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Air pollution may limit brain potential
The natural world holds tremendous beauty. That is why author and philosopher Ilchi Lee chose to relocate to Sedona, Arizona, where a person can freely move about in nature. However, many people do not have the option to spend much time in a green environment, and new research suggests that this could have a negative impact on their mental health.
Researchers from Ohio State University found that mice that were exposed to high levels of environmental air pollution were significantly more likely to develop memory and learning problems and depression. The findings show that spending too much time in the city may limit an individual's brain potential.
"This could have important and troubling implications for people who live and work in polluted urban areas around the world," said Laura Fronken, who led the study.
She added that the particles in air pollution appear to cause inflammation. This may damage brain tissue, leading to cognitive impairment.
Lee says that for an individual to reach their brain potential they must live a balanced life. This may include periodically getting out of the city and spending more time in natural settings.
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Thoughts influence perception, study finds
It has long been said that a person’s view of the world around them colors their perception, and a new study published in the journal Psychological Science confirms this notion. The findings suggest that a person’s happiness in their life is only limited by their brain potential.
Researchers from the University of New South Wales started by asking participants to visualize a particular image – a colored shape with a pattern on it. The team then showed participants two different images at once, one of which was the image the participants were previously asked to visualize.
The results showed that participants who visualized the initial image with the greatest ease perceived that particular image more dominantly than the other. The researchers said that this shows how strongly a person’s thoughts can influence their perception of the world around them.
"Our ability to consciously experience the world around us has been dubbed one of the most amazing yet enigmatic processes under scientific investigation today,” said Joel Pearson, who led the study. “If we stop for a moment and think about it, our ability to imagine the world around us in the absence of stimulation from that world is perhaps even more amazing."
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Researchers uncover best way to learn
While many people believe that the best way to learn something is to cram as much information into their brains as quickly as possible, a new study suggests that spreading the learning process out over time may be a much more effective approach.
The RIKEN Brain Science Institute researchers who conducted the study said that this makes sense. It has long been known that when, for example, a college student spends a full night cramming for a test, they do not learn the information as thoroughly as their classmates who have spent an entire semester with the material.
This is because when a person interacts with information over an extended period of time, their short-term memories of the subject become consolidated into more permanent memories. In the new study, the team discovered the biological and molecular process that may underlie this type of learning.
These types of findings help underscore what Ilchi Lee says about learning and the role that Brain Education can play. This technique helps individuals clear their minds and get the most out of their brain while making use of important neuroscientific findings.
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Too much focus can lead to lack of mental clarity
Focusing too heavily on one thing in particular may result in a state that a team of University College London researchers has termed inattention deafness. The findings show that failure to maintain proper balance in thoughts can cause people to misperceive the world around them.
This is a common problem in today’s society. With smartphones, people are now connected at all times to their email, text messages and websites. However, focusing too much on these things can make people blind to the world around them.
"Inattentional deafness is a common everyday experience," said Nilli Lavie, who led the study. "For example, when engrossed in a good book or even a captivating newspaper article we may fail to hear the train driver's announcement and miss our stop, or if we're texting whilst walking, we may fail to hear a car approaching and attempt to cross the road without looking."
The findings of the study show that it is possible for a person’s brain to be completely consumed with thoughts of a single subject that they lose awareness of what is happening around them. If this has become a consistent problem in a person’s life, Brain Education programs that teach mental focus may help restore clarity.
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Grafton, Vermont provides a picturesque background for meditation
Ilchi Lee teaches that brain wave vibration is an exercise that stimulates our thought process and helps bring balance back into our lives. As such, one may find that practicing this technique, along with other methods of meditation, has a very positive effect on the level of harmony we are able to establish within ourselves.
One place that individuals may find is an appropriate setting for the practice is Grafton, Vermont. This small northern New England town is beautiful, especially in the fall when the leaves start to change. The feeling one gets in Grafton is very serene and simple. The town itself is picturesque and a perfect example of Yankee quaintness. Engaging in meditation in one of the parks or town squares here may help one feel at peace.
Grafton is located in the foothills of the Green Mountains and is often host of many art and craft shows throughout the year. Practicing brain wave vibration in such a peaceful and laid-back setting may help one achieve harmony at a faster pace than they would in the urban jungle of the city.
