The Plastic Brain

Read this quote about how Merzenich thinks about his brain's decline.

"I want to put my brain to the best possible use as long as it is possible."

"Science tells us that a key to sustaining and growing our neurological abilities is seriousness of purpose.  I am old enough to have retired, but shall not withdraw to a life of comfort and ease because I know that the brain slowly dies when nothing that it does matters to it. ... understand that what sustains your brain sustains you.  You need to continue to work at things that support your brain's health now, and continue to work in ways that support it out to the end of your time on Earth."

- Dr. Michael Merzenich 

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Brain Plasticity sites:

www.brainhq.com

 

www.onthebrain.com

 

www.positscience.com

Billie Holiday - Billie Holiday Story

Link: http://youtu.be/kbO4QCesRLc

Whale Shark

Catch of the Day: Whale Shark

A fisherman transports a dead whale shark after it was caught in fishermen's net, in Yangzhi county, Fujian province, August 1, 2014. 
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Source: http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/slideshow?articleId=USRTR41Q48#a=1

Dr. Stanton Peele

For decades you've been told that addiction is an irreversible disease, a biological force over which you have no control. That defeatist message not only is without scientific foundation, but actually prevents your overcoming addiction. 

Now, world-renowned addiction expert Stanton Peele demystifies addiction and offers a groundbreaking program that puts at your disposal what does work in treatment and recovery. For four decades, Dr. Peele has challenged our understanding of addiction and recovery. He has developed approaches that break the cycle of addiction and empower us to take control of our lives - including understanding that we are able to direct our own brains to change. 

Dr. Peele's PERFECT Program takes you through the key concepts of mindfulness - that is, your ability to detach from your addictive experience and to see that it is not who you are - combined with the Buddhist idea of loving kindness, or self-acceptance. 

It's an easily grasped, yet multifaceted program that allows your true self to overcome your addictive urges. Instead of focusing on what's wrong with you, the PERFECT Program will help you discover, embrace, and build your recovery on what's already right about you. 

Combining the best evidence-based treatments with the mindful use of meditation, Recover!nbsp; presents a life-transforming philosophy for freeing yourself from addiction forever.

Gatemouth Brown w/CANNED HEAT WORRIED LIFE BLUES.

Link  http://youtu.be/QIxAxLgf874