Podcasts about plastic brain

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I speak with Steve Ausherman, teacher and artist, about how he overcame the mental trauma of surviving cancer, a heart attack and a stroke through his art.  We discuss the adapative capacity of our "plastic brain" and the potential therapeutic effect of painting, writing and sketching on mental health.  

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In this episode, I explore the link between neuroplasticity and the road to becoming a thought-leader in your field - a goal that 9 out of 10 of our clients have for their careers.  The key is the distinction between CREATION and CONSUMPTION. I explain how and give you the steps to take to break the cycle of brain decline that comes with being only a consumer.  Links to the books mentioned in the episode:The Brain that Changes Itself by Norman DoidgeThe Brain's Way of Healing by Norman Doidge

In this episode, Tim talks with science journalist and author, Caroline Williams about her books, "My Plastic Brain" and "Move." This is a delightful conversation about the wonders of your brain and the methods that can improve it. There is also talk about the methods that don't! To learn more about Caroline, visit her website: https://www.carolinewilliams.net/ To read her books, check them out here: https://www.amazon.com/My-Plastic-Brain-Yearlong-Discover/dp/1633883914 https://www.amazon.com/Move-Science-Body-Movement-Your/dp/1335914048/ref=pd_lpo_14_t_0/138-3626866-5282220?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1335914048&pd_rd_r=c1ade2a7-5696-4c0b-9ef6-38f02528ae85&pd_rd_w=3DsTE&pd_rd_wg=DHIRv&pf_rd_p=612aaa6d-f1ab-431a-a681-b5ed7cca2e52&pf_rd_r=3TX8A2GF0317G7HTS6YF&psc=1&refRID=3TX8A2GF0317G7HTS6YF --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/original-strength/support

How is the brain able to key in on specific conversations even when there's plenty of background noise? Today's A Moment of Science explains.

Your have a plastic brain. That’s how science descibes your brain’s ability to be rewired. You mean I can change the way I think, believe, and act? YES! I want some of that. #chipperchats #thinkspots

Welcome to another month of Peace Lab 2020 Podcast, and to another Elva's Monologue. In the past, scientists used to think that our human brains become hardwired once we enter adulthood. However, thanks to the cutting-edge discoveries in neuroscience and the advancement in imaging technology of the past decades, now we know that our human brain is rather plastic. According to neuroplasticity, neurons that “fire together, wire together”. Repeated mental activities (sustained thinking and belief patterns) result in repeated neural activity, which eventually cause neurological changes to the brain. Interestingly this new understanding of the relationship between mind and brain has long been recognised by some of the ancient Eastern wisdom, such as the notion of a Beginner's Mind. Rather than being fixed and static, each one of us is a work in progress and has the capacity to self-transform. Essentially, we are witnessing the synergy between the contemporary science and ancient wisdom and witnessing whereby we can use our mind to change our brain for the benefit of our mind. So, if it IS possible to change your mind and your brain, why it is still so hard to change? It is important to understand the brain's negativity bias which was developed as an evolutionary bias to protect our ancestors, and to detect risks. As such, our brain seems to remember negativity more than positivity. But this does not mean we humans are doomed! It serves a reminder that we need to take in the good more than the bad, and shift our attention to see more positive not constantly on the negative. We do have this secret power to take advantage of the plastic brain and to create a beginner' mind. The Choice is in our hands! "In the beginner's mind, there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind, there are a few." - Shunryu Suzuki, author of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind "The brain takes the shape whatever the mind focuses upon". – Dr Rick Hanson, Neuropsychologist

James Kingsland is a science and medical journalist with 25 years of experience working for publications such as New Scientist, Nature, and, most recently, The Guardian. On his own blog, Plastic Brain, he writes about neuroscience and Buddhist psychology. In this episode, Eric and James Kingsland discuss his book, Am I Dreaming: The Science of Altered States from Psychedelics to Virtual Reality and Beyond.But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!In This Interview, James Kingsland and I Discuss the Neuroscience Behind Our Reality, and…His book, Am I Dreaming: The Science of Altered States from Psychedelics to Virtual Reality and BeyondWhat the best neuroscience tells us about how the brain worksThat we don’t see the world directly, objectively as it isOur experiential reality as a combination of what we expect to see and the feedback from what our senses are telling us is therePrediction Error CodingHow the brain mainly pays attention when you surprise itThat the Buddha discovered that we see a conditioned view of the worldThe types of things that go wrong in the brainViewing mental illness and addiction through the prediction functionality of the brainHow altered states can help when things go wrong in the brainExpanded the flexibility of the brainWhat happens in the brain during sleep and dreaming His experience with hypnosisActive InferenceJames Kingsland Links:Plasticbrainblog.comTwitterBLUBlox offers high-quality lenses that filter blue light, reduce glare, and combat the unhealthy effects of our digital life. Visit BluBlox.com and get free shipping worldwide and also 15% off with Promo Code: WOLFSkillshare is an online learning community that helps you get better on your creative journey. They have thousands of inspiring classes for creative and curious people. Get 2 FREE months of premium membership at www.skillshare.com/feedIf you enjoyed this conversation with James Kingsland on the Neuroscience Behind Our Reality, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Daniel LevitinCasey SchwartzDr. Rick Hanson

