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Albert Einstein's Brain

"When Albert Einstein died in 1955 at the age of seventy-six, there was tremendous curiosity about the most famous brain of the twentieth century.  Assuming that something physical must have created such genius, an autopsy what performed on Einstein's brain. Defying expectations that big thoughts required a big brain, Einstein's brain actually weighed 10 percent less than the average brain.
..."Super brain rests on the credo of connecting the mind and brain in a new way.  It's not the physical side that makes the crucial difference.  It''s a person's resolve, intention, patience, hope, and diligence.  These are all the a matter of how the mind relates to the brain, for better or worse.  We can summarize the relationship in ten principles.
"Super Brain Credo- How the mind relates to the brain:
1. The process always involves feedback loop.
2. These feedback loops are intelligent and adaptable.
3. The dynamics of the brain go in and out of balance but always favor overall balance, known as homeostasis.
4. We use our brains to evolve and develop, guided by our intentions.
5. Self-reflection pushes us forward into unknown territory.
6. Many diverse areas of the brain are coordinated simultaneously.
7. We have the capacity to monitor many leven of awareness, even though our focus is generally confined to one level (i.e., waking, sleeping or dreaming).
8. All qualities of the known world, such as sight, sound, texture, and taste, are created mysteriously by the interaction of mind and brain.
9. Mind, not the brain, is the origin of consciousness.
10. Only consciousness can understand consciousness.  No mechanical explanation, working from facts about the brain, suffices." - Deepak Chopra, M.D. and Rudolph E. Tanzi, Ph.D. in Super Brain
So many theories and new information about the brain are coming out in the past few years.  What was thought as the best predictor of intelligence, like a big brain, are no longer viable.  I find reading different authors on the subject most intriguing.

Renee Madison, MA, LPC, CSAT is a counselor in Colorado.  She can be reached for appointments at 303-257-7623 or 970-324-6928.

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