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In my
HUMBLE opinion, you relieve the brain's chaos by giving as relaxing an environment as possible. Removing stress whenever possible, avoiding caffeine and other neurotoxins and by learning to focus on what we're doing...
But again, that's just my opinion......
HUMBLE opinion, you relieve the brain's chaos by giving as relaxing an environment as possible. Removing stress whenever possible, avoiding caffeine and other neurotoxins and by learning to focus on what we're doing...
But again, that's just my opinion......
Thanks, that is very interesting. I did not realize that. I am going to try to work on that. Any input on techniques on focusing on what I am doing. I would really like to be at a point where I can fully live in the moment. Any advice from anyone? Thanks in advance.
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I often do 4-7-8 breathing.
Breath in for count of 4
Hold it for a count of 7
Breath out for count of 8
This was recommended by Dr. Weil, and I think also by Dr Mercola. I like how it makes me feel. I also fall asleep to it when I am having difficulty.
Breath in for count of 4
Hold it for a count of 7
Breath out for count of 8
This was recommended by Dr. Weil, and I think also by Dr Mercola. I like how it makes me feel. I also fall asleep to it when I am having difficulty.
How Chaos Drives the Brain
QUOTE FROM NEWSCIENTIST.COM
"Hovering on the edge of chaos provides brains with their amazing capacity to process information and rapidly adapt to our ever-changing environment, but what happens if we stray either side of the boundary? The most obvious assumption would be that all of us are a short step away from mental illness. Meyer-Lindenberg suggests that schizophrenia may be caused by parts of the brain straying away from the critical point. However, for now that is purely speculative.
Thatcher, meanwhile, has found that certain regions in the brains of people with autism spend less time than average in the unstable, phase-shifting states. These abnormalities reduce the capacity to process information and, suggestively, are found only in the regions associated with social behaviour. "These regions have shifted from chaos to more stable activity," he says. The work might also help us understand epilepsy better: in an epileptic fit, the brain has a tendency to suddenly fire synchronously, and deviation from the critical point could explain this"
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227141.200-disorderly-genius-how-chaos-drives-the-brain.html
QUOTE FROM NEWSCIENTIST.COM
"Hovering on the edge of chaos provides brains with their amazing capacity to process information and rapidly adapt to our ever-changing environment, but what happens if we stray either side of the boundary? The most obvious assumption would be that all of us are a short step away from mental illness. Meyer-Lindenberg suggests that schizophrenia may be caused by parts of the brain straying away from the critical point. However, for now that is purely speculative.
Thatcher, meanwhile, has found that certain regions in the brains of people with autism spend less time than average in the unstable, phase-shifting states. These abnormalities reduce the capacity to process information and, suggestively, are found only in the regions associated with social behaviour. "These regions have shifted from chaos to more stable activity," he says. The work might also help us understand epilepsy better: in an epileptic fit, the brain has a tendency to suddenly fire synchronously, and deviation from the critical point could explain this"
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227141.200-disorderly-genius-how-chaos-drives-the-brain.html