By Dr Jill Ammon-Wexler
Even if you’re a genius, you’re far more intelligent than you realize!
John von Neumann, the inventor of the computer, estimated our brains hold two hundred and eighty quintillion bits of memory (that's 280, followed by 18 zeros). But most of today's neuroscientists feel his estimate is far too low.
A few short years ago scientists believed "geniuses" were born with brains somehow differed from the rest of us. But recent scientific research suggests that genius-level brainpower is *also* the result of mental training, and not just genetic superiority.
Even today's "Einsteins" are now seen by neuroscientists as "ordinary" people who have developed "extraordinary" mental powers and focus.
How Genius is Developed
We don't often think of the mind as a tool whose powers can be "developed" on such a dramatic level. But the good news is -- there are definite, proven-effective ways to develop your brain's capacity for genius.
Modern neuroscientists claim that genius-level mental functioning is all about connections.
“Which connections?” you ask. The maze of interconnections among your neurons. The evidence is: The more you stimulate and challenge your brain -- the more connections it is forced to make among neurons (brain cells).
And the more interconnections you have between your brain's neurons, the closer you move toward genius-level creativity and thinking!
Einstein’s Secret
As a child, Albert Einstein was seriously dyslexic and had great difficulty with both speech and reading. He was expelled from high school and flunked his first college entrance exam, but finally managed to complete his bachelor's degree.
He then took lowly job in the Swiss patent office. But then when he was only 26, he published his "Special Theory of Relativity." Sixteen later he won a Nobel Prize.
Dr. Thomas Harvey, a pathologist on duty at Princeton Hospital when Einstein died in 1955, removed Einstein's brain. Harvey studied it under a microscope over a 40 year period, but never found a difference from "normal" brains.
But then in the early 1980s, Marian Diamond, a neuro-anatomist at the University of California at Berkeley, made some interesting discoveries. Her findings about brains in general (and Einstein's brain in particular) revolutionized our ideas about what genius really is!
Diamond placed a group of rats in a very stimulating environment with ladders, swings, treadmills, and "rat toys." She then confined a “control” group of rats to bare cages.
The rats in the stimulating environment lived to advanced ages (the equivalent of 90 for mankind). But even more remarkable, Diamond found their brains had grown an amazing number of new connections between neurons.
Diamond had discovered the first “hard evidence” that higher intelligence could be created through mentally-stimulating exercise. She then examined sections of Einstein's brain, and discovered it also had an unusually high number of such neural "interconnections."
Mental Sharpness and Aging
Our brain does not replace neurons (brain cells) like we replace dead skin, bone or muscle cells. But there's something else at work in the minds of those who don't lose their mental capacities in advanced age!
Researchers studied a group of 800 older nuns, and came up with clear proof of the benefits of mental stimulation. Those nuns who were constantly learning new things, or playing mind stimulating games and crossword puzzles, were less likely to show symptoms of Alzheimer's -- compared to the less mentally active nuns.
Our brains can continue to grow in complexity right up to a very advanced age! Each challenge you present to your brain causes immediate physical changes - no matter what your age.
A Plan of Action
Your brain's inter-neural connections can potentially increase in number and complexity throughout life. The more you learn, the more of these pathways are created. And the more you stimulate your brain, the sharper your memory and mental responses.
The most basic way to build brainpower is to challenge and exercise your brain. Create healthy new neural networks by learning a new skill or language, or through brainwave training. Even so-called “physical” activities such as yoga, Tai Chi, skating or dancing can build brainpower!
Put your brainpower to work to create the lifestyle you desire. Dr Ammon-Wexler’s Quantum Brain Gym is the web's first complete interactive brain gym -- complete with live brainwave training. Click here=> http://www.quantumbraingym.com
Even if you’re a genius, you’re far more intelligent than you realize!
John von Neumann, the inventor of the computer, estimated our brains hold two hundred and eighty quintillion bits of memory (that's 280, followed by 18 zeros). But most of today's neuroscientists feel his estimate is far too low.
A few short years ago scientists believed "geniuses" were born with brains somehow differed from the rest of us. But recent scientific research suggests that genius-level brainpower is *also* the result of mental training, and not just genetic superiority.
Even today's "Einsteins" are now seen by neuroscientists as "ordinary" people who have developed "extraordinary" mental powers and focus.
How Genius is Developed
We don't often think of the mind as a tool whose powers can be "developed" on such a dramatic level. But the good news is -- there are definite, proven-effective ways to develop your brain's capacity for genius.
Modern neuroscientists claim that genius-level mental functioning is all about connections.
“Which connections?” you ask. The maze of interconnections among your neurons. The evidence is: The more you stimulate and challenge your brain -- the more connections it is forced to make among neurons (brain cells).
And the more interconnections you have between your brain's neurons, the closer you move toward genius-level creativity and thinking!
Einstein’s Secret
As a child, Albert Einstein was seriously dyslexic and had great difficulty with both speech and reading. He was expelled from high school and flunked his first college entrance exam, but finally managed to complete his bachelor's degree.
He then took lowly job in the Swiss patent office. But then when he was only 26, he published his "Special Theory of Relativity." Sixteen later he won a Nobel Prize.
Dr. Thomas Harvey, a pathologist on duty at Princeton Hospital when Einstein died in 1955, removed Einstein's brain. Harvey studied it under a microscope over a 40 year period, but never found a difference from "normal" brains.
But then in the early 1980s, Marian Diamond, a neuro-anatomist at the University of California at Berkeley, made some interesting discoveries. Her findings about brains in general (and Einstein's brain in particular) revolutionized our ideas about what genius really is!
Diamond placed a group of rats in a very stimulating environment with ladders, swings, treadmills, and "rat toys." She then confined a “control” group of rats to bare cages.
The rats in the stimulating environment lived to advanced ages (the equivalent of 90 for mankind). But even more remarkable, Diamond found their brains had grown an amazing number of new connections between neurons.
Diamond had discovered the first “hard evidence” that higher intelligence could be created through mentally-stimulating exercise. She then examined sections of Einstein's brain, and discovered it also had an unusually high number of such neural "interconnections."
Mental Sharpness and Aging
Our brain does not replace neurons (brain cells) like we replace dead skin, bone or muscle cells. But there's something else at work in the minds of those who don't lose their mental capacities in advanced age!
Researchers studied a group of 800 older nuns, and came up with clear proof of the benefits of mental stimulation. Those nuns who were constantly learning new things, or playing mind stimulating games and crossword puzzles, were less likely to show symptoms of Alzheimer's -- compared to the less mentally active nuns.
Our brains can continue to grow in complexity right up to a very advanced age! Each challenge you present to your brain causes immediate physical changes - no matter what your age.
A Plan of Action
Your brain's inter-neural connections can potentially increase in number and complexity throughout life. The more you learn, the more of these pathways are created. And the more you stimulate your brain, the sharper your memory and mental responses.
The most basic way to build brainpower is to challenge and exercise your brain. Create healthy new neural networks by learning a new skill or language, or through brainwave training. Even so-called “physical” activities such as yoga, Tai Chi, skating or dancing can build brainpower!
Put your brainpower to work to create the lifestyle you desire. Dr Ammon-Wexler’s Quantum Brain Gym is the web's first complete interactive brain gym -- complete with live brainwave training. Click here=> http://www.quantumbraingym.com
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