To celebrate the release of our 5th book as a small press we have this special podcast edition where we get some insights from the author Gareth Spark. His wonderful short story collection – The Dark Earth of Albion was released on April 23rd. You can get it from us at plasticbrainpress.com or from Amazon as a paperback or ebook. Gareth talks about his inspirations and his life as a resident of Whitby – a town with a history that does not simply begin with Bram Stoker and ‘that’ book. Gareth takes his inspiration from the ghosts of the town which are much more ancient. Gareth reads from a couple of the stories in The Dark Earth of Albion; Hunting and Jackdaw. This collection of stories is a thick, muddy slice of Brit Noir tuned to a folk horror frequency. Follow Gareth on Instagram: thegarethsparkwithglasses Follow Gareth on Twitter: @gareth_spark Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!! Presented by Richard Daniels (Instagram @theplastic_richarddaniels)

Slip off your solstice goat leggings and settle yourself in by the fire. Here’s our very special Christmas Ghost Story episode. Featuring the spirits of: Simon Widdop Ross McGivern Richard Daniels Melody Clark Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our fortnightly podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!! Presented by Richard Daniels (Instagram @theplastic_richarddaniels)

Ooh he’s here again; the Plastic Brain with poetry and spoken word in his eyes…you get the idea. Strap in, adjust your mind goggles and enjoy responsibly. It’s Episode 4: First of all we have Winston Plowes a poet with a penchant for power tools and some DIY creation. We came across Winston at Halifax’s splendid spoken word night, Spoken Weird, hosted by Genevieve Walsh. Shortly after Winston sent us this wonderful nugget of creation. Find out more about Winston at his Twitter feed - @WinstonPlowes You will also hear some punchy poetry from American poet Ryan Buynak; described by one reviewer as the future of American poetry, he also goes by the name of coyoteblood on Instagram and can be found on Twitter as @ryanbuynak. There is also a wonderful short story from a rising British talent – Christy Smyth. Christie is a writer who is brimming with weird, heartfelt and unique ideas. There’s a lot of good stuff that’s going to come from his brain and maybe you will hear him hear first. Well done you. Find Christy on Twitter @christysmyth182 or Instagram @christyjamessmyth. Not only does Episode 4 have this triumvirate of talent but it also features the 2 regular spots of wonderful wordsmithery and talent from Matthew Cheeseman (@eine) inside his Happy Nest Nursery and Melody Clark (@themelodyclark) from deep, down inside her cavern. You too can explore the cavern: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CavernofMelodyClark . Perfect for Christmas gifts and delights! Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our fortnightly podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!! Presented by Richard Daniels (Instagram @the_plastic_richard_daniels)

If the eschaton is at hand then there’s no need to worry. By now you will have prepared. The moment is at hand – grab your flannel, grab your mind goggles and get ready to tune in to episode 3 of the almost probably greatest spoken word and weird noise podcast: Plastic Brain Press Presents. On the slab for this episode: David Creese: Founder of The Dumb Earth now occupied with composing music for the films of Jason Tovey and ongoing Narrations project (first collection released 2016). When You Were a Man (2010) marked first release under his own name. New collection of songs, Sea of Tranquillity (2018). Listen at - https://davidcreese.bandcamp.com/ David Rudd-Mitchell; occasional poet/writer/reader/reviewer/musician/music fanatic. Discover him https://twitter.com/RuddMitch Victoria Martin; awesome poet, performer and facilitator. Discover her at Instagram @pinchpunchpoetry Ross McGivern; poet of the Fens and good egg. Discover him at Instagram @racmcgivern We also have more musings from the wonderful Dr Cheeseman inside his Happy Nest Nursery (Twitter @eine) We also return to the disquieting Cavern of Melody Clark. Mel is a poet and illustrator and one of the Plastic Brain’s fluffers. You too can step inside the cavern and see the delights on offer. Simply go to: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CavernofMelodyClark Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our fortnightly podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!! Presented by Richard Daniels (Instagram @the_plastic_richard_daniels)

