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Comment on What is the age barrier to genius – Is it only accomplished by the young? by Kate Eltham

Kate Eltham — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:44:25 +0000

Many, if not most, writers would emerge after the age of 30. I’ve often pondered why. Partly I think it’s the age-old nugget of needing to live first to be able to write well, which while doesn’t account for innate talent, at least accounts for a writer’s ability to observe closely, to grasp the insights of human interaction and philosophical meaning.

But partly it’s the sheer weight of time. Writing takes time. Writing a book takes lots of time. Some authors can produce work quickly but most would take a year or several to write a complete work, and with each work comes improvement (the 10,000 hours thing again). To learn your craft over even three or four books will take you well into your thirties for most people, and that’s among those who get started when they are young.

The creative and artistic fields where age and time are not on your side are probably limited to dance and physical theatre. For everyone else, we get better as we age … just so long as we keep practicing.

Comment on What could account for our middle age peak in cognitive function: wiring? by What is the age barrier to genius – Is it only accomplished by the young? | Brain Health Hacks

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:04:59 +0000

[...] many tasks does not peak until around the age of 53. I also went into details of the potential underlying neurobiology behind this relatively late peak in mental performance for some [...]

Comment on How much cognitive ability do we lose over time as we age? by What is the age barrier to genius – Is it only accomplished by the young? | Brain Health Hacks

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:53:47 +0000

[...] I have discussed both physical performance changes the occur with aging, but also mental ability over our lifetimes, which surprisingly for many tasks does not peak until around the age of 53. I also went into [...]

Comment on Reverse your brain aging: How to take 2 years off your brain age within 1 year by Yvonne St.Pierre

Yvonne St.Pierre — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:46:03 +0000

I am a 72 year old woman and just recently had a brain scan. Evaluation a slight mass loss and suffered a stroke(not sure when). In the last three years I had several operations because of being rear ended on my way to work. Had a repair of the achilles Tendon which put me to bed for three months, no weight bearing. When I relearned to walk Dr. said that both knees had to be replaced. Here is my question, I can walk only a short distance as it is painful and I am off balance. How can I repair the brain damage if I can’t walk for 15 to 20 minutes. Please help. Thanks Yvonne

Comment on How many neurons does a human brain have, and more importantly how many connections? by neuron kabir isiaka

neuron kabir isiaka — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:54:50 +0000

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Comment on How to keep your stem cells young by cell division

cell division — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:04:51 +0000

Thank you for this information. Kindly consider adding some images.

Comment on Meditation can change gene expression by Anirudh Kumar Satsangi

Anirudh Kumar Satsangi — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 03:13:24 +0000

Cancer Biology and Meditation
All living beings – plants as well as animals, are made up of a large number of basic units called cells. A cell is the structural and functional unit of living beings. The adults human body contains 100 trillion cells. All these cells can trace their origins to a single cell – the fertilized egg i.e. zygote. The zygote passes through a period of rapid cell division. This process of cell division is called mitosis. This results in the formation of millions of cells from a single zygote. After the period of initial rapid division some cells start undergoing changes in their size, shape and contents in preparation of the work they will undertake later. This is called differentiation. Differentiation specializes the cell and enables it to carry out specific functions. These specialized cells come together to form tissues which together form organs and these go on to form various systems in the body. Once the cells differentiate they usually stop dividing. WE STILL DO NOT KNOW HOW THESE CONTROL S WORK.

However, this tight control over cell division in some cells is lost and they start dividing indiscriminately to form a mass of cells which is called a tumour. They are of two types’ benign tumours and malignant tumours.

Now the question is what is this ‘control’? Is this control involuntary and independent of nervous system? Is this control stops after the cell division stops or continues till the death of an individual?

A recent study suggests that cells chat with one another, discussing what they will become – a neuron or a hair, bone or a muscle.

David Sprinzak, Tel Aviv University suggests cells know when to chat and when to shut up and let other cells carry on. Sprinzak working with California Institute of Technology researchers, has uncovered the mechanism that allows cells to switch from sender to receiver mode or vice versa, the Journal Public Library of Science Computational Biology reports.

This breakthrough opens the way to develop cancer drugs that target these transactions and halt production of cancer cells.

The ‘control referred to above is involuntary. Can this control be maintained? How can we ensure that the tight control over cell division is not lost so that the chances of onset ’of cancer is eliminated? The role of meditation should also be viewed as a health promoter. There are three aspects of health – promotive, preventive and curative aspect of heath. Meditation promotes good health conditions. Meditation enables us to exercise voluntary control over all involuntary functions of the body. THUS MEDITATION CAN HELP US COMBAT MALIGNANCY BEFORE ITS ONSET. It has already been proved that meditation and yoga can alter the gene response.

Comment on Heart measurements for your health by Games in arts

Games in arts — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:33:13 +0000

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Comment on Rise of obesity and rise of consumer debt – a link? by Maggie Baker, Ph. D.

Maggie Baker, Ph. D. — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 18:05:18 +0000

Very interesting topic but I take issue with your idea that being full from too much eating may lead to the sense of not having to save for a rainy day. First off, when people eat too much they are doing damage to the “pleasure circuitry” of their brain. Just like drug addicts they become numb to the excess food pleasure wise so they feel less pleasure but keep eating to get more, which is not forthcoming because their overeating has “dulled their pleasure sense.” (See The Compass of Pleasure by David Linden, a neuroscientist). Rather, overeating usually leads to depression and frustration and even shame. If you begin to feel hopeless about controlling your food intake, then that feeling can spread and you begin to feel hopeless about controlling spending especially if you’ve been laid off and money becomes even more of an issue.
I’m glad you’ve taken on this critically important subject and I look forward to reading more.

Comment on About by Mary Burns Prine

Mary Burns Prine — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 04:31:46 +0000

I enjoyed your site. I like the way you analyze the research, draw conclusions and give a take home message. I also teach a brain fitness class for older adults, using the PositScience program, while offering information on brain health. I have bookmarked your site, and hope to hear more.