Combination
Based on your suggestions, the Brain Bulletin and the
SynapSez® newsletter are being combined and will be
issued four times during 2008. We begin with this Winter
Issue 2008! |
New Article
 It
had nothing to do with not wanting their help. Rather
it had everything to do with learned behavior, of avoiding
inconvenience to others whenever possible. “I’ll
be fine,” I had assured my friends.
Out of that experience came my new article entitled Heart
Learning. I hope you enjoy it. You might
also like to check out Selected Brain Facts related to
Electromagnetic Energy.
Read
Heart Learning...
Read
Electromagnetic Energy [PDF]...
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Taylor’s Brain
Aerobic Puzzles
 Brain
Benders Puzzles. Again, based on your requests,
an entire page of Brain Benders will be prepared for each
Brain Bulletin. Click on the link and it will take you
the puzzle page.
Brain
Benders Puzzle Set One...
Find-a-Word Puzzle. I have created a
new type of puzzle to stimulate your brain. Find the required
words and then you’re on your own to see how many
more you can identify. Send an alpha list of the words
you discover along with the total number of words you
found to thebrain@arlenetaylor.org.
The person who finds the most words will receive a prize.
Find-a-Word
Puzzle #1...
Solution for Nov-Dec 2007
Brain Bender: fish tail
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News
 There’s
good news for those of you who asked for a Communication
and the Brain section. It is available in
two links from Selected Brain Facts on my web
site. Also, you may want to review other updated sections,
including a new Q&A (below) related to how the brain
learns best.
Communication
and the Brain, A-L [PDF]...
Communication
and the Brain, M-Z, [PDF]...
Other
Selected Brain Facts...
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Seminar
Opportunities
 I
will be presenting The
Brain Program in Richland, Washington, on February
8, 2008 and in the Napa Valley on April
19, 2008. Check the web site for specific information.
View
Dr. Taylor's speaking schedule... |
Point to Ponder
 If
the bullet doesn’t have your name on it, get out
of its way. —Friedman
I used this quote in a Brain Bulletin several years ago
and was reminded of it when a reader asked about it. The
first time I read Friedman’s words I remember laughing
aloud. It reminded me then, as it does now, that every
brain is different in function, perception, and structure—and
only has its own opinion to share at any given time.
If you really “get that,” the knowledge can
help you avoid becoming a symptom bearer for someone else
or internalizing something that was never specifically
directed at you. More often that you might think “verbal
and non-verbal bullets” are shot randomly based
on what is happening in the “shooter’s brain”
at that moment. Increasing your awareness, creating and
setting appropriate boundaries, learning how to recognize
and dodge danger quickly, and avoiding taking things too
personally can be helpful strategies. So can learning
to mind your own business.
It is possible to attract bullets by becoming
enmeshed in situations that really are none of your business
and would be best left to the involved parties for resolution.
Even if the bullet “does have your name on it,”
you can recognize that it represents the other brain’s
opinion only, which may or may not have anything to do
with the reality of who you are innately.
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Questions & Answers
 Q.
I’d like to do a better job of managing my weight
this year and there must be something my brain can do
to help. Please list some factors that might contribute
to mismanaging one’s weight.
A. Potentially the list of factors is endless, because
the reasons a person mismanages his/her weight ongoing
are as unique as the person’s brain. Nevertheless,
here are some factors to consider:
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Loneliness - and the person is using food to alter
the brain’s chemical stew in order to feel better
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Dehydration with a lack of adequate water intake
- so the individual eats when actually the brain/body
is thirsty
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Habits of snacking between meals or in the evening
– and this increases the person’s over-all
caloric intake for the day
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Eating too fast and not chewing food well - so the
individual ends up ingesting many more calories than
are needed before the brain gets the signal of feeling
full
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A kinesthetic sensory preference - and the person
obtains rewards through food taste and odors
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Unmanaged emotions and feelings - and the individual
is eating to self-medicate the brain’s chemical
stew
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Living inauthentically - and because of not managing
brain energy effectively, the brain is exhausted and
screams for glucose, so the person eats (usually high-fat
and high-sugar snack-type foods)
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Bored - and so the individual eats for something
to do
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Unable or unwilling to obtain needed physical exercise
- so the person burns too few calories compared to
the number ingested every day
- A history of physical or sexual abuse – and
at some level the individual wants “protective
padding” in adulthood
Q. Can you tell me how the brain learns?
A. I'm afraid not--no one can! Brain imaging equipment
is not that far advanced (if it ever will be). We do know
how the brain learns best, however. You may want to refer
to that article on my web site.
Article
How the Brain Learns Best...
Related
PowerPoint slideshow [PPS]...
Other
Questions & Answers...
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Winning E-mail
 The
owner of the following e-mail is the winner of Taylor’s
surprise for this issue: bbandgb2003@...
Send a confirmation e-mail by February 15, 2008,
to thebrain@arlenetaylor.org
to find out what you have won. Include a USPS mailing
address along with your name.
Meanwhile,
take another look at Dr. Taylor's products...
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