So you’re back for more eh? You’ve licked the mind hole and now you want another taste. Great decision! Just make sure you’ve brought a towel this time, and get your mind goggles tuned in correctly - saves all the mess and the complicated forms later. So what have we got for you this time? We have more contemplations and cogitations from our man in the happy nest nursery, Dr Matthew Cheeseman (Twitter @eine ) There’s a wonderful piece of urban observation from Aimee Campbell (Instagram @aimeecamp0715) and Stephen Helm. Aimee recently had some of her work in Low Light Magazine from Hi-Vis Press (Twitter @Hi_VisPress). Go and give them all a follow. There’s a beautiful prose piece from a very potent writer who you really ought to read more from. Gareth Spark is from Goth capital Whitby, and writes with a beauty that is cold and sharp like the north sea wind. Seek him out – Twitter @WhitbyPoet Most excitingly – we have a preview of our latest publication from poet Louise M Hart. Frogs For Patti Smith explores class, queerness, grief, bigotry, desire and self-celebration. It’s a loud and victorious shout at the world and all its weirdness. Follow Louise: Twitter @shunterthompson. You can buy her book from us as of the 8th November. Go go get it!! To round out this most powerful episode we have another Plastic Brain poet, the punk rock Simon Widdop: Twitter @SimonWiddopPoet. Listen to him beg you to be his poltergeist. DO it! Then you can rattle his pots and pans! Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our fortnightly podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!! Presented by Richard Daniels (Instagram @the_plastic_richard_daniels

Here we go! Series 3 of the podcast from the only small press helmed by a large plastic encephalon from another dimension. We are Plastic Brain Press and this is what we Present… There are some wonderful specimens on display for this first episode: Lucy Brady from Wyrd Signal Podcast (Twitter @wyrdsignalpod) tells us about a very seasonal day. Powerful poet Bob Horton has a track from his latest release which is available here: https://bobhorton.bandcamp.com/album/bob-vs-wisdom In a brand new segment we have the musings of Dr Matthew Cheeseman from within his happy nest. Find out more about him on Twitter - @eine We also step into the wondrous Cavern of Melody Clark. Mel is a poet and illustrator and one of the Plastic Brain’s fluffers. You too can step inside the cavern and see the delights on offer. Simply go to: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CavernofMelodyClark And to end our first episode we have a beautiful track from the brittle and beguiling musical sensation that is Ichabod Wolf. If you haven’t heard his songs then you are missing a treat. His album Carry On Crow is a gem. Find out more: https://ichabod.bandcamp.com/ Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our fortnightly podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!! Presented by Richard Daniels (Instagram @the_plastic_richard_daniels)

Well would you believe it! We’ve come to the end of season 2! And we’re going out with a very loud bang – so you might want to put your mind goggles on right now before you go any further. This episode kicks off with a brilliant short story from neo-absurdist author Peter Caffrey. He combines dark humour, bizarre imagery and twisted plots to reflect the absurdities in life. His work has appeared in Infernal Ink, Danse Macabre, Horror Sleaze Trash, Dark Dossier, Schlock!, Weird Mask, Literally Stories, Twisted Tongue, Close to the Bone, Idle Ink, Marbella Times and other publications. You can find out more here: https://petercaffrey.com/ His latest novel The Devil’s Hairball is available NOW! Our interview this time is with the unique artist and writer Maxim Griffin. We went on a weird ramble with Max around his neck of the woods and talked about the drive to create, the power of the sun and boozing with Julie Christie. We also talked about his latest project which is being funded through Unbound. You really ought to make a pledge and get yourself a copy of something that will be incredibly powerful and special. Find out more here: https://unbound.com/books/field-notes/ There’s also the last installment of Joe Hayden’s cupboard. Don’t be sad – hear more from Joe right here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMkAooiDLE3fgAvVsGddrrA Yes – this is a jam-packed final episode to round off the season. Do not be too forlorn; hang on to your mind goggles for we shall return in the Autumn for more Plastic Brain Press Presents. Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!! Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels

JP Moreland shares with Mike Keas how twice he was incapacitated for months by panic attacks and anxiety. His new book, Finding Quiet, seeks to make the most of his suffering, condensing the crucial lessons learned from his research. In this episode, JP outlines some practices that can heal and retrain the brain. Show Notes 01:00 | “Cutting new grooves”… Source

