Waking Up in the Middle of a Good Dream

When the brain is asleep and in REM dream mode it has distinct patterns not found in normal waking states. When people who are dreaming are hooked up to machines the REM mode of sleep is quite evident. Have you ever woke up in the middle of a really good dream?

The Attention Spanner

The mind was a pattern recognition system, which followed a relentless cycle - perception, recognition, interpretation and action. Consciousness had a small role in those immense systems. You were alone in this vast programmed power plant with just a little joystick. That joystick controlled attention.

Balancing Brain Lobes - Mutras

This system known as the Mudras or Mutras in India and Greece can help Schizophrenics or other disassociative stress better than the ‘pharmacological lobotomies’ (term used by Drs. Breggin and Cohen) of our medical model, or social management of ‘money trees’. Why is our brain structured the way it is – or how did the ancients know a chakra system that mirrors modern neurophysiological mapping of our nervous system.

Nature VS Nurture - Theories of Personality in 21st Century

Is your personality natural, nurtured or spiritual? Strong criticism on nature vs nurture theories. Genome, Quantum Physics and Determinism have been analyzed. Most of the personality claims don't stand the test of modern discoveries. The riddle has become complex since ever.

Let Us Label Everyone, Categorize Them All

Have you ever noticed the labels we use? She is pretty; He is smart; they are jocks, Liberals; they are creative, he is a psycho, alcoholic, moron; she is a shark cookie, on and on, we label people. Yet, I have met many a person in my travels and each individual is a little bit different. The differences are what make it so cool.

Ancient Art, Modern Science: An Introduction to Modern Hypnotherapy

Clinical Hypnotherapy is as old as human civilization; and with good reason-- it's natural, safe, painless, and it works.

Holographic Disaster Psychological Conditioning

Often first responders to large natural disasters get themselves into a place where the death and the destruction literally makes them ineffective. Their brains are over whelmed and they cannot turn them back on to do their job.

Should We Fear Death?

Perhaps it will provide you with more insight as to whether death should be feared or not.

The Unconscious - How It Operates?

The Unconscious has been maligned by Freudians. In Eastern philosophies, it is the most written about aspect of human mind. It is that part of the mind that is to be retrained or re-conditioned so that humans could bring about a change in their behaviour. In this article the author describes the basics of human anatomy that is supposed to be the Unconscious.

How Emotions and Feelings Shape Learning

Many parents, and indeed instructors, don't have a clue how the emotional state of learners can affect how well they integrate information. In this excerpt from his book on accelerated learning, Brian Walsh gives us a peek at this rarely-considered factor.

Memory Leaks: Our Minds

Anybody who has spent a lot of time studying computers knows that computers suffer from memory leaks. Lost information and *breaks* seem to be the norm with today's technology. Could we be experiencing the same problem? What about our human memories? Could we (regardless of our age) be experiencing the same thing? Should we rely on our memories? Should we view our memories as incorruptible and as the sacred truth?

Brain Bandwidth; Don't Worry You Got Plenty

Often people say things like, well I am not a rocket scientist so what did you expect. Interesting comment, but you could be if you wanted to be.

Why Do We Only Use Part of Our Brains?

It is a well-known fact that we use only a small percentage of our total brain capacity. Yet many ask, why not use more of it? Why waste it? Does this indicate that humans are stupid and fail to use their whole brains?

Borderline Schizophrenics and Paranoid People

In psychology classes in colleges across America, they discuss the issues of paranoia and schizophrenics. Such anomalies are fun to study and generally they are studied as brain disorders. But there are some very interesting facts about these folks, which often do not consider.