{alpha}4{beta}2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors on Dopaminergic Neurons...
Nicotine is the primary psychoactive substance in tobacco, and it exerts its effects by interaction with various subtypes of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in the brain. One of the major...
View ArticleHow Nerve Cells Are Kept Up To Speed
Scientists from the Freie Universität Berlin have identified mechanisms regulating chemical neurotransmission in the nervous system Scientists from the Freie Universität Berlin and the NeuroCure...
View ArticleDevelopment Of Mouse With 'Off Switch' In Key Brain Cell Population May Aid...
NIH-funded scientists have developed a strain of mice with a built-in off switch that can selectively shut down the animals' serotonin-producing cells, which make up a brain network controlling...
View ArticleAcute Optogenetic Silencing of Orexin/Hypocretin Neurons Induces Slow-Wave...
Orexin/hypocretin neurons have a crucial role in the regulation of sleep and wakefulness. To help determine how these neurons promote wakefulness, we generated transgenic mice in which orexin neurons...
View ArticleHow Do You Stop Tasting?
New findings may lend insight into why some people are especially sensitive to bitter tastes. Scientists from the Monell Center and Givaudan Flavors have identified a protein inside of taste cells that...
View ArticleResponse To A Question About Carrier Frequency
The following is a 2-part response I offered for the following question regarding carrier frequency:"The only problem with this (and with Bill Harris's similar assertions) is that in physics: With a...
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Ken Wilber's "Big 3" - A Graphic Presentation
I, We and It. Ken Wilber's "Big 3" in graphic form. The first-person, second-person and third-person pronouns used in the world's major languages.Related: An Introduction to Ken Wilber's Integral...
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The Brain in Your Gut: Gut health linked to brain health
by Carolyn C. Ross, M.D., M.P.HYou may already know that different parts of the body communicate and send signals back and forth. Researchers have recently discovered that "cross-talk" between gut...
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The Object of Your Attention Becomes Your Meditation
The scientific literature generally defines meditation as a form of attentional training, either active or passive in nature. In its active form, meditation concentrates on a single object until the...
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Action Of Nerves Is Based On Sound Pulses, Anesthetics Research Shows
Danish scientists challenge the accepted scientific views of how nerves function and of how anesthetics work. Their research suggests that action of nerves is based on sound pulses and that anesthetics...
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Spiritual Growth Through Bi-Directional Causality
Ever since the emergence of behaviorism, the trend to interpret the material world asbeing primary and the world of conscious awareness as being secondary (and thereforewithout the capacity for...
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Delta Meditation in Tradition and Science
Q: Is delta meditation really that important? Isn’t gamma more important? Why do some people focus on delta meditation when there is virtually no scientific evidence for it?A:The reason I tend to focus...
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Brainwave Meditation Programs
My History With Brainwave Meditation ProgramsI first became aware of brainwave meditation programs and brain waves when researching alternative methods for treating the bipolar disorder I had been...
View ArticleNeuroFlow Meditation Series: "Digital Euphoria"
http://www.profoundmeditationprogram.com/free-meditation-downloads - Try the FREE 20-minute Demo, guaranteed to radically deepen your meditations. You'll also receive a free 6-week PDF course on The...
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Brainwave States in Traditional Buddhist and Hindu Teachings - Part 1
WAKING, DREAMING, SLEEPINGby Eric ThompsonThe four brainwave patterns most often studied in science (Beta, Alpha, Theta, Delta) represent states of waking, dreaming and sleeping through which we pass...
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Brainwave States in Traditional Buddhist and Hindu Teachings Part 2
Gross Body, Gross StateThe densest body in Vedanta is the gross body—the sthula sarira, which supports the waking state of consciousness as well as the annamayakosha, the outermost of five sheaths...
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Brainwave States in Traditional Buddhist and Hindu Teachings Part 3
Subtle Body, Subtle StateIn Mahayana Buddhism, the sambhogakaya refers to the subtle body, or the astral body, which is made of brilliant, clear light. Vedanta calls this the sukshma sarira,...
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Brainwave States in Traditional Buddhist and Hindu Teachings Part 4
Causal Body, Causal StateTermed the karana sarira in Vedanta, the causal body is deemed to be limitless and expansive in nature, a body of bliss and spirit. It is the seat of deep wisdom and insight....
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The Deeper Meaning of Entrainment
The Tao never does anything,yet through it all things are done.If powerful men and womencould center themselves in it,the whole world would be transformedby itself, in its natural rhythms.~ Lao TzuIf...
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Space and the Art of Letting Go
In the moment just before the Zen archer releases the arrow to strike the bull’s-eye, all inner static vanishes with the emergence of effortless clarity. Before any action has begun, the martial arts...
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Keys to Meditation Part 1 – Letting Go
Have you ever noticed how the mind wants to focus on solving problems during meditation? It can seem daunting to quiet its incessant chatter. The objective of meditation is to connect with our spirit,...
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Consumerism and the Brain
A short presentation on the proposed neural correlates of consumerism. Because this presentation was originally offered as a live talk, much of the pertinent information was spoken in person and...
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A Common Misconception About Carrier Frequency in Binaural Brainwave Entrainment
Because the lowering of carrier frequency—or pitch—is capable of providing more of a sense of “fullness” and “drive” to a binaural brainwave entrainment stimulus, it is often mistakenly assumed that...
View ArticleMy Apologies
Dear iAwake Blog Subscribers, It recently came to my attention that the iAwake Blog was apparently hacked for a period of about 24 hours, in which time an unknown Internet marketer made two posts...
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Combining PMP Meditations with Unassisted Meditations
Q: In the ILP literature, Ken Wilbur does endorse the use of "auditory meditation aids" such as this, but also emphasizes the need for an onging meditation practice without such aids. With only so much...
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