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Stress can be combated with brain wave vibration
In our lives, we often encounter situations that cause stress and other emotional complications. This is to be expected, as the world that we live in is full of information, tragedy and conflict. However, it is important to put these negative influences aside and embrace harmony within ourselves. Ilchi Lee says that brain wave vibration is one technique that can be practiced to help individuals find peace and restore balance to their lives.
Though brain wave vibration can be practiced anywhere, there are specific places that may help one reach an optimal state of peace more easily and efficiently. A serene location, such as Mount Washington in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is one such place that is especially conducive to successful meditation.
The view from atop Mount Washington at dusk may be one of the most beautiful scenic experiences that one will ever encounter. At the summit of this steep hill, individuals are able to take in a panoramic view of the entire Steel City, as well as the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers . Brain wave vibration practiced up here may be extremely successful and help one to restore peace to their lives.
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Cape Town, South Africa, may be an excellent place to practice brain wave vibration
Ilchi Lee says that brain wave vibration can reduce stress and anxiety in one's life. Brain wave vibration can also help an individual establish harmony between their mind, spirit and body. Though one can practice this method of moving meditation anywhere, a beautiful, peaceful place, such as a beach in Cape Town, South Africa, may help to move this process along.
Cape Town is often referred to as Heaven on earth, and visitors to this locale may find that it is aptly named. There is a great diversity of terrain in this city, ranging from huge mountains to deep blue oceans. One place where individuals may enjoy practicing brain wave vibration is on the shore of Table Bay. This beautiful body of water may prove to be the perfect setting for a period of peaceful meditation.
There are several other sites in Cape Town that individuals may find offer a serene atmosphere conducive to contemplation. A few of these peaceful places are Signal Hill, Chapman's Peak Drive and the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront.
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines may be the most relaxing locale in the world
Ilchi Lee has said that brain wave vibration can help individuals access deeper levels of relaxation in themselves. In order to practice this technique, however, one needs to be in the right state of mind and the right surroundings. St. Vincent and the Grenadines, a small island in the Caribbean, may be a great place to practice brain wave vibration because it is one of the most relaxing places on the planet.
This island is located in the Caribbean Sea near Barbados and St. Lucia. As such, it has almost perfect weather, pristine beaches and crystal clear ocean water. Visitors to this tropical paradise may find that brain wave vibration is easily practiced on the soft white sand one finds on the coast or in the shade of a palm tree further inland.
Practicing brain wave vibration is one way that individuals can become relaxed and at peace. Another way is meditation, which visitors to St. Vincent and the Grenadines may find is easy to practice there as well.
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The brain is capable of perceiving more than previously thought
Most people have had the experience of feeling as though they were being watched without actually seeing the person watching them. A new study published in the journal Psychological Science suggests that the full depth of brain potential may explain this phenomenon.
An international group of researchers found that the human brain can pay attention to something and remember aspects of it later without actually being aware that it was present in the moment.
It may seem counterintuitive that the mind can pay attention to an object without even being consciously aware of it, but the researchers said that this characteristic of brain potential likely evolved to help the early ancestors of the human race identify and differentiate between potentially threatening and beneficial objects more quickly.
"We need to be able to direct attention to objects of potential interest even before we have become aware of those objects," said Po-Jang Hsieh, who led the investigation.
The findings help underscore author and philosopher Ilchi Lee's points about the extent of brain potential, and support his idea that through rigorous mental exercise, it may be possible to develop these parts of the mind that most people don't even know they have.
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Researchers uncover underpinnings of meditation’s benefits
Mindfulness meditation has been shown to reduce pain and improve a person's memory. New scientific findings indicate that these benefits may stem from the ability of the practice to regulate particular brain waves in order to eliminate distracting stimuli.
A team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reported these findings in the journal Brain Research.
Their findings showed that individuals who practiced meditation had faster modulation of alpha rhythm brain waves when switching tasks, which improved their ability to maintain focus and process new information. These brain waves are involved areas of the brain that process sights and sounds.
"Our discovery that mindfulness meditators more quickly adjusted the brain wave that screens out distraction could explain their superior ability to rapidly remember and incorporate new facts," said Catherine Kerr, who led the study.
The findings confirm Ilchi Lee's teachings that brain wave vibrations can be harnessed by individuals in order to improve their mental ability. Meditation may be one of the most effective ways for a person to attain these neurological benefits.
