Time Travel in the Brain

 

Source: Daniel Gilbert & Randy Buckner

 

 

What are you doing when you aren’t doing anything at all? If you said “nothing,” then you have just passed a test in logic and flunked a test in neuroscience.

 

When people perform mental tasks–adding numbers, comparing shapes, identifying faces–different areas of their brains become active, and brain scans show these active areas as brightly colored squares on an otherwise dull gray background.

 

But researchers have recently discovered that when these areas of our brains light up, other areas go dark. This dark network (which comprises regions in the frontal, parietal and medial temporal lobes) is off when we seem to be on, and on when we seem to be off.

 

If you climbed into an MRI machine and lay there quietly, waiting for instructions from a technician, the dark network would be as active as a beehive. But the moment your instructions arrived and your task began, the bees would freeze and the network would fall silent. When we appear to be doing nothing, we are clearly doing something. But what?

 

The answer, it seems, is time travel.

 

The human body moves forward in time at the rate of one second per second whether we like it or not. But the human mind can move through time in any direction and at any speed it chooses.

 

Our ability to close our eyes and imagine the pleasures of Super Bowl Sunday or remember the excesses of New Year’s Eve is a fairly recent evolutionary development, and our talent for doing this is unparalleled in the animal kingdom.

 

We are a race of time travelers, unfettered by chronology and capable of visiting the future or revisiting the past whenever we wish. If our neural time machines are damaged by illness, age or accident, we may become trapped in the present. Alzheimer’s disease, for instance, specifically attacks the dark network, stranding many of its victims in an endless now, unable to remember their yesterdays or envision their tomorrows.

 

Why did evolution design our brains to go wandering in time? Perhaps it’s because an experience is a terrible thing to waste. Moving around in the world exposes organisms to danger, so as a rule they should have as few experiences as possible and learn as much from each as they can.

 

Although some of life’s lessons are learned in the moment (“Don’t touch a hot stove”), others become apparent only after the fact (“Now I see why she was upset. I should have said something about her new dress”). Time travel allows us to pay for an experience once and then have it again and again at no additional charge, learning new lessons with each repetition. When we are busy having experiences–herding children, signing checks, battling traffic–the dark network is silent, but as soon as those experiences are over, the network is awakened, and we begin moving across the landscape of our history to see what we can learn–for free.

 

Animals learn by trial and error, and the smarter they are, the fewer trials they need. Traveling backward buys us many trials for the price of one, but traveling forward allows us to dispense with trials entirely. Just as pilots practice flying in flight simulators, the rest of us practice living in life simulators, and our ability to simulate future courses of action and preview their consequences enables us to learn from mistakes without making them.

 

We don’t need to bake a liver cupcake to find out that it is a stunningly bad idea; simply imagining it is punishment enough. The same is true for insulting the boss and misplacing the children. We may not heed the warnings that prospection provides, but at least we aren’t surprised when we wake up with a hangover or when our waists and our inseams swap sizes.

 

The dark network allows us to visit the future, but not just any future. When we contemplate futures that don’t include us–Will the NASDAQ be up next week? Will Hillary run in 2008?–the dark network is quiet. Only when we move ourselves through time does it come alive.

 

Perhaps the most startling fact about the dark network isn’t what it does but how often it does it. Neuroscientists refer to it as the brain’s default mode, which is to say that we spend more of our time away from the present than in it.

 

People typically overestimate how often they are in the moment because they rarely take notice when they take leave. It is only when the environment demands our attention–a dog barks, a child cries, a telephone rings–that our mental time machines switch themselves off and deposit us with a bump in the here and now. We stay just long enough to take a message and then we slip off again to the land of Elsewhen, our dark networks awash in light.

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The Secret of Success Is Not What You’d Expect

In his new book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell argues that success is less about innate ability than birthdate and luck.

 

By Sabitri Ghosh/ Source: The Globe and Mail

 

Malcolm Gladwell knows a thing or two about success.

 

His previous books, The Tipping Point and Blink, have sold more than three million copies combined in North America alone. He reportedly commands fees of $40,000 (U.S.) per speaking engagement and, in 2005, Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

 

Not bad for a kid from Elmira, Ontario.

