How
to Wire Your Brain For Religious Ecstasy
Persinger is one of the more colorful characters in
the fast-growing, flakey field of neurotheology, which
studies what is arguably the most complex manifestation
— spirituality — of the most complex phenomenon
— the human brain — known to science. Read
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Change
the Past By Altering Your Perception of it
You can literally change the past by altering your
perception of it. The past has no effect except by its
influence on the present. By changing the past that exists
in your consciousness, you alter its connection to the
present reality. Read
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Happiness
Helps You Stay Healthy
People who are happier in their daily lives have healthier
levels of key body chemicals than those who muster few positive
feelings, a new study suggests. This means happier people
may have healthier hearts and cardiovascular systems, possibly
cutting their risk of diseases like diabetes. Read
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Low
Self-Esteem Shrinks Your Brain
People with a low sense of self worth are more likely
to suffer from memory loss as they get older, say
researchers. The study, presented at a conference
at the Royal Society in London, also found that
the brains of these people were more likely to shrink
compared with those who have a high sense of self
esteem.. Read
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Mind
Controlled Video Games
The "Project Epoc" headset looks like a
bicycle racer's helmet, but instead of protecting the
skull, it detects the brainwaves inside it, using technology
similar to electroencephalography found in medical settings.
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How
to Cut Deals With Your Subconscious Mind
What good is being able to communicate with your
subconscious mind? For starters you can negotiate conflicts
between your subconscious and conscious minds. When
you solve the conflict, and your conscious and subconscious
are aligned, you are truly unstoppable.
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Are
Psychedelic Drugs Good for Your Mind?
Last year two top journals, the Archives of General
Psychiatry and the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, published
papers showing clear benefits from the use of psychedelics
to treat mental illness. Read
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The
Human Brain: Marvel or Mess?
Impressive in function, sure. But in its design the
brain is "quirky, inefficient and bizarre... a
weird agglomeration of ad hoc solutions that have accumulated
throughout millions of years of evolutionary history..."
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How
to Get Help from Your Imaginary Friends
All the ideas they come up with are yours, of course,
but you'll notice right away that what one imaginary person
says will be very different from what another says. That's
the whole point - these other voices are other ways for
your imagination to produce good ideas. Read
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