Joni Mitchell said that they paved paradise and put up a parking lot. Well, that parking lot was for all the worker drones at the Plastic Brain Press Megastructure Headquarters! Nah – just kidding. Plastic Brain isn’t quite that evil. This episode features a delightful interview with academic and cosmic huntress Dr Ruth Charnock. She talks about the book she helped to bring together: Joni Mitchell, New Critical Readings. The book recognizes the importance and innovativeness of the musician and artist Joni Mitchell and the need for a collection that theorizes her work as musician, composer, cultural commentator and antagonist. Ruth also tells us about that time she saw Midge Ure eating a curry on his own. Find out more about Ruth on her Twitter: @DRRUTHCHARNOCK ‏ We have poetry from the fabulous Chris Martin, recorded on a lonely, poetic beach. Check Chris out here: @abolish_minutes There’s more from our resident oddball Joe Hayden and of course there’s the usual subliminal messages and high frequency mind control. Of course this is all held together by hosts Melody Clark & Richard Daniels. Why not check their work out at www.plasticbrainpress.com. There’s a free mind meld with every purchase! Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!! Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels

JP Moreland shares with Mike Keas how twice he was incapacitated for months by panic attacks and anxiety. His new book, Finding Quiet, seeks to make the most of his suffering, condensing the crucial lessons learned from his research. In this episode, JP outlines some practices that can heal and retrain the brain. Show Notes 01:00 | “Cutting new grooves” Read More › Source

Isn’t it good? Isn’t it fine? Isn’t it madness; we meld your minds! Time to put your mind goggles on again and loosen your kimono for a bit more of the chaos cabaret that is Plastic Brain Press Presents. In this episode our feature interview is with the author Eamonn Griffin and there’s an extract from his novel East, Of England - a unique slice of Brit Noir which came out earlier this year through Unbound. Eamonn Griffin was born and raised in Lincolnshire, though these days he lives in north-east Wales. He's worked as a stonemason, a strawberry picker, in plastics factories, in agricultural and industrial laboratories, in a computer games shop, and latterly in further and higher education. We talked about his experience of publishing via the emerging platform of Unbound, what his writing process is like and which celebrity he would urinate next to if he ever got the chance. Find out more about Eamonn here: http://www.eamonngriffinwriting.com/ This episode also returns to Joe Hayden’s Cupboard to find out what’s been going on in his brain. Have wet wipes handy. Of course this is all held together by hosts Melody Clark & Richard Daniels. Why not check their work out at www.plasticbrainpress.com. There’s a free mind meld with every purchase! Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!! Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels

So how’s that whole reality thing working out for you? Need a little break? Well you’ve come to the right podcast! We’ve got a lovely interview in this episode – lovely if you’re into horror! We spoke with podcaster and horror DIE hard enthusiast S.A. Bradley – he told us all about his love for the genre, how he got in to podcasting and what made him write his book Screaming For Pleasure. You can find out more about Mr Bradley right here: https://hellbentforhorror.com/ Poetry in this episode comes from Ross Mcgivern – poet of the Flatlands! Hear his creepy take on a classic from Roy Orbison. Go and discover more about Ross at his Instagram account: @racmcgivern Joe Hayden emerges from his cupboard once more, this time to tell us about the mysterious Mr Zero. If entertainment was a paper bag then ours would be filled with blood, brain matter AND very glittery glitter, and the bag would be hurled from the 7th floor of a multi-storey car park down to the pavement below. I think you know what we’re talking about. Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!! Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels

This is a 30 minute preview. To listen to the full interview - and get all of our premium content - join Night Club: Lucid Dreaming & Dream Yoga Community! Just $1 for your first 30 days. For the full interview: ⭐ https://nightclub.andrewholecek.com/interviews/james-kingsland/ ⭐ Join Andrew as he talks with noted science writer James Kingsland. James is a medical and science journalist with over twenty-five years' experience working for publications including New Scientist, Nature and the Guardian, a British daily newspaper, where he was a commissioning editor and contributor for its Notes & Theories blog. On his own blog the Plastic Brain, he writes about neuroscience and Buddhist psychology. In this interview, Andrew talks with James about his forthcoming book, “Am I Dreaming? The New Science of Consciousness and How Altered States Reboot the Brain.” When asked to endorse the book, Andrew wrote, “If you're not shocked by this book, you don't understand it.” This is a tour-de-force look at neurophenomenology (where science meets spirit), and a deep exploration of the nature of perception – how it is that we “dream” our world into existence. Additional topics discussed by Andrew and James include; hypnosis, virtual reality, psychedelics, hallucination, lucid dreaming, and how altered states can help us discover the natural state. Learn about the neural substrates of ego, the default mode network and the salience network, and how meditation rudely interrupts the narratives created by these networks. Find out why you sometimes have to “lose your mind to find reality.” Discover how it is truly possible that lucid dreamers are on the cutting edge of evolution... and so much more.