 

Now, Mr. Gladwell – whose trademark blend of social science and storytelling appears regularly in The New Yorker – is out to reveal the secret of success.

 

Outliers, due out next week, looks at everyone from hockey players to lawyers and software billionaires to make the case that success has less to do with merit or psychological makeup than with arbitrary factors such as when and where you were born and what your parents did for a living.

 

Mr. Gladwell discussed his findings at his home in New York.

 

Outliers is subtitled “The Story of Success.” How did you define success?

 

It was very, very consciously a narrow definition. I was interested in occupational success in the work that we do. Obviously, that’s not the full definition of success. I’m not interested in happiness: This book is squarely about what happens when you go to work in the morning.

 

The book thoroughly demolishes the myth of the self-made man or woman. Was that something you consciously set out to do?

 

Very quickly, as it became clear the kind of themes that I was interested in, that’s what I was running up against: There was a kind of existing narrative of success. … It’s had so many mythical expressions – Benjamin Franklin and Andrew Carnegie and Horatio Alger – and in the 19th century it took hold so strongly. I feel like it’s become part of the architecture of American society. We haven’t taken a step back and challenged it, which I was trying to do.

 

Can you explain why it’s no coincidence Wayne Gretzky was born in January?

 

Hockey players and soccer players are overwhelmingly born in the early part of the year – hugely disproportionately – and the reason is that the cutoff date for hockey and soccer around the world is Jan. 1. When people start recruiting for all-star teams and rep squads, when kids are 8 and 9 years old, they pick the kids they think are the most talented. But at that age, the most talented kids are simply the ones born closest to the cutoff date because they’re bigger and more mature. And then you give them special coaching and they play more games and they practise more, so by the time they’re 17, 18 years old, they actually are better. … Kids born in the second half of the school year also underachieve – which is why [parents] hold their kids back. What’s curious is that it persists – that you see, if you have a cutoff date for school eligibility at Jan. 1, the December-born kids are underrepresented in college admissions 15 years later. So it’s not trivial – it makes a lasting difference.

 

You also assert that you need 10,000 hours, or about 10 years of practice, to be a world-class expert in virtually anything.

 

Anything that is cognitively complex seems like it requires at least 10,000 hours. … It’s deliberate practice, so it’s focused, determined, in environments where there’s feedback, where there’s a chance to really learn from mistakes. What’s fascinating about this notion that expertise arises only after 10,000 hours of deliberate practice is that it seems to apply incredibly broadly to an astonishing array of different professions – from playing chess to writing classical music to being a brain surgeon to playing hockey.

 

Bill Joy, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, jokingly refers to himself as a “no-date nerd” who cared only about computers growing up. So, being an obsessive loner can actually help you become successful?

 

Absolutely. Getting 10,000 hours is so hard that the only way to do it is to be obsessive in a certain way. It might be a bad thing to be obsessive-compulsive in normal life, but if you’re a research scientist, it actually could be a really good thing.

 

But you found that simply having a really high IQ or mastery in a certain field means little if you don’t have practical intelligence.

 

A critical part of high achievement is not a function of your IQ, your analytical ability, the size of your hard drive in your brain, but rather, a function of your ability to navigate the world and get what you want from the world. … We radically underestimate how much high achievers rely on that practical side.

 

You interviewed Chris Langan, who is a genius. Yet he hasn’t won a Nobel Prize and most people have never heard of him.

 

He has an IQ closing in on 200 and he has not been a success by any conventional measure. I’m trying to explain why has he failed. And the answer is that he doesn’t have any of that other kind of intelligence – practical intelligence – and it’s crippling, even though he has a brain that works better than almost anyone’s brain in North America.

 

Are some people doomed to failure simply because of the lot they’ve been handed in life?

 

We vary greatly in the degree of natural advantages that we’ve been given by the world: That’s why governments step in and provide opportunities to try and level the playing field. That’s why social interventions to provide opportunities are so important. Because the world’s not fair.

