Posts Tagged ‘neuroscience’

Recovery from Depression’s Words

Written by John on August 28th, 2009
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Some Rights Reserved by Boskizzi at Flickr The words went up like walls, and I stepped inside to stay. I paced around in that confinement and after a while got to know the enclosure well. I liked its stillness and the sense of limits and order. Around me I read the names for mental things [...]

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Tags: change, depression, diagnosis, dreams, neuroscience, Recovery, spirit, survival, symptoms
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Oneness, Depression & Jill Bolte Taylor

Written by John on July 26th, 2008
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Some Rights Reserved by absolutwade at Flickr The story of her stroke and remarkable recovery are now well-known, through her book, My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey, through the remarkable 18-minute video of her TED talk and through multiple interviews and articles in national media. Though Jill Bolte Taylor emphasizes her professional [...]

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Tags: brain, depression, Jill Bolte Taylor, language, mind, mystic, neuroscience, oneness, peace, peacefulness, spirituality, Thomas Merton, vision
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Brain and Consciousness: Jill Bolte Taylor

Written by John on June 25th, 2008
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Some rights reserved by Derrick T at Flickr Please note that this post has been revised to reflect commentary on Jill Bolte Taylor’s reliance on the right brain—left brain model. See the note at the end of this post. If you have any interest at all in the relationship between the brain and your awareness [...]

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Tags: brain, euphoria, healing, intuition, Jill Bolte Taylor, neuroscience, Recovery, religion, spirituality
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