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The Brain That Changes Itself: Book Excerpt
This book is about the revolutionary discovery that the human brain can change itself, as told through the stories of the scientists, doctors, and patients who have together brought about these astonishing transformations.
A feature article by an Alumbo member, Apr 14, 2008        

This book is about the revolutionary discovery that the human brain can change itself, as told through the stories of the scientists, doctors, and patients who have together brought about these astonishing transformations. Without operations or medications, they have made use of the brain's hitherto unknown ability to change. Some were patients who had what were thought to be incurable brain problems; others were people without specific problems who simply wanted to improve the functioning of their brains or preserve them as they aged. For four hundred years this venture would have been inconceivable because mainstream medicine and science believed that brain anatomy was fixed. The common wisdom was that after childhood the brain changed only when it began the long process of decline; that when brain cells failed to develop properly, or were injured, or died, they could not be replaced. Nor could the brain ever alter its structure and find a new way to function if part of it was damaged. The theory of the unchanging brain decreed that people who were born with brain or mental limitations, or who sustained brain damage, would be limited or damaged for life. Scientists who wondered if the healthy brain might be improved or preserved through activity or mental exercise were told not to waste their time. A neurological nihilism -- a sense that treatment for many brain problems was ineffective or even unwarranted -- had taken hold, and it spread through our culture, even stunting our overall view of human nature. Since the brain could not change, human nature, which emerges from it, seemed necessarily fixed and unalterable as well.       read: The Brain That Changes Itself: Book Excerpt

The 4 Steps of The Real World
The 4 Steps of The Real World
A feature article by SuccessClinic, Apr 14, 2008        

Here are the 4 basic steps I have observed about the real world (see if you've found these to be true, too): (1) The Fog; (2) Treadmilling (3) Feel Like a Failure; and (4) Try again.       read: The 4 Steps of The Real World

NLP Techniques To Improve Your Mental Recall
Concentrate, Retain, Recall
A feature article by Alan B Densky, Feb 10, 2008        

In our fast paced society, we are constantly learning new things and we need a better memory to remember it all. There are several self hypnosis mental tricks you can learn to sharpen your mental recall.       read: NLP Techniques To Improve Your Mental Recall

6 Brain Exercises For Children
Have Fun
A feature article by Sarah J Holt, Jan 22, 2008        

These brain exercises are not only good for children, but fun as well.       read: 6 Brain Exercises For Children


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The How-To’s of Success
The How-To’s of Success
A feature article by SuccessClinic, Mar 18, 2008        

You can know all of the How-To's of Success, but if you have more Why-Not-To's of Success than Why-To's of Success – even if those Why-Not-To's exist on the Subconscious level – you will not allow yourself to succeed to your full potential, no matter how many How-To's of Success you know....       read: The How-To’s of Success

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