Exploring health, diet, neurological disorders, the brain & nervous system. Keen surfer - Student of psychology. #SystemsThinking
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I wonder what future generations will know about the brain and neurological conditions that we simply can't see yet.
I can imagine someone in 2126 looking back at us the way we look back at medicine in 1926.
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“If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn’t.”
- Emerson M. Pugh, quoted in The Biological Origin of Human Values (1977)
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From endless paddling to mental flow state, surfing hammers every muscle and your brain in ways no gym routine can touch. surfer.com/news/why-surfing-…
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Jun 13
Came across this old photo on Wavelength that I'd never seen before from a St Ives surfing competition in 1965.
My uncle Dave Friar is in the middle with Peter Russell and Ric Friar.
wavelengthmag.com/incredible…
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Jun 13
Peter and Ric later became part of the pioneering group that surfed the Cribbar during the famous 1966 swell.
Great article here with Ric recalling his story
wavelengthmag.com/incredible…
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Jun 11
#Psychedelics have been shown to help treat depression, #PTSD, addiction, and other difficult-to-treat conditions.
What if certain #surfing experiences open a similar window for change? Not metaphorically, but biologically.
wavelengthmag.com/how-surfin…
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Jun 11
A new study revealed the precise biological pathways by which early-life adversity becomes “embodied,” translating childhood trauma into lifelong physical and psychological #health vulnerabilities.
#amygdala #prefrontalcortex #fearcircuits #inflammation
neurosciencenews.com/childho…
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Jun 10
Interesting paper looking at FND through an autonomic "state" lens.
A few points that stood out to me
"These are state-dependent constraints, not attitudinal barriers. Timing and modality of intervention may matter as much as content."
researchgate.net/publication…
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The authors also discuss a "setpoint" phenomenon, where people can remain in the same autonomic state for prolonged periods, with the system repeatedly returning to that baseline as its default.
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Another interesting point
"Brief windows of regulation do not recalibrate the baseline."
Instead, sustained conditions of safety, co-regulation, and reduced demand may be required to gradually shift that baseline over time.
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Jun 9
Too many people here seem to be arguing from outdated models
You don't have to agree with a current model of a condition. Science is always evolving. But if you're going to criticise it, at least criticise the model that exists today rather than the one that existed decades ago
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Jun 9
It would be like trying to argue about light today using the old "light is only a wave" model. You're arguing from an outdated model.
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If one part of the brain can make a decision, and another part can invent a story to explain it, who exactly is the "you" that's supposed to be in control?
And how many of our decisions are consciously made versus explained after the fact?
discovermagazine.com/the-sto…
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Jun 4
Let some things wait. The purchase. The dishes. The return text. It’s amazing how much lighter life feels when you stop treating everything as urgent….slow is smooth smooth is fast. Choose wisely
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The #nervoussystem learns through prediction, experience & emotion. We can change our thoughts and breathe deeply all day, but the brain is often updated by what we repeatedly experience and feel. Mind-body work can help, but lasting change often comes through lived experience.
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Decisions that appear to be gut reactions from the outside are rarely spontaneous on the inside. Instead, they reflect rapid pattern recognition built through experience and repeated exposure.
hbr.org/2026/07/how-elite-sp…
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We can spend hours predicting what might happen.
But the biggest updates often come from what we never saw coming.
Experience supplies information that #prediction alone cannot generate.
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The military doesn't prepare people for extreme situations by simply telling them what might happen.
They use drills, simulations, and repeated exposure.
Experience is how the system updates.
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Jun 3
Microscopic differences in #brain wiring can lead to very different subjective experiences.
The existence of synaesthesia demonstrates that more than one kind of brain and mind is possible.
The way we experience the world isn't the only way a human can experience it.
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When we become attached to an explanation, we stop trying to understand the system and start defending our position.
Complex systems rarely have simple answers. The goal isn't to win an argument. The goal is to learn from each other and follow the evidence wherever it leads.
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