Scientists tell us that the human brain is designed for learning. It does many other things as well, such as manage the complex metabolism of the body, but with the evolution of the uniquely human frontal cortex, our brains have become magnificent learning machines.
But is the brain merely a machine? And what does it learn? [...]
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Learning as an Act of Personal Power
Brain = Antenna?…Thoughts = Static?
What makes us unique creatures on Earth is our astoundingly complex brain with its two hemispheres and large frontal cortex, combined with the fact that we are highly mobile (two legs) and possess the ability to manipulate (two hands, opposing thumbs) the world around us.
We are made to create.
But where do the creative ideas come [...]
Have you heard of HeartMath?
The Institute of HeartMath in California is dedicated to “empowering heart-based living”. I have heard the 1990’s referred to as the “decade of the brain”. If that is so, then perhaps the 2000’s would be the “decade of the heart”. HeartMath is actually all about the connection between the heart and the brain. We have [...]
The Limits of the Human Brain
The human brain is not capable of understanding the entirety of the cosmos. The brain is a physical organ and therefore has a finite functional capacity. To be sure, that capacity is awesome; difficult to fully comprehend in itself. For example, each of the millions of neurons in the brain has the ability to establish [...]