Join Andrew as he talks with noted science writer James Kingsland. James is a medical and science journalist with over twenty-five years' experience working for publications including New Scientist, Nature and the Guardian, a British daily newspaper, where he was a commissioning editor and contributor for its Notes & Theories blog. On his own blog the Plastic Brain, he writes about neuroscience and Buddhist psychology.In this interview, Andrew talks with James about his forthcoming book, “Am I Dreaming? The New Science of Consciousness and How Altered States Reboot the Brain.”When asked to endorse the book, Andrew wrote, “If you're not shocked by this book, you don't understand it.” This is a tour-de-force look at neurophenomenology (where science meets spirit), and a deep exploration of the nature of perception – how it is that we “dream” our world into existence.Additional topics discussed by Andrew and James include; hypnosis, virtual reality, psychedelics, hallucination, lucid dreaming, and how altered states can help us discover the natural state.Learn about the neural substrates of ego, the default mode network and the salience network, and how meditation rudely interrupts the narratives created by these networks.Find out why you sometimes have to “lose your mind to find reality.” Discover how it is truly possible that lucid dreamers are on the cutting edge of evolution. . . and so much more.

Oh for a muse of Fire! And a podcast orchestrated by a large trans-dimensional encephalon made of plastic. Yes it’s another deep dive into the underground of awesomeness that is Plastic Brain Press Presents!! In this episode we chatted with upcoming Sheffield band, the cute punk popsters All Girls Arson Club. They’ve been played on BBC 6 Music in the last few months and have supported the likes of International Teachers of Pop at Sheffield Leadmill. We spoke to them before they played a gig at Café Totem – we’re sure you’re going to be hearing a lot more from them. Their debut EP ‘Dark Fruits’ is out from Delicious Clam Records (https://deliciousclamrecords.bandcamp.com/). Find and follow All Girls Arson Club on Facebook and Instagram and listen to their punky pop sound on Spotify (https://www.instagram.com/allgirlsarsonclub/) As ever there are loads more exciting noises to be found in this episode: We have some brilliant poetry out of Brisbane, Australia, from Rhianna Jay. Find out more about her work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rj.poetry/ We also have a live reading by our very own Melody Clark from the recent Leeds International Festival. This is to celebrate the launch of her poetry collection The Devil Rides To Doncaster – available NOW from plasticbrainpress.com and Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Devil-Rides-Doncaster-Melody-Clark/dp/1999882741/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+devil+rides+to+doncaster&qid=1559746811&s=gateway&sr=8-1 For more of Mel’s awesome poetry and illustration you should definitely take a look at her store. It’s always open: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CavernofMelodyClark And yes – of course! There is the second instalment of Joe Hayden’s Cupboard. Find out what becomes of the Countess Essemire. Go back and listen to our previous episode for part one of the tale. Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!! Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels

