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- essellewohc, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11excellent quotes. My favourite's this "Elite performers are distinguished by the structuring of their learning process… It is important to understand the role of emotions: they are not “bad”. They are very useful signals. It is important to become aware of them to avoid being engulfed by them, and learn how to manage them.".
The power of managing your emotions. Good stuff. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3mmm
braains.. - jonnyeh, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4What the Bleep was an affront to science. It used scientific jargon to push the agenda of their new age cult (see the above reply for a link).
If you believe that JZ Knight is a conduit for an ancient wise neanderthal with a silly accent, by all means, buy into their BS.
Check out a review by someone who actually knows what they're talking about: http://intuitor.com/moviephysics/bleep.html - Logicel, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Some still do argue vehemently against the nurture aspect of brain development, that brains have a pronounced physical limit for plasticity. It is encouraging to see continued research clarifying the role of nurture in brain development.
- aaronmp2003, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Some great quotes about the brain that point out what we probably should have known all along - something as important as our brain shouldn't be left to whither away of it's own accord!
- OverlordMC, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1where's your proof behind that? I saw a documentary that claimed that age was only due to the free radicals that whiz around and damage cells beyond repair. these cells begin to malfunction or even reproduce(cancer). going by this theory someone could potentially live to some 300 years or something.
- anonydigg, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Previous person in another body. You are your brain.
- dodoporridge, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1You'd be neither the same person nor the previous person. You wouldn't be all the previous person because of the new somatic reality--one thing that would be different would be the activity of MAO in your digestive system. And memories that may reside outside of your brain. You wouldn't be the same person for obvious reasons.
- SomaSynth, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1This is a question for another topic entirely, but yes they would be the same person, with the obvious exception of residing in a different containment.
- dialector, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1In my view the article very much understates the hope for our brains. I have had the privilege of working with a creative genius for the last few years. Although he doesn't have any degrees, he invents things that make people with PhDs want to quit their job and work for him. The guy has done his very best work in the last few years (and is still doing it) and he is in his late 60's. He stands in sharp contrast to the stereotype of geniuses only doing their best work when young. I also am on the older side (45) and am doing my best work. AND I look forward to being smarter and better 10 years from now. Here are two things that are more important than the actual age of your brain when it comes to brain health and creative productivity. 1. Physical health - if you are out of shape, tired, sick, you cannot do your best. If you want to keep your brain and creativity going at top speed you need to exercise (and eat right). Poor physical condition and health will sap your brain power like nothing else, even if your brain is still just fine. Young geniuses can stay up all night working if they feel like it. If you are older and need three naps a day just to not feel like crap, you cant work as much. 2. Passionate interest - creative geniuses are passionately interested in what they are doing. The a lack of interest means a person will not work hard. No work, no genius. Yes, you may still be smart but it isn't going to mean much without work. The stereotype about our inevitable brain decline was fed in part by the observation that almost all geniuses only do their best work when young. But it is clear to me that other factors besides brain health account for this. The fact is older people are almost never as much in awe of their fields of study than the young. Familiarity can breed contempt and contempt does not inspire hard work. There is nothing like youthful awe (and energy) to inspire hard work. Also, when you are more interested in taking a nap than in thinking, of course you will not be as productive. The common theme is work, work and more work will not only keep your brain from excessive decline, but will also give you a great shot at actually IMPROVING your brainpower. I experienced this myself. I live to learn. I live to think and work on the products of my thought. I exercise my brain much more than most. I also keep in shape and eat right. I was tested for IQ three times in my life. In public school it was 120, in my 30's it was 140. In my 40's it is 165. I have no more native intelligence than before, but my brain is just much better wired to perform because of years of using it extensively. Today I can concentrate better, think better, and my memory is better than when I was young. Summary: Keep healthy, keep interested, and keep working hard with what interest you and you will have a great chance of having a better brain in the future than now.
- zombiedepot, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1He's lying.
- shyner, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1As a psychology major and neuroscience minor, this is exciting news for me. I got into this field because I see a huge potential for growth and development in our understanding of the human brain/behavior(and it's interesting). Glad to see I'm being proven at least slightly right!
- AntBing, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Sounds good to me. Now we just match this with a biomech body and we can extend life expectancy well over 100
http://digg.com/health/Muscular_films_promise_bodyparts_and_biomachines - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1 A large part of mental degenration in the elderly is that the heart can no longer supply the same amount of blood to run the brain as it did in youth.
Bascially, the CPU is still good but the power supply is on the fritz. - UncleJJ, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0That's how the Strogg started you know...
- tororosso, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1I was put off by a lot of the mumbo-jumbo purpoted by JZ Knight, but that is not to say that all of the ideas in the movie were BS ... There is some interesting research being done on quantum physics and how it might affect consciousness at the moment, namely by Stuart Hameroff at the University of Arizona.
- moskaudancer, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Leonard Nimoy would be proud.
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- moskaudancer, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0"Memories that may reside outside your brain"? What exactly is that supposed to mean?
- zarky, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Yeah, it's important to keep your brain sharp, but there are plenty of people who were highly intellectual who developed Alzheimer's Disease. So it's not simply cause and effect. It's more complex than that - and after seeing my mom die of the disease, I can only hope they'll get to the bottom of it.
- moskaudancer, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0I see what you did there. That's quite clever.
I wasn't expecting that to be said at all.
/sarc - SomaSynth, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0That's the most amusing thing I've heard all year.
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Anyway, if we get human telomerase genes to "activate" (ie: start building the protein, instead of being inert in the DNA strand), yeah, theoretically, we could effectively "fool" our bodies into lasting longer. - slicedoranges, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1I didn't say it was all the truth, I said it was fascinating.
- SomaSynth, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Proof? It's everywhere. Response time tests, memory, learning... In fact reduced brain mass alone would suggest something is missing, the brain shrinks like a prune. Progressive decline with age is a fact of life. The body breaks down and the brain is no exception, something has to give. Age isn't only due to free radicals, even so, those free radicals damage the brain just like the rest of your body. It certainly is tragic, so by all means, digg me down if this is something you'd prefer not to hear :)
- moskaudancer, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0That's a good analogy... never thought about it like that before.
- twrife, on 10/10/2007, -5/+3I think they brained their damage.
- magamiako, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1Just remember: All of the most influential people in the world were thinkers, dreamers, and outcasts.
- BloggingFingers, on 10/10/2007, -2/+0This is just obvious. It's funny how people think our brains are different somehow
- tororosso, on 10/10/2007, -4/+2I also watched What the Bleep Do We Know, fascinating stuff indeed, though you should take some of their assertions in stride since the film was funded by Ramtha's School of Enlightenment ... A good resource if you're interested in quantum physics and consciousness is http://www.quantumconsciousness.org/
- redthirteen, on 10/10/2007, -4/+1I believe it is too late for Geroge.W. Bush's.
- SomaSynth, on 10/10/2007, -3/+0That's a bit misleading. There are inevitable neurological changes with advancing age. You can certainly mediate the effects with the ideas suggested, to an extent, but to imply these deteriorations are never there in the first place is incorrect.
- Zippo, on 10/10/2007, -4/+1Bush also thinks there's hope for our children's brains...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoXgRtDysLY - askehazi, on 10/10/2007, -6/+3for my brain too? you don't know it...
- slicedoranges, on 10/10/2007, -5/+2I just watched What the Bleep Do We Know and then clicked on this right after. Fascinating stuff.
- ClOlD, on 10/10/2007, -5/+111 cutted-up zombies say "yaaaaaaeee.... braaaiinnnnssss...."
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