Free Your Brain
I ran across this inspiring photo today at Neurophilosophy, a recent addition to my blogroll. Mo, the author, describes the photo in a post there, but here is an excerpt:
Purkinje cells are the largest cells in the mammalian brain. They have a planar structure with a highly elaborate dendritic tree.
I’ve become inescapably fascinated with [...]Phineas Gage from Psych 101
Do all you can to take care of your brain. The instrument is fine. The treasures you will find will be in your mind.
Seasonal Affective Disorder :: Sad Times?
Seasonal Affective Disorder, also known as S.A.D, affects an estimated 6 out of 10 people. It is basically a mental disorder brought on by cold and lack of sunlight.
Life is Short, Eat at the Buffet
My son and I were driving home the other day and we were both starving with the dream of a local buffet we love. We called my wife and asked her if she was up for it. As it turned out, she was busy and not hungry so she gave us the green light to [...]
[Guest Blog] Relaxation Meditation: Part 1 of 2
When I ran across Dorian’s Blog “Buddha of Hollywood,” I was instantly curious. Since I live so close to Hollywood and know a few “oddballs” that have come out of that town, I figured I had a tiger by the tail with this blogger. Since then we have exchanged emails a few times and I [...]
Blog Safari 9-10-08
I had an absolute blast this week reading blogosphere posts about the brain and inspiration. Here are some I stumbled along the way. Please stumble them all, they are very deserving.
52 Sunday Evening Meditations on Life | Marc and Angel Hack Life
Great list of 52 “mantras” or meditations. Give ‘em a read.
ALEXEY [...]Broken Mood Thermostat of Bipolar Disorder
My hope in this series is to produce a paradigm shift in people’s attitude toward bipolar. Remember when you were a kid and your parents said you were going somewhere really special? Depending on your age, it could have been grandmother’s house or a flight to a 3 day stay at Disneyland. Remember feeling your [...]
Work Wisdom: Act on Fact not Feeling
Sometimes the people who make it hardest to be a teacher are other teachers.
Overprescribing Mental Health Pills
More people were using Prozac in the 1990’s than aspirin. It was the pop drug of choice for millions of mental health caregivers. Was all that prescribing warranted? We found that Prozac caused suicides and a set of other mental health impairments that were just as bad as depression if not worse. [...]
Damien Riley, “Present!”
I asked myself a question today as I was preparing to go out into my Truman Show here at the Funny Farm here I call my life. The question was based half on Eckhart Tolle’s book, A New Earth and half on my own outlook on life. Blogs can be a great way to [...]
