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Wisest Elder Ever
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Great Lakes
Posts: 33,508
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Wisest Elder Ever
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Great Lakes
Posts: 33,508
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Dr. Daniel Amen MD
Is on PBS today in my area. Live in Detroit.
I am putting this here because more eyes will see it than in
the other forums.
He is doing a new program called Change Your Brain and Change your Life.
It is just amazing.... Watch for it in your PBS viewing area, or get the book.
He explains brain scans showing various types of damage...things like not enough sleep, drugs, stress, etc.
He has been a moving force in Bipolar and ADD research and now with over 40,000 scans in his experience, he is now showing the public how to improve their brains, how to get along with "difficult" people, etc. He is a great speaker, with warmth and humor and incisive data!
How to eat right, improve brain blood flow and understanding 3 areas of the brain that lead to "difficult" people and some disorders. Prefrontal Cortex issues (ADD impulse control), Cingulate issues (rigidity, OCD) and Limbic (emotional response and depression).
I found this program by accident this morning. So I guess my guardian angel wanted me to see it. (LOL).. I've read his forums in the past, and one of his books on ADD, and have seen his website many times. He is just a wonderful speaker, with alot of common sense and useful information to improve your life. For example he had to screen 3,000 people to find 90 scans indicative of a "normal" for comparison! These are PET scans, BTW. Not very many I'd say, so most of us have room for improvement.
Check it out in your PBS viewing area (this is pledge time for us) and perhaps get the book if you miss the show.
You won't be disappointed!
For example:
Humans have the largest prefrontal cortex (about 30% of the brain)
Chimps 11%
Dogs 7%
Cats virtually NONE..... So he had pics of HIS cat doing things that he cannot train her
out of... LOL... His opinion== cats do not plan, and live virtually in the moment!
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