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when every aspect of the human brain is
working together in harmony we are
blessed with the Symphony of
multisensory experiences and Sensations
we can understand language and
communicate extraordinarily complex
ideas with each other we can appreciate
the beauty of Nature and discover what
it feels like to find meaning in our
lives the whole brain when functioning
correctly is a phenomenal dance
coordinating 20 million billion bits of
information every second and mapping a
three-dimensional projection of the
world in a flurry of insight and deeply
personal experiences the human brain is
capable of producing anything from a
profound transcendental meditative
experience to being triggered into a
senseless fit of rage fear or depression
but what makes our brains react the way
they do is there a reliable way to
condition your brain for better
experiences at Birth the human brain is
a flurry of Superfluous connections with
almost every part of the brain connected
to every other part of the brain during
the first two years of life the human
brain undergos the first major stage of
the lifelong process of synaptic pruning
synaptic pruning is the process of
synapse elimination that occurs in a
developing brain that is shedding
unnecessary connections the selection of
the pruned connections follow the use it
or lose it principle or neurons that
fire together wire together this means
synapses that are frequently used have
strong connections while the rarely used
synapses are eliminated pruning is
influenced by many environmental factors
and is widely thought to represent
learning the developing brain sheds
unnecessary connections and empowers the
connections that Aid in survival and
Mastery of the environment in this way
the brain creates a specific and mature
circuitry that is primed for handling
the complexities of daily human life the
simpler associations formed at childhood
are thought to be replaced by more
complex structures that are better
suited for adulthood furthermore
synaptic pruning has also been
associated with neural Darwinism when a
herd of bison is hunted the slowest
bison at the back of the herd are the
most likely to die this process of
thinning the herd leaves the herd itself
faster and more efficient
likewise cutting off the weakest most
unused connections leaves the whole
brain more efficient cutting off the
unnecessary Connections in the brain is
also integral to energy conservation the
adult human brain consumes an enormous
amount of energy about 25% of all
calories even though it only comprises
about 2% of total body weight but that's
nothing during infancy and childhood the
brain has been shown to use between 4
44% and
87% of total energy consumed in the
resting body this incredible amount of
energy allocation is why humans spend
almost twice as long in childhood and
Adolescence than our primate cousins
known as the expensive tissue hypothesis
researchers have found that when the
brain demands lots of energy body growth
slows but synaptic pruning doesn't stop
in adulthood the human brain continues
to shed and strengthen connections
throughout your entire life a process in
which we now know we can actively play A
Part researching this phenomenon of
continual synaptic pruning in the
matured human brain has led to a very
exciting field of study
neuroplasticity why is this field of
study important to you because
neuroplasticity implies you have the
ability to change your brain just think
your brain is currently processing an
Untold amount of data but but you are
only aware of a tiny Meandering fraction
of it rewiring your brain to process
incoming data in new ways is the
Ultimate key to changing your life for
the better destroying bad neural
connections and strengthening empowering
ones is the answer to opening yourself
up to new experiences and novel States
Of Consciousness and how do we do that
by embracing the two game-changing
principles of
neuroplasticity neurons that fire to
together wire together and if you don't
use it you lose it we all have a say in
what thoughts we choose to think and
what emotions we give our attention to a
simple change in your beliefs can have a
profound impact on how your brain
processes data on top of your thoughts
emotions and beliefs you are constantly
writing the blueprints of your neural
circuitry through your daily routines
and rituals just imagine what neural
connections you will change if if you
spend your work commute in a state of
gratitude instead of a fit of anger and
road rage there are no known limits to
how much we can affect the way our
brains are wired up so become the
subject of your own life experiment
limit time spent endorsing negative
thoughts and maximize the volume of
positive ones develop and explore
empowering emotional states and stay
aware of how your feelings affect the
way you process reality challenge your
belief beliefs and replace any limiting
concepts with new values that support
your growth evaluate your daily routines
and take actions to eliminate any
destructive or distracting behaviors
start introducing liberating rituals
such as meditation into your life pursue
new experiences free yourself from your
past attachments and perceptions and use
your imagination to access your highest
potentials maximize the capacity of your
five senses and go beyond the limits of
your everyday mind the gift of a living
human brain is a present that defies all
comprehension access the power of
neuroplasticity and change your brain to
change your
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