 

You point out, though, that poor kids learn just as much as wealthier kids in school. Where they fall behind is during summers. How can we address this discrepancy – short of having no summer vacation for students?

 

There’s no way around it. There’s no shortcut. One of the things that drives me crazy about a lot of educational reform ideas is that they try to find shortcuts: a charismatic principal; a cool technology; a fancy new school. All of those things are beside the point. This issue is, do you have enough time in school to master the things you need to know. And if you’re a poor kid, you don’t, because you’re not learning at home at the same time. … Poorer families should be made aware of the disadvantage that they’re operating in and then given the opportunity to deal with that disadvantage by having their kids go to school longer. It’s about giving people choices – educating them and giving them choices. That’s the way to solve that problem.

 

Do the rules and principles of success that you lay out in Outliers apply to your own success?

 

I spent exactly 10 years at the Washington Post. When I entered, I was not a good writer and I was not a good reporter. And when I ended, I was. So I very much, very, very much, associate my success with the 10,000-hour rule. … But that’s the point of the book: You should be able to see reflections of your own life in the lessons.

 

So do you think you’ve figured out the equation for success?

 

No, because so much of it is outside of our control. I will only say that there are common elements. The common elements are: some kind of opportunity to work harder than your peers – that would be a critical element; some kind of opportunity to see things that others can’t see – that’s the generational thing; and a fit, a good fit, between your cultural legacy and what you choose to explore.

 

But from a cost-benefit point of view, why should society invest in creating opportunities for people who haven’t received the sort of breaks you write about?

 

Because we squander talent. Even in a country like Canada, where hockey is a priority, an obsession, we’re squandering a huge amount of hockey talent without realizing it. We could have twice as many star players if we just changed the institutional rules around finding talent. To me, that’s such a powerful lesson. Because it just says, look, in a simple area like hockey, in a country that cares more about it than almost anything else, if you’re still squandering 50 per cent of your ability, how much more are we squandering everywhere else?

 

 

 

 

 

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A Guide to How To Forget

Source–  increasebrainpower.com

 

 

How to forget? Usually my memory topics are about improving memory, but a Brainpower Newsletter subscriber wrote to ask me if I could do an article on how to forget something. He had memories of things that kept coming up and interfering with his ability to concentrate on whatever he needed to be concentrating on.

 

Of course, any direct attempt to try to forget something generally isn’t going to work. If I told you right now to not think about a red balloon as big as a house, to avoid at all costs any thought about that huge red balloon floating in the sky, you might just have an image of a red balloon. It would probably be there in your mind for just about as long as you kept telling yourself, “stop thinking about that!”

 

The same is true when you tell yourself to stop thinking about anything. What are you doing when you say “don’t think about x?” You are bringing your attention to the very thing you want to forget. That provides the insight necessary for getting something out of your mind.

 

Attention is limited. You can only focus on so many things at a time, and the less you focus on something the more it fades away in your mind. So the key to how to forget something is to place your attention somewhere else.

 

Don’t think you can overpower a memory. It will almost certainly be in your mind for – well, for the rest of your life. But if whenever it arises you consciously turn your attention to something else, it generally will lose its power to bother you. It will come up less often, and be weaker.

 

It may help to label it, as some people do when thoughts arise during meditation. For example, suppose an unwanted memory starts to form and interfere with your mental work. You might note it and say “memory,” or “feeling” or “reaction.” Something more specific may help depending on the case, like “just a thought based on fear.” Then you can immediately turn your attention to something more productive. Do this enough and the thoughts you don’t want to distract you will “leave” more quickly.

 

 

Another thing that may help is to write the intruding thoughts down on some sort of to-do list, whether they are memories or future plans or worries or whatever. For example, you might make a note to deal with a memory on Friday. The idea here is that this “categorizing” of a thought as something “to be dealt with on Friday” makes it easier for your mind to drop it now. Of course, if it is just a matter of unnecessary dwelling on something, when Friday comes along you can look at the list, cross off the item and maybe write next to it “not necessary.”

