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Objectum-Sexuality Internationale - Homepage for Objectum-Sexuals & Objectum Sexuality info with Objectum sexual history. Online Interviewing in Psychology: Reflections on the Process - Qualitative Research in Psychology - Volume 8, Issue 4. Exercise heals early brain stress  Exercise may be a healthy option for reversing the damage that stress early inlife can cause to the brain - although eatingfatty, sugary food may have the same effect.Image: iStockphoto Athletes have long known about the natural “high” exercise can induce.

Exercise heals early brain stress 

Now, for the first time, medical researchers have demonstrated that exercise can reverse the effects in the brain of psychological trauma experienced early in life. Exercise can ameliorate anxiety and depression-like behaviours induced by an adverse early-life environment by altering the chemical composition in the hippocampus – the part of the brain that regulates stress response, researchers from UNSW have found.

The findings, derived from studies on lab rats, are further evidence of the plasticity of the brain and its ability to re-map neural networks. Previous studies from UNSW’s School of Medical Sciences have shown that comfort eating – eating palatable food rich in fat and sugar – achieves similar results. Understanding Stress: Signs, Symptoms, Causes, and Effects. What is stress?

Understanding Stress: Signs, Symptoms, Causes, and Effects

The Body’s Stress Response When you perceive a threat, your nervous system responds by releasing a flood of stress hormones, including adrenaline and cortisol. These hormones rouse the body for emergency action. Your heart pounds faster, muscles tighten, blood pressure rises, breath quickens, and your senses become sharper. These physical changes increase your strength and stamina, speed your reaction time, and enhance your focus—preparing you to either fight or flee from the danger at hand.

Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way. Userwww.service.emory.edu/~jdbremn/papers/does_stress_dir_psych.pdf. A Lecture. A Lecture, Higher Brain Function: Activation of the Brain and Levels of Consciousness Overview The nerve cell process or activity that translates into consciousness and thought remains essentially unknown... but neurophysiology has yielded some understanding of the brain regions, the nerve pathways, and the neurotransmitters which produce the various states of "consciousness.

A Lecture

" It is known that "consciousness" and thought do not emanate from a single brain structure but rather derive from an interaction among many parts of the brain. The "Holistic Theory of Thought Formation" states that thought is produced by an interaction of many brain regions. We use the term "conscious state" or "consciousness" to describe those times when we have thoughts and awareness. It has been suggested that two overlapping systems underlie the various states of consciousness. Putting your Reticular Activating System to work. Have you been given special tasks to your RAS lately?

Putting your Reticular Activating System to work

The RAS is an automatic mechanism inside your brain that serves as a filter between your conscious and subconscious mind bringing relevant information to your attention and it plays a vital role in your ability to achieve goals. RAS stands for reticular activating system. ProAct Safety - EHS Today - January 2011 By: Shawn M.

ProAct Safety -

Galloway Printable Version While walking through a crowd, you suddenly hear a specific word and it prompts you to turn your head. Reticular activating system. Reticular Activating System (RAS) Your Subconscious Bouncer  CONSUMER CREDIT: Retrain your brain to make the most of summer. Have you ever been in a crowded room when suddenly it’s as though everything stops as you hear someone say your name?

CONSUMER CREDIT: Retrain your brain to make the most of summer

Why does all the other noise wash over you, but your name is audible among the din of the crowd? It’s not just coincidence, but a highly specialized mechanism working in your brain. At the base of your brain stem, you have a group of cells that sorts and evaluates incoming data. This control center is known as the reticular activating system, or RAS. Your RAS works like a filter, sending urgent information to the active part of your brain and sending the rest to your subconscious. You might think of your RAS as an executive assistant for your mind, determining which messages will receive your full attention and which you’ll ignore. But it can also keep you from paying attention to things that may be important to you, such as goals you want to achieve. This summer, my husband and I plan to “retrain” our brains with what I have dubbed “Our Summer Manifesto.”

Just Say 'No': Programming Your Brain's RAS System to Hate Size Zero Fashion Ads - 4 Body. Stephanie Seymour, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell (Note from Anne: This may be the first connect-the-dots article I wrote over two years go, one that synthesizes my own philosophy on self-image and self-esteem; the powerful players — mostly men — who promote size 0 women in the fashion industry; the movement to desexualize women since the late 90s by taking away any muscles or curves; and the larger movement afoot to disempower women worldwide.

Just Say 'No': Programming Your Brain's RAS System to Hate Size Zero Fashion Ads - 4 Body

Since its original writing, these topics are communicated frequently at AOC in what I daresay is a losing battle for women, if we don’t get our butts in gear. The title of the article is only picked up in my final words — we can reprogram our brains to hate size 0 fashion ads, if we choose. Amygdala. Human brain in the coronal orientation.

Amygdala

Amygdalae are shown in dark red. Structure[edit] MRI coronal view of the left amygdala Anatomically, the amygdala[7] and more particularly, its central and medial nuclei,[8] have sometimes been classified as a part of the basal ganglia. Hemispheric specializations[edit] Emotions and the Brain: Fear. Reducing Your Stress Levels By Retraining The Amygdala At Home.