hearts is no longer just a metaphor, but is, in fact, a very real phenomenon. We now know this because the combined
research of two or three fields is proving that the heart is the major center of intelligence in human beings. Molecular
biologists have discovered that the heart is the body's most important endocrine gland. In response to our experience
f the world, it produces and releases a major hormone, ANF -- which stands for Atriol Neuriatic Factor -- that profoundly
effects every operation in the limbic structure, or what we refer to as the "emotional brain." This includes the
hippocampal area where memory and learning take place, and also the control centers for the entire hormonal system.
And neurocardiologist have found that 60 to 65% of the cells of the heart are actually neural cells, not muscle cells as
was previously believed. They are identical to the neural cells in the brain, operating through the same connecting links
called ganglia, with the same axonal anddendritic connections that take place in the brain, as well as through the very
same kinds of neurotransmitters found in the brain.
Quite literally, in other words, there is a "brain" in the heart, whose ganglia are linked to every major organ in the
body, to the entire muscle spindle system that uniquely enables humans to express their emotions. About half of the
heart's neural cells are involved in translating information sent to it from all over the body so that it can keep the body
working as one harmonious whole. And the other half make up a very large, unmediated neural connection with the
emotional brain in our head and carry on a twenty-four-hour-a-day dialogue between the heart and the brain that we are not even aware of.
examples of true coherency in a massively incoherent system. And when this global economy nightmare we've unleashed
finally self-destructs -- as I think it has to -- these small pockets of coherent intelligence will then manifest themselves
and provide the impetus and the wisdom for the changes necessary to create a world in which children can reach their full potential
MEDIA LITERACY EDUCATION is more important than ever for parents, teachers and kids. We need to remember
how important "critical thinking about the media" is, in addition to being concerned about how much time they
spend in front of the computer, the TV, the iPod or the XBox.
Answered by
Pammu
, an ibibo Specialist,
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10:08 AM on October 09, 2007