{"id":13080,"date":"2013-09-30T15:07:01","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T20:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/?p=13080"},"modified":"2014-04-14T07:32:54","modified_gmt":"2014-04-14T12:32:54","slug":"how-new-advancements-in-neurology-are-changing-our-minds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/how-new-advancements-in-neurology-are-changing-our-minds\/","title":{"rendered":"How New Advancements in Neurology are Changing our Minds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Annotated Sagittal ATECO MR Venogram\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/12845794@N04\/4018615874\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Annotated Sagittal ATECO MR Venogram\" alt=\"Annotated Sagittal ATECO MR Venogram\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2795\/4018615874_64163a7c44.jpg\" \/><\/a><small> <\/small><\/p>\n<p><small><a title=\"Reigh LeBlanc\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/12845794@N04\/4018615874\/\" target=\"_blank\">Reigh LeBlanc<\/a> via <a title=\"Compfight\" href=\"http:\/\/www.compfight.com\/\">Compfight<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<p>New 3D brain scan technology has changed even recently-held theories about how the brain works.<\/p>\n<p>On the positive side, many brain injuries, learning disabilities, paralysis from strokes, mental disorders and addictions can now be treated with targeted exercises that cause brain re-mapping. The subsequent brain scans evidence the improvement.<\/p>\n<p>Also proven: Things like prayer and meditation are verifiably shown to improve not only health and well-being but to alter brain mapping not just down to the cellular level but to the level of DNA itself.<\/p>\n<p>The area of study is termed <em>neuroplasticity<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Even into very old age, the brain now shows us its ability to continually adapt to the environment, and improve depending on how it&#8217;s utilized. Certain thoughts alter us. The proof is empirical.<\/p>\n<p>On the negative side certain things the brain engages in make future change very difficult because chemical changes from events can permanently alter the brain&#8217;s structure. Nevertheless, the idea that the brain works like a computer or that it &#8220;hardens&#8221; like wet cement at around age 6 have been debunked.<\/p>\n<p>Of course most of us already knew at some level. In spiritual formation we study this historically as well. The anecdotal evidence has always been there.<\/p>\n<p><em>Proverbs 23:7a &#8220;For as a man thinketh in his heart [mind+will], so he is.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In his book, Dr Norman Doidge gives us many case studies that appear simply miraculous at first blush. It&#8217;s worth the read.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 An eye surgeon paralyzed by a catastrophic stroke is give a rehabilitative treatment that allowed him to be a successful surgeon again.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 People born with congenital blindness are able to re-map their brains and perceive vision through through\u2013of all things\u2013their tongues!<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Wounded soldiers with phantom limb pain find relief for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>(and much more)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=thbloflicode-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as4&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;asins=0143113100\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Re-mapping is not science fiction nor is it fluffy positive thinking. Re-mapping just requires effort and specific therapy.<\/p>\n<p>So if you could re-map your brain what would you like to change?<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t give up.<\/p>\n<p>Did you like this post? Please share it.<\/p>\n<p>More soon. Don&#8217;t miss the next one: Take just 4 seconds and sign up for a direct delivery in the sidebar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>many brain injuries, learning disabilities, paralysis from strokes, mental disorders and addictions can now be treated with targeted exercises that cause brain re-mapping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,9,5335,5626],"tags":[6424,5322,188,433,482,6338,612,6423,615,3818,5856,5060,4697,6073,5928,1167,1273,1400,1598,1604,4858,4716,1763,4081,1980,6025,2172,4801,5844,2331,6339,6336,2374,56,2521,5845,60,6337,2839,4328,5646,4940,3184,3195,4891,4271,6156,83,3421,3429,3493,3610,3666,4754,89,5465],"class_list":["post-13080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-authors","category-books","category-creativity","category-spark-my-muse","tag-3d-imaging","tag-ability","tag-alter","tag-blindness","tag-brain","tag-brain-scans","tag-change","tag-change-your-brain","tag-changes","tag-computer","tag-delivery","tag-dna","tag-down","tag-events","tag-everything","tag-evidence","tag-fiction","tag-future","tag-health","tag-heart","tag-ideas","tag-if","tag-in","tag-just","tag-learning","tag-man","tag-meditation","tag-mental","tag-negative","tag-neurological-disorders","tag-neuroplasticity","tag-norman-doidge","tag-npr","tag-pain","tag-people","tag-positive","tag-prayer","tag-re-mapping","tag-relief","tag-science-2","tag-share","tag-soldiers","tag-spiritual","tag-spiritual-formation","tag-stroke","tag-studies","tag-study","tag-technology","tag-things","tag-thoughts","tag-treatment","tag-vision","tag-well-being","tag-wet","tag-work","tag-worth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13080"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14467,"href":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13080\/revisions\/14467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}