 

Those last two “tricks” may be more or less helpful depending on the way your own mental habits, but key is to remember that you are actually in charge of your attention. And though strictly speaking this doesn’t really tell you how to forget, your memories are not a problem when they are put in their proper place. That means putting your attention in the right place – the place of your choosing.

 

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Pentagon Scientists Fear Brain-Boosted Enemies

By Noah Shactman
Source: Wired Blog

There’s concern in some corners of the U.S. military about “enemy activities in sleep research,” neuro-pharmaceutical performance enhancement, and “brain-computer interfaces.”
And it’s not coming from the Pentagon’s scientific fringe, or from some tin-hat kook with a Defense Department badge. The celebrated scientists on the Pentagon’s most prestigious scientific advisory panel, JASON, are the ones worried about adversaries’ ability “to exploit advances in Human Performance Modification, and thus create a threat to national security.”
In a recent report, unearthed by Secrecy News, the JASONs are recommending that the American military push ahead with its own performance-enhancement research — and monitor foreign studies — to make sure that the U.S.’ enemies don’t suddenly become smarter, faster, or better able to endure the harsh realities of war than American troops.
The JASONs are particularly concerned about (and excited by) new drugs that promote “brain plasticity” — rewiring the mind, essentially, by helping to “permanently establishing new neural pathways, and thus new cognitive capabilities.” The military has already tested these neuro-modulators as a way to keep troops alert after sleepless nights.
But these new drugs will certainly have extensive off-label use for improvement of memory and cognitive performance. [They] may have the additional effect of weakening or overwriting existing memories. Depending on the ultimate performance of these drugs, adversaries might use them in training programs or field operations… to increase troop effectiveness or modify troop behavior and/or emotional responses.
The scientific group also wants the military to keep close watch on the hardware and software which connects the human brain to machines. American researchers have used these brain-computer interfaces to develop new prosthetics — and to train monkeys to control robotic limbs. Northrop Grumman just won a Pentagon contract to develop binoculars that will tap the subconscious mind. The JASONs believe “the primary threat potential for adversarial use of a Brain-Computer interface…
…may arise in a feedback mode, in which a the interface provides a soldier with a simple signal or a pain/pleasure pulse in response to externally provided situational information. Longer term adversarial developments may include prosthetic applications providing specialized sensory input or mechanical output.
None of this is likely to happen soon, of course. Even the most basic of these advances — a drug to effectively, consistently fight sleep deprivation — still isn’t ready for wartime. “If an opposing force had a significant sleep advantage, this would pose a serious threat. However, the technical likelihood of such a development is small at present,” the JASONs note.
But since “existing neuro-pharmaceuticals” are “used rather commonly… as study aids.” And since “the US military will certainly test whether, and to what extent, the new lessons of neuroscience can be used in military training… it is reasonable to expect that adversaries will do so as well. We do not expect the development of super-soldiers as a result of improved training, although enhanced military capability can certainly be expected.”
While it is possible to improve athletic performance using supplements, or banned substances (e.g the former East German sports teams), such improvements often are either small in effect, highly variable from individual to individual, or dependent on coordination with highly disciplined training regimes. As a result, the tactical advantage that might be gained by any adversary employing supplements is not likely to be overwhelming in general operations. Special circumstances, as in the use of khat in Somalia, can however contribute to unexpected enemy behavior. Therefore it is important for the US to establish and maintain awareness of adversaries’ uses of performance modifying substances (either as part of local culture, or officially established military policy).
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Optimists Enjoy Better Health and Live Longer

Optimists Enjoy Better Health and Live Longer
By Sheryl Walters
Source: Natural News