Hello, welcome to podcast # 26 I’m Michael Lingard Orthopath, Buteyko Educator and Plantrician introducing perhaps the most important question for us all today, What Is Health? Is It More Than an Absence of Disease? Whenever I have asked an audience this question most people intuitively know that health is far more than freedom from diseases. Although health is a very difficult concept to define we do know what are the main causes of good health. If you have ever wondered what are these key factors that determine our health and longevity and would like some practical, reliable, information on this subject then stay tuned to this podcast. It is unfortunate that modern medicine has been primarily concerned with disease, illness and pathology for the past century and has not given the public much advice on health promotion. The main reason for this omission, is that doctors are not trained as health practitioners; they receive very little training in the fundamentals of health promotion: the need for good body mechanics, for good nutrition, for adequate exercise, good breathing, good relaxation, a healthy environment and a supportive community. Because of this disease model of medical practice, the system is overloaded with a sick population that is creating increasingly impossible demands on finance and resources. We also have trained an entire generation of the public to rely on their doctor to keep them well and have lost the sense of self-responsibility for their own health or are just unwilling to do anything to help them selves. There is today a prevalent view that “It’s pointless worrying about our own health and quality of life or longevity, just carry on & enjoy yourself as we all have to die of something don’t we?” The truth is we can have a profound effect on our health and longevity and we can usually choose either a long healthy, active life or a chronically sick existence for many years maintained with increasing medical & surgical interventions. If we follow the American lifestyle over the next few years we can expect the same outcomes; according to good medical authority we may be seeing parents routinely outliving their children for the first time in our history. It is now commonplace in America for young people to be suffering strokes or heart attacks and other chronic degenerative diseases that were usually found among the middle or old aged in the past. The major reason for this catastrophic decline in health and increased premature death appears to be largely due to diet, lack of exercise & an unhealthy lifestyle with increasing medical interventions with drugs and surgery. After thirty-five years in the healthcare profession I have tried to find an answer to this question from past doctors who have devoted time to research this topic. A few years ago I decided to put all my findings into one small book called “Connection – Towards a better understanding of health in medicine.” The conclusion I came to was that our health depends on almost everything! However there are just four factors we can all control ourselves. Let’s look at each of them now: Our Body. We must not forget that our body is an amazing mechanical structure that can suffer many of the problems that might affect any machine. It needs to be kept in fine adjustment to function optimally. We wouldn’t dream of driving a car with a twisted chassis or faulty wheel alignment, but most people happily try to get around with many mechanical problems in their spine. Luckily this is where your body is radically different from your car; it is able to compensate for many mechanical faults but at a cost of either pain or poor functioning. The first chapter of “Connection” explains the details of our body mechanics and what we can do to help ourselves. Our Food. We are what we eat, or “let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. Our diet is the most important factor underpinning health or laying the foundation for serious diseases for most of us in the West. I would heartily recommend you read an amazing best selling book giving the research behind this concept it is entitled “How Not To Die” by Dr. Michael Greger. My book “Connection” gives a very brief summary of some of the research findings that have led to these conclusions. Unfortunately the diet and nutrition industry has totally confused people and is driven by commercial interests that are very much like the drug industry. The truth seems to be that the most health promoting diet is the simplest and cheapest to follow. It is described as Whole Plant Nutrition and recommends you eat all you want of whole plant based foods and dishes and you will not need supplements (with just two possible exceptions), enzymes, special training or calorie counting. This diet drastically reduces the risk of developing most of the chronic diseases, normalizes your weight and will often reverse pathologies such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and hypertension. This same diet may also be the fastest way of tackling global warming and the destruction of our planet if most of the world’s population followed it. Our Breath. Your doctor checked your blood pressure, your weight, your reflexes, your blood chemistry, your heart & lung sounds, you may have had Peak Flow tests, even given you X-rays or MRI scans but why didn’t he check your breathing rate? We can live for three weeks without food, for three days without water but only three minutes without air. That life’s most fundamental activity, BREATHING, is not routinely checked by Western doctors (unless you are complaining of breathing difficulties like asthma, COPD or bronchitis) is a serious omission. If there were just one measure allowed when checking the health of a person I would suggest THEIR BREATHING would be the best choice. Why? Firstly it’s a quick, easy and cheap test. It takes less than a minute, is none invasive and does not require special expensive equipment. Secondly, many medical researchers have claimed dysfunctional breathing may be the cause of over a hundred modern diseases, so wouldn’t it make sense to at least diagnose it and then perhaps address this problem first? Thirdly, although our breathing is normally automatic and unconscious – like our heart, liver, & kidney activity - we can take conscious control of it and change our bad breathing habits for good normal ones, with just a little training. Fourthly, this route to better health and wellbeing empowers the patient and reduces their reliance on medical care and drugs. Surely a very desirable aim? My third chapter of “Connection” explains how to check your own breathing and how most diseases are associated with poor breathing. You may decide to study my free podcast breath-training course. “Better Breathing Means Better Health” found on most podcast sites. Our Mind. Did you know that your brain tomorrow will be different from how it is today? This is the latest thinking of how our brain functions; it is about “the plastic brain”. The most amazing thing about the human brain is that it has the ability to grow, change, re-arrange all our thoughts and mental processing from birth to death. We have a plastic brain that can do remarkable things such as cope with a stroke and re-organized all the activities that were done in one area that is damaged and allow them to be done in another area. Areas of the brain that are normally associated with speech can be used for sight or hearing. The old thinking was that we were born with a brain divided up into little boxes, each was allocated a specific job, this has all changed with the latest research. What does this mean to you and me? The first lesson we need to learn is “never to say never!” We cannot tell what is possible and what is not possible. The second lesson is that we can change the way we think, feel or behave in remarkable ways with a little help and effort. The third lesson is that despite the fact that we function much of our waking time with habits learned since childhood (it would be tough to have to learn how to talk, walk or clean our teeth the new every day! ) all these habitually programmed activities can be reprogrammed. How we can do this is the subject of this section of my book. The phrase used today is “If it fires, it wires!” Repeated nerve signals create stronger pathways. Did you know that every child, at birth, has a greater potential intelligence than Leonardo da Vinci ever used? That includes your own children and grandchildren. This finding is based on many years of clinical research and practical application by the mothers or fathers of tens of thousands of babies guided by Dr. Glen Domam and others. Watch the video on YouTube entitled “Glenn Doman Introducing The Institutes (Part I) Working with Children for over 50 years.” Finally, remember your mind is closely linked to all of the body activities and is perhaps the most significant connection discussed in my book. We are emerging from a long period of study and thinking based on reductionism, or the analysis and study of increasingly smaller and smaller parts of our whole, but now there is a move towards the more difficult task of understanding how every part is connected to every other part and every system is affecting every other system, this is Holism or Wholism. We must remember we need both reductionism and holism if we are to make any sense of the universe we live in. My book “Connection” discusses other key factors related to our health including family, community and even cosmic factors! It also offers an alternative theory of the universe to deal with the awkward question “What happened before the Big Bang?”

