The conventional wisdom in neuroscience used to be that we are born with a given number of brain cells which never increase. But, recently neuroscience has discovered that new brain cells are being generated even in adults. So, looking at the basic hardware, we should be able to change. The problem is that not many people do change. It is hard for several reasons. For one, emotional memories are stored by the amygdala which screw us up and shape behavior. But, due to evolution, there are no existent pathways from the cortex to the amygdala to retrieve the memories that are screwing us up. Meditation works in making changes and has been proven to change brain structure, but it takes a ridiculous amount of time to make any progress. Brain research is progressing at warp speed, and soon neuroscientists will be able to figure out how thousands of neurons work together to make computations. This may lead to new technologies, perhaps some drug that would accelerate the changes of meditation.
Here are some of the latest projects in Brain research.
Blue Brain Project
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Brain_Project
Brainbow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainbow
Optogenetics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optogenetics
Brain Machine Interface
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_machine_interface
US Brain Initiative
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRAIN_Initiative
European Human Brain Project
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Brain_Project_(EU)
Here are some of the latest projects in Brain research.
Blue Brain Project
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Brain_Project
Brainbow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainbow
Optogenetics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optogenetics
Brain Machine Interface
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_machine_interface
US Brain Initiative
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRAIN_Initiative
European Human Brain Project
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Brain_Project_(EU)
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