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December 2008
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Why Getting a Good
Night's Sleep Helps You Learn Better
As we
hurtle towards the shortest day of the year, we are probably more
confronted with sleep now than at other times of the year. With the
shorter days, longer nights and dark mornings you may think that you
feel like hibernating under the duvet and just sleeping....but exciting
findings in recent years have shown that while we sleep our brain is
anything but inactive. Read on...
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November 2008
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2008 pdf
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The Brain Biology
of Brilliance
You
probably know that intelligence is measured by IQ, but what makes
somebody a genius? The development of neuro-imaging has enabled
scientists to start studying regions in the brain to unearth the
biology of brilliance. And if you have ever wondered if size really
does matter (?!) then read on....
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October 2008
Neuroscience
Research into Emotions & Empathy
This month
I've discarded the usual format because I need your help!
I am
looking for volunteers - males & females between the ages of 18 and
65 - to help me with my Neuroscience research study between now and
January. Would you like to take part? I can promise you it will be very
a interesting experience, you'll enjoy it - and you will even get
paid for it.
All the
details about the entire study, background and criteria for
participation can be found on the Dutch website http://www.jaynejubb.com/moebius/index.html.
Should you wish to participate in English all the tests, letters and
information are also available in English. You will, however, need to
be a Dutch resident in order to participate though.
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September 2008
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2008 pdf
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Why Does Science
Have Two Sets of Laws?
The mystery of why we need two sets of rules to describe the world can
be traced back to an experiment that was first carried out almost a
hundred years ago in 1909 by British physicist Geoffrey Ingram Taylor.
This was the birth of Quantum Mechanics. Even though it is 'ancient',
its results are still the subject of much controversy. It literally
shook the foundations of the physics world, and it still does! Read on....
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August 2008
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August 2008
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How Life Experience Chemically Coats
Your DNA and Shapes Your Life
We have
known intuitively for a long time that our life experience is part of
who we are and shapes who we become. An area of genetics is now helping
to show that it does literally form us: it alters the actual shape of
the DNA by allowing 'cling-on' molecules to attach themselves. Read on...
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July 2008
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One
Person Can Make a Difference: Scientific Proof
Yes,
okay, I know you've heard it before and have probably paid lip
service to it on several occasions, but scientific studies have been
showing that one person really can and does make a difference.
Research
has found that when people within a group share a common experience of
consciousness, the effects can be detected beyond the group itself and
even outside the building where the individuals are meeting. It would
seem that the inner experiences are being carried through some subtle
conduit in a way that is not restricted by the laws of physics (or at
least, the laws as we currently understand them!) or limited to the
immediate surroundings. Read on....
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June 2008
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The Distance Between Us: Cells Separated From Body
Remain Connected To It
Would you expect a tissue sample - like
a DNA mouth swab done in CSI -
to still be connected to its owner once it had been taken?
Traditional, everyday thinking, would suggest that once tissue, skin,
organs or bones are removed from a person, any connection with those
parts of the body should no longer exist. Well, think again! It appears
that this is definitely not the case. Read on....
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May 2008
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When Placebo Was More Powerful Than Brain Surgery
I am sure that you have all heard of the
'placebo effect' - the expectation of improvement actually changing the
outcome. But did you know that in 2004 an Italian study found that the
placebo effect was actually more powerful than brain surgery? Read on....
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April 2008
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Life
After Death: Scientists Study This Last Frontier
In 2001 Dutch cardiologist, Pim van
Lommel, created a stir in mainstream medicine by publishing hard core
scientific research into Life After Death in the famous medical
journal 'The Lancet'. Never before had such a thorough study been
done into the experiences of people who had been declared dead and had
then been resuscitated back to life. Read on....
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March 2008
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Kiss &
Tell: The Chemistry of Kissing
Have you ever
really liked someone, yet when you came to kiss them it was more a
turn-off than a turn-on?
