[Ailist] What the brain is doing and how it changes

[Stephanie West Allen]

On May 11, 2007, at 4:00 PM, ailist-request at lists.business.utah.edu  
wrote:

> ...I'm thinking we are just beginning to touch the tip of what our  
> brains
> might actually be doing--perhaps we can't know yet because we haven't
> created the frame yet to see it differently.  Since the brain  
> responds to
> the illusory and imagination as if it were real...perhaps that is  
> all we are
> ever doing when we are responding to "what is out there".

We change our brains by our thoughts and behaviors. We can either be  
in charge or not. When we take control, we are engaging in self- 
directed neuroplasticity. Both of these articles linked to below are  
premised on that process of self-directed neuroplasticity. Despite  
where the articles appear, they have general application.

The first is  "Lead Your Brain Instead Of Letting It Lead You."
By drawing on five principles of neuroscience, you can become a  
better leader of yourself and others

Read it here:

http://www.thecompletelawyer.com/volume3/issue3/article.php?ppaid=2083

The second one is "Law Students: Create a Well-Rounded Life."
To foster a full, well-rounded life, it’s just as important to  
exercise your non-lawyer synapses as the ones you etched in law school

Read it here:

http://www.thecompletelawyer.com/volume3/issue3/article.php?ppaid=2076

My best,

Stephanie
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Stephanie West Allen, JD
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