Do you see the glass half full or half empty? We now have proof that positive thinking will add years to our lives. A study published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings has revealed the difference between optimists and pessimists is around 12 years of life!
The Mayo team began by examining personality tests performed in the 1960s. Then they followed these individuals for around 30 years to find out how their lives played out to scientifically measure the relationship between attitude and longevity.
The conclusion: optimists are far more likely to live longer than pessimists.
Dr. Toshihiko Maruta, the chief researcher of this study stated, “The important thing is that we’ve proven the relationship scientifically, and made a correlation between how people see the world when they’re young and how they turn out 30 years later.”
The other piece of valuable information taken from this study is that being an optimist or a pessimist is not always dependent on one’s environment, circumstances and stressors. While of course these factors play a role, there are many people in fantastic situations with plenty of money and no recognizable stress that are miserable. Then there are those whose lives are profoundly stressful that seem to be incredibly happy and optimistic.
Being optimistic is not just about living a long life. It is about enjoying life and living it to the fullest. Having an optimistic outlook is imperative to feeling young and free.
So what is the difference between an optimist and a pessimist?
• Optimists see setbacks as temporary, changeable, and even a chance to learn and grow. They are motivated to take action. Non-optimists tend to look at setbacks as permanent and hopeless.
• Optimists explain positive events as having happened because of them… if they get a new job it is because they are good at what they do. A pessimist views good things that happen to them as lucky breaks or a fluke.
• Optimists are not self deprecating. For example, if they didn’t follow their diet for a week, they might say, “I had a lot going on this week. I didn’t plan my time too well. I’ll have to do better next week.” A pessimist blames him or herself for everything and never gets away with anything. If they missed out on their diet for a week they might say “I have no self-discipline and will never be the weight I desire. I am a loser!”
If you are one of those self blaming, negative pessimists… don’t worry. You won’t fall dead tomorrow and you can become an optimist with a little belief and work!
Martin E. P. Seligman, a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania has done many studies on optimism and says that people can learn to adopt more optimistic outlooks. While I have always been fairly optimistic, I certainly continue to work on being more positive. There are always ways to open our minds and become more in touch with the greatness of life.
Here are a few ways to begin making that change:
• When something positive happens in your life, ask yourself whether you are giving yourself credit for making it happen? Think of all your strengths that have contributed to your success.
• When negative events occur, think of the extenuating circumstances that could have contributed to this happening. Don’t be so quick to blame yourself. And if you realize that you have created this event, think about what you can do differently next time. See this as a way to learn a lesson.
• Imagine what future possibilities could be on there way. There are infinite possibilities in life and you should expect the best!
Sheryl Walters is a kinesiologist, nutritionist and holistic practitioner. Her website www.younglivingguide.com provides the latest research on preventing disease, looking naturally gorgeous, and feeling emotionally and physically fabulous.

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Believe In Yourself And Become a Winner: Lessons from Hollywood

Copyright 2004 Priya Shah
A while ago I made it a point to watch the movie “Legally Blonde.”
Not just for the bright, chirpy and eminently watchable Reese Witherspoon, but also because I loved the message it sent out.
If you didn’t see the movie, all you need to know is that it’s about a smart, fashion-conscious blonde who’s told time and again, by her family and friends, that it’simpossible for someone like her to go to Harvard law school.
That she’s just not smart enough and doesn’t have what it takes.
In the movie, the character played by Witherspoon not only goes to Harvard law, but also through sheer determination and intuition, graduates at the top of her class.
Its just the sort of movie people love. Because it makes us believe that we too are capable of achieving anything we want to.
It reminds us how we often let ourselves, and others, underestimate our own potential.
And how we undermine our own sense of self, because of what we look like or where we came from.
But why just let it remain a movie, when it can be the story of your life…
Have you ever asked yourself what it is that keeps you from reaching your full potential?
From doing what you are inherently capable of?
For many of us, it’s a lack of belief in ourselves. A lack of confidence in our own ability to succeed.
And because we believe we will fail, we usually do.
But there are people who have succeeded beyond all expectation – no matter what they look like, or where they come from.
One of my favourite role models who comes to mind is another Hollywood celebrity, Barbra Streisand.
Indeed, one of my favourite films of all time is her movie, “Yentl,” about a courageous, intelligent woman trying to fulfill her capabilities, in the face of overwhelming odds.
“Yentl” was also the movie in which Streisand became the first woman ever to produce, direct, write and star in a major motion picture.
Streisand carved her own path, and broke the mould.
She showed how a woman with unconventional looks can make it in a field where beauty is more important than brains.
So, if you believe that you are less than someone, because of your lack of education, looks, talent, background or ability, take courage from her achievements.
They are an inspiration not only for women, but for everyone.
Because all it take is a belief. The belief that you can do what it takes.
Don’t wait for someone else to give you an opportunity to prove yourself. Stop depending on others for handouts.
Don’t wait for the right opportunity to fall in your lap. Because it never will.
All you need to carve your own path, is the confidence and the belief that you can succeed at anything you set out to do, no matter what the odds.
So start today. Choose a mentor.
Learn from the masters. Re-invent yourself.
Create your own opportunities and forge your own future.
Your belief in yourself, coupled with the courage to see it through, is what will carry you from a life of mediocrity and under-achievement, into a world where you can be the winner you aspire to be.
Priya Shah is the editor of the newsletters Be a Whiz at eBiz! and The Glutathione Report She shows you how to truly build multiple sources of income online with the Brilliant Team Home Business Opportunity