Kissing - or osculation it is called scientifically (how unromantic!) -
should unleash a cocktail of chemicals that govern
human stress, motivation,
social bonding and sexual stimulation. But is
kissing necessary? And, are you a right-leaning kisser or a
left-leaning kisser? Read
on....
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February 2008
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2008 pdf newsletter download
Ghost Busting:
The Mystery of Phantom Limb Pain
The
phenomenon of 'phantom limb' has fascinated me for years: the strange
feeling that a missing body part is still present and attached to the
body even when it has been amputated. Energetically, this has always
seemed perfectly logical. The physical part has been removed but the
energy field from which it arose and which supported it for years can
still be present. Well now (hooray) neuroscience is catching up, and
catching on. This is real, exciting 'On the Border' stuff, so read on...
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January 2008
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Resolutions: Two Sides To
Every Story
Science
always seems to be able to prove just about anything! First butter is
good for us, then it's bad; coffee is bad for the heart, then it's good
for memory, cancer and menopausal women. Have you made any resolutions
for this year? Do you still have them, or have they already been packed
away for another year along with the Christmas decorations? Here are
some of the latest surprising scientific findings on a few 'baddies' to
help you keep from getting too fanatical. Remember, there are two sides to every story.
Happy New Year! Read on....
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December
2007
Away
on holiday in Vietnam - no edition this month
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November 2007
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Create
Your Future: Remembering the Past to Imagine the Future
A rapidly
growing number of recent studies show that imagining the future depends
on much of the same brain machinery that is needed for remembering the
past. These findings have led to the concept of the prospective brain -
an idea that a crucial function of the brain is to use stored
information to imagine, simulate and predict possible future events.
Great news for those of us who want to consciously create our futures! Read on....
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October 2007
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Mirror Neurons
Reflect How We Learn & Empathise
How did you first learn to stick your tongue out? When someone starts
yawning do you start to yawn too? When watching a film, do you share in
the joys and pain of the characters? The answers to what goes on
in your brain are in ‘mirror neurons’. Read on....
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September 2007
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Rhythm
and Blues: Biological Clock Depends on Light
We’ve all
felt the effects of the biological clock – jet lag when returning from
a trip, and winter blues when the days are grey and short – but the
biological clock really does exist. From the energetic perspective, the
fact that we are ‘beings of light’ (however New Agey that might sound)
is not surprising. Yet the fact that science is now increasingly able
to demonstrate just HOW our dependence on light affects so much of our
well being is fascinating. Read on....
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August 2007
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2007 pdf newsletter download
Epilepsy: A Modern
Day Twist to an Ancient Remedy
One of the major modern day quandaries in the treatment of epilepsy is
that about 30-40% of patients become immune to the medicines that they
are given to combat the seizures. Recently, modern day research methods
applied to an age old remedy have provided exciting new avenues into
this frustrating medical problem. Read on....
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July 2007
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July 2007 pdf
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If You Don't
Use It - You'll Lose It!
Buddhists Monks
give Insights Into Happiness Set Point and Obsessive-Compulsive
Behaviour
That the thoughts we think can change the way we are and our health is
nothing new to those of us involved in energy work and
self-development. But have you considered HOW it actually works?
‘Virtual piano playing’, Buddhist monks, and patients with
obsessive-compulsive disorder have provided some exciting clues. Read on....
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June 2007
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It's Proven! Friendship IS Really Good For You
A landmark
study suggests that women respond to stress with a cascade of brain
chemicals that causes them to make and maintain friendships with other
women. It's a stunning find that has turned 5 decades of stress
research upside down. Friendship has also been shown to reduce blood
pressure, heart rate and cholesterol, helping us to live longer and
live better. Diet and exercise will only get you so far it seems.... :=)
So
gentlemen, if you are wondering why your girlfriend or wife really
needs a 'Girls' Night Out' then click here to read
on. And ladies, when your husband or boyfriend want to go out with the
boys, it could be actually be help him reduce the risk of heart
disease....click here
to read further.
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