Here we are – it’s the Season 1 finale! Hopefully by now you’ve begun to feel more balanced and energetic in your mind – probably right towards the back of your mind, maybe in that dark corner where your thoughts join with the cosmos, near that cracked downpipe which lets in a draught. If you don’t feel any different then try listening again to some of the episodes. You can also wait and see what happens when we launch Season 2 in a couple of months. Stay tuned! In this episode we have interviews with 2 creatives. First up is Hannah Whitlow. Hannah is an artist, poet and zinester based in the north west. She is part of the crew who organise Nottingham Zine Fest and curate the Nottingham Zine Library. We talked to her about her art and about moving back to your home town with the hope of helping it to thrive artistically. Fine out more about Hannah: https://www.instagram.com/hannahwhitlow/ & https://www.hannahwhitlow.com/about Next up we have Brit Noir writer Math Bird. He recently published Welcome to HolyHell (https://allduerespectbooks.com/books/welcome-to-holyhell-by-math-bird) with publisher All Due Respect. Welcome to HolyHell, set in the borderlands of northeast Wales, is a coming-of-age story about loneliness, hope, the past that haunts us, and the fear of growing older. Math is now hard at work on its sequel. We spoke to him about his writing process and inspirations – he really enjoyed being probed by Plastic Brain! And before you start getting tetchy, yes there is another peek inside Joe Hayden’s Cupboard. There is also the usual razzle-dazzle and freaky-deaky. Fill your boots up! Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts. Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels Produced by Tom Wickstead

On this episode of Max Planck Florida's Neurotransmissions Podcast Misha and Paul sit down with Dr. Brenda Bloodgood, assistant professor in the Division of Biological Sciences at the University of California San Diego. Hear how Dr. Bloodgood’s path from aspiring undergraduate neuroscientist to professor informs her approach to not only her lab’s research linking gene expression to neural plasticity, but also to her philosophy of teaching and the greater role scientists can play in their communities.

Hey Brainseekers! How’s your mind holding up? We’re three episodes into this first series – you’re doing ever so well; just keep applying pressure to the wound and make sure those mind goggles are good and tight. In this episode we speak with the peculiar performance artist Edie Beehiven. She has recently completed her Ken Nordine homage – along with Monty Python, Ken has been a big influence on her. Find out what other peccadillo’s Edie has as she takes a tour around a rather curious art exhibition. (Edie Beehiven: https://www.instagram.com/ediebeehiven/) We also have some very juicy poetry from David Rudd Mitchell (https://twitter.com/RuddMitch) There’s also poetry from Jonathan Butcher whose latest collection ‘Corroded Gardens’ will be out in the next couple of months. Discover more: https://twitter.com/JonDButcher And yes – due to popular demand we shall once again be opening the door to Joe Hayden’s cupboard. Let’s hope he’s had his meds this time. Wrapped around all of this fruitiness is the squirty cream of Melody Clark, Richard Daniels and Plastic Brain too! This is absolutely very tasty. Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts. Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels Produced by Tom Wickstead

In episode 5 Catri explores how a better understanding of your brains malleability can change your habits and improve your success, health and wellbeing.    She looks at how our brains flexibility can answer the following questions: How you can go from a glass half empty person to a glass half full? Why learning new things is so important and what we can do to give ourselves the best chance of being compos mentis when we become elderly?   The answer is in re-wiring the brain by forming new pathways and weakening old ones. A process called Neuroplasticity. Catri shows you how you can forget about 'practice making perfect' and focus on 'practice making change' so you too can daily micro actions that contribute to self-directed neuroplasticity.    If you're looking to replace bad habits with new ones then this episode is for you!

