When I was a kid in school, we were taught that the brain had did not
develop new brain cells or connections.
That myth ranks right up there with the flat-earth society for
wrong-ness. Thanks to modern imaging
techniques such as MRIs, we have learned more about the brain in the last 20
years than in all previous history combined.
Our brains are a 3 pound mass of tofu-like tissue containing 1.1
trillion cells including 100 billion neurons. The brain uses 20-25% of oxygen
and glucose used by our body. These are
a few facts from my new book Buddha's
Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom by
Rick Hanson.
The gist of this book and others of its ilk is how to apply the latest
brain/mind research to improve how we think and feel about our lives in a
methodical manner.
I am grateful for science research that helps me make my mind, brain
and life better.
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