Productive use of science for better mind, body and business outcomes.
Submitted by procreative-admin on Mon, 01/08/2011 - 12:43pm
An interesting article by a doctor who doesn't believe the brain is the seat of consciousness (which is correct).
There is no conceivable neural account of many aspects of human consciousness. A record of neural impulses cannot explain the simultaneous unity and multiplicity of the moment.
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Nor can neural activity explain memory, as the material of the brain has no way of representing the tenses of time; indeed as Einstein emphasised, for physicists, the past, present and future are stubborn illusions.
Submitted by procreative-admin on Tue, 22/06/2010 - 7:33pm
An interesting article revealing (what will ultimately prove to be) a mostly unproductive pursuit of finding the 'widgets' and 'whatnots' that cause dis-ease.
"after 10 years of effort, geneticists are almost back to square one in knowing where to look for the roots of common disease."
Submitted by procreative-admin on Wed, 16/06/2010 - 1:02pm
New research revealing what many have known for some time, particularly work by Dr Norman Doidge and others.
A recent documentary "The Brain that Changes Itself" reveals the successes scientists are now achieving by having (a) changed beliefs, and (b) done exercises that reconfigure the brain.
From the Science Daily report: