As I get more involved in the space of blogging about Neuroscience and related fields I am continuously finding more and more resources for those interested in reading about the latest research and its conclusive findings. Due to the vast amount of summations about relevant research I ask the question of what can make Neurosimplicity different? As I read the various research sources I am impressed by the depth to which literature is making it's way swiftly into the news for others to feed upon. However, have you ever wondered how to apply it to your everyday life? After all, aren't we all truly seeking and reading for something that might truly change the way we live for the better?
Although we can have research by Alvaro Pascual-Leone that says neuronal cortex regions can be altered by thought alone, how can you apply that in your daily life to make improvements and changes to the way you think? This is the idea behind learning ambidexterity in my free time, though I am sure it can be applied to other ideas such as thoughtless awareness and relaxation therapy. We may notice that this method of visualization is used by many athletes in order to increase their heart rate and in turn cardiac output prior to a big game. It's may be that only because the visualization activates similar regions of the cortex of the action itself that this feat is even possible.
Yaakov Stern made the great discovery in 2007 that by increasing your level of education, occupational achievement, or overall activity, you can enhance your aptly named cognitive reserve. In turn, you will decrease the likelihood of displaying the symptomology of pathology. But, does this mean that one must return to school to further their education? Can education simply mean experiencing the world in a new way? Perhaps the only thing we truly need to enhance our cognitive reserve is the people and social circles around us that push the boundaries of our own perceptions and thoughts.
What seems to be missing from literature is the connections. Perhaps, as clinicians and researchers know, there are many rules which govern what can be stated in literature, specifically empirical observation and statistically significant measures. While you will find these observations on many news sites (which I highly recommend and think is fantastic) there needs to be something more to bring the connection home. Neurosimplicity instead will try and bride the gap between valuable information and the applicability of that information to your daily life. While sometimes this will only lead to further questions and fewer answers, this is the nature of expanding an open mind and fostering your own ideas about how you can apply neuroscience to your life.
It's these questions and ideas that perhaps Neurosimplicity can bring to light, and help other people discover, as they bring Neuroscience into their everyday living in the modern world.
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