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25 WAYS TO CALM MY NERVES

25 WAYS TO CALM MY NERVES
1. Take a 10-minute walk. This will help your body to relax and let off energy that may be leading to your anxiety.
2. Listen to some music or a relaxation CD. This will help distract you from thinking about your current stressors.
3. Stop obsessive thoughts. Keep busy as much as possible outside your home is even better to avoid getting bored.
4. Stop talking about your past. If you must, seek counseling for professional help. Soon after try to move on with your life and leave your past behind.
5. Breathe slowly. This will help you to relieve some of the tension you are experiencing within minutes.
6. Count to ten. This technique can help to you to maintain focused and avoid saying or engaging into appropriate behaviors you would later regret.
7. Use positive affirmations. Talking to yourself is always a useful self-care tool one can depend on anytime you want to avoid a nervous break down or losing control over your feelings.
8. Be gentle with yourself. Avoid putting yourself down or being negative, as this will only stress you out more.
9. Sleep or take a nap. Rest is important when it comes to taking care of one’s body. When you get tired you become irritable and stressed, which may lead to health problems.
10. Talk to a friend or family. Sharing one’s stressors with people you can trust helps to relieve tension and may lead to you finding a solution.
11. Avoid caffeine. Caffeine is a stimulant and may lead to increased anxiety.
12. Get a body massage-This is good for muscle tension. Your muscles may be tensed which leads to more stress.
13. Time management- Prioritize and use your time wisely. Do what you can with the time you have in the order of importance and continue when you can.
14. Avoid being in a rush. It is a bad habit that can lead one to have anxiety problems in the future. It is also an unnecessary stressor one can avoid.
15. Stop working so hard. You should always try to balance out your life when it comes to your family and work. Too much work can lead to serious health problems and not enough personal time can lead to relationship problems and severe emotional problems including anxiety and depression.
16. Ask for assistance. It can be helpful to receive support and/or get advice from family and friends during a difficult and stressful time.
17. Do something fun. Fun is always good for stress and life in general.
18. Live today and plan for tomorrow. Take it one day at a time to avoid overloading yourself with too many worries and /or planning that can wait for another day.
19. Write in a journal. Share what’s on your mind and the feelings you may have to help get them off your chest.
20. Laugh or smile more. This is a relaxing thing to do and helps one to maintain a good mood and positive attitude. Watch a funny show, movie or go to and comedy club near you.
21. Choose your battles wisely. Learn to ignore or let go of the small stuff. (e.g. losing money, items, forgetting things, problematic people etc.) If it is not worth your time and can be ignored, do it and do not look back.
22.Clean your house. Cleaning and organization can be very good for stress and comfort. It will also help you to keep busy and keep up with your home.
23. Be optimistic. Stop being negative, as this is very stressful thing to do to oneself all day, everyday.
24. Stop trying to be perfect. Nothing ever is nor will it be. This only provides false expectations, which lead to one becoming overly stressed over certain situations.
25. Stop trying to always be in control. Learn to relax and do what you can. Being able to accept what one can and cannot control is not easy but also helpful when dealing with everyday stressors. This is also an example of one choosing their battles.
Written by: Tamara A. Monell, LMHC Date: 11-06-07

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