data processing, emotional machine on the planet! Although, much like a computer it can’t do much on it’s own without input and feedback. Its purpose in life is to run the show that is called your body. It is the source of both conscious and unconscious thoughts. Through sensory input and it’s capacity to process that information, it allows you to feel happy; smell a wet dog; memorize a poem; teach a child to read; experience cold; skip a rock; recognize a pattern; find your way using a map; remember how you burned your finger on the stove; procrastinate; sing a song; and all the billions of other experiences you have ever had. All that, crammed into approximately three pounds of tissue
carried around in your head! [READ MORE]



Brain Science 102: Neuro-Plastic What?
So what is all this commotion around Neuroplasticity?  Neuroplasticity is the brain’s natural ability to form new or stronger connections (neural network highways) between its 100+ billion cells (neurons) in order to compensate for injury or changes in one’s environment. The brain is capable of repair, and most importantly, change, and evolution.

Why is it important to understand neuroplasticity?  
 Personal crisis is often a catalyst for change.  In a moment of crisis, we are forced to see things in a different way as we recognize (and eventually admit and accept) that what we’ve been thinking and/of doing is no longer working for us. [READ MORE]



Brain Science 103: Emotions in the Mind!
Emotions are an integral part of our response to the environment. They can be beneficial, or they can be detrimental – especially during decision-making. First, let’s explore the function of the limbic system of the brain.

One can consider the brain as comprised of a “thinking brain” (the cerebral hemispheres) and an “emotional brain” (the limbic system). The limbic system protects us, and allows us to remember events and situations that caused strong emotions. It is the “primitive” brain, concerned not with rational thought but response to environment.  [READ MORE]

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