It’s one giant leap for mankind but one cosmic explosion of creative joy juice for a Plastic Brain! So begins Plastic Brain Press Presents. A fortnightly podcast of interviews with creatives from the realms of poetry, fiction, music, art and filmmaking as well as readings and fun time audio weirdness. A cabaret of chaos you’re sure to enjoy. This episode features our interview with Andrew Hung, one half of the electronic duo Fuck Buttons and recent film score composer for An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn and The Greasy Strangler (both available on Netflix). Andrew answers some probing questions to try and get the gig as composer for Plastic Brain’s new movie. Does he succeed? Andre Hung: https://andrewhung.bandcamp.com/ We also speak with punk poet from Wakefield and Plastic Brain Press teamster Simon Widdop. Simon is currently developing his show for the Manchester Fringe in July. His book Sending A Drunk Text Whilst Sober is available from: http://plasticbrainpress.com/ Simon Widdop: https://www.simonwiddop.com/ This episode also features a reading from Manchester poet and performer Lenni Sanders (http://lennisanders.squadsite.uk/) And we have the first of our regular features, Joe’s Cupboard, from Joe Hayden. Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts. Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels Produced by Tom Wickstead

In the world of podcasting there are many DOs and DONTs. And we've decided to run with all of them! DO: find interesting and unusual guests. Check. DONT: Team up with a synthetic space brain. We did it anyway! Check! Plastic Brain is our leader and he really digs Earth creativity! So here is our new listening experience.A cabaret of chaos. This February make sure your mind goggles are set to Plastic Brain Press Presents:... Episodes are popping with interviews from writers, poets, artists and filmmakers. There will also be writers and poets reading their work and there will most definitely be subliminal messages along with a whole brainful of good time fun designed to interface joyously with the minds of pitiful Earthlings. Guests & Artists include: Ethan Minsker (http://www.ethanminsker.com/) Lewis Pavlovic (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7283240/) Math Bird (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07HFK2H7D/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1) Edie Beehiven (https://www.instagram.com/ediebeehiven/) Hannah Whitlow (https://www.hannahwhitlow.com/) Simon Widdop (https://www.simonwiddop.com/) Pinkie Maclure (https://www.pinkiemaclure.net/) Andrew Hung (https://andrewhung.bandcamp.com/) Plastic Brain Press Presents: is the fabulously creative and exciting new podcast from the only independent small publishing press run by a Plastic Brain from another dimension. Come and join our party and see what we do at www.plasticbrainpress.com Our podcast begins in February 2019. Join us!

In Episode 7 Annette talks about your brain and how you can mold it to acheive greater success in business and in life.

About Siddhartha's Brain: Unlocking the Ancient Science of EnlightenmentA groundbreaking exploration of the “science of enlightenment,” told through the lens of the journey of Siddhartha (better known as Buddha), by Guardian science editor James Kingsland.About James KingslandJAMES KINGSLAND is a science and medical journalist with twenty-five years' experience working for publications including New Scientist, Nature and most recently the Guardian, where he was a commissioning editor and contributor for its Notes & Theories blog. On his own blog, Plastic Brain, he writes about neuroscience and Buddhist psychology. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthmatters.substack.com

Today on the show we interview Professor Anthony Holtmaat who is currently Leena’s Principal Investigator or her supervisor. Anthony received his Masters in Science in Medical Biology and his PhD in Molecular Neuroscience from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. He is currently a full professor and has his own laboratory at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. We talked about everything from growing up in the Netherlands to using a process known as synaptic plasticity to reorganize working brain circuits, to compensate for damaged brain circuits. This type of work could for example improve recovery after a stroke.

Mark and Randy discuss the neuroplasticity of the brain in part 6 of their series The Fight of Your Life. (Originally aired on 8/26/2015)

Welcome to our second episode! We have an interview with science editor for The Guardian , James Kingsland. His new book is called: Siddhartha's Brain: Unlocking the Ancient Science of Enlightenment . He also has a blog about neuroscience and Buddhist psychology, called Plastic Brain .

Interview: Prof Greg Downey

he human brain is the most complex object known to us. It contains billions of nerve cells, each of which may make thousands of connections, in immense networks of circuitry that control our sense of self and our appreciation of – and interaction with – the world around us. In the last half century we learned that we are born with raw circuitry that quickly tunes itself to the environment we encounter. Now we are learning that the properties that allow nerve cells to achieve this "plasticity" in response to the early environment are controlled by the very same genes that drive learning and memory in adults.

The human brain is the most complex object known to us. It contains billions of nerve cells, each of which may make thousands of connections, in immense networks of circuitry that control our sense of self and our appreciation of – and interaction with – the world around us. In the last half century we learned that we are born with raw circuitry that quickly tunes itself to the environment we encounter. Now we are learning that the properties that allow nerve cells to achieve this "plasticity" in response to the early environment are controlled by the very same genes that drive learning and memory in adults.

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