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Originally posted by grover
Does staring at your big toe and drooling on yourself count? If so my brain is huge.
"His findings might merely be interesting were it not for another research project reported last year in Brazil. Neuroscientist Wantuir Jacini, of the University of Campinas, conducted a groundbreaking study in which he compared brain scans of judo experts, marathon runners, and nonactive controls. Scientists in his field have known for a decade or so that, in rodents, running dramatically enhances brain plasticity (the ability of neurons to form new connections in response to a stimulus). This is the basic biological mechanism for how we learn.
Jacini, however, was interested in the effect of more complex exercise, and since you can't teach rats judo, he took 170 MRIs of each of his four dozen human subjects. The scans revealed that the judo players have significantly more gray matter, and the implications are huge. "The principle is that the practice of judo stimulates certain areas of the brain that are responsible for concentration, working memory, and motor movements," says Jacini. "In these areas we have more connections, and that's good because the cells become more efficient." Now he's working on proving that the beefier areas actually translate to better brain function."
Originally posted by Chonx
Wow.
Meditation actually encourages certain parts of the human brain to grow.
I find the fact that the part of the brain responsible for sensory input processing grows larger from meditation very interesting. Just need some time to reflect on this and its implications.
www.physorg.com...
[edit on 25-6-2008 by Chonx]
Originally posted by leapoffaith
This is fascinating, thank you for posting this.
On an energy level I know there is increased activity in the 6th (third eye) chakra when people meditate. Energy precedes matter, so I wonder if this thickened part is the part of the brain which corresponds to the 6th chakra.
Can anyone tell me, I don't see any pictures in the link.
Originally posted by NightWulf
Originally posted by Chonx
Wow.
Meditation actually encourages certain parts of the human brain to grow.
I find the fact that the part of the brain responsible for sensory input processing grows larger from meditation very interesting. Just need some time to reflect on this and its implications.
www.physorg.com...
[edit on 25-6-2008 by Chonx]
This is intresting. Of course it could be related that it grows because medidation stimulates certain parts of the brain and therefore they become more stronger so to speak.
Originally posted by leapoffaith
This is fascinating, thank you for posting this.
On an energy level I know there is increased activity in the 6th (third eye) chakra when people meditate. Energy precedes matter, so I wonder if this thickened part is the part of the brain which corresponds to the 6th chakra.
Can anyone tell me, I don't see any pictures in the link.
The socalled Third Eye is more asociated with a specific don't know the english word for it klier, or organ that sits there.