Neurons are like honey comb and not like elephant herds when it comes to evolution :

Hi Friends,
Last time, I wrote about an article which briefly introduces to stress, which we face in day to day life.

This post is about Brain homeostasis. Well, What is Brain homeostasis?
Actually let me explain it with an analogy. If a system say computers for example does multiple functions and constantly can upgrade itself and evolve from the problems say virus, hackers, spyware etc without being instructed to or few CSc people breaking their heads to solve computers problem, what will happen???
We can call those computers to be "smart ones", but unfortunately it loses the originality and ends up as highly evolved system and becomes mad... I mean the system here when it gets evolved gets debased.
That's why, system needs a back up like a restore point . Such is our brain. Our brain evolves from each and every situation it faces and neurons constantly upgrade themselves. This is Brain homeostasis. This can be either functionally as in high cognitive aspects or in general energy balance. Balancing the functions of every corner of brain is a challenging task like neuronal firing done for nutrients distribution, process tally, voluntary tasks and involuntary tasks, memory, cognition, perception done by ... ahhhh..

 Neurons work together when it comes to balancing things and they individually can't balance themselves is what this study (link below) tells us.
Neurons are like honey comb.  Honey bees work together and if you by chance kill the queen bee.. the whole system gets collapsed even though the individual worker bees are still alive. Why not like elephant herds? In elephant herds, they work collectively but if one goes astray the whole elephant herd still goes on doing the same job the individual elephant has to take care of itself and adopt to the situation.  Researchers say, individual neurons cannot adopt when left astray to restore homeostasis..

This energy balance/ homeostasis is very important to handle stress. If group of neurons can only do it then it is important to understand that stress is a serious threat. Billions cells die and gets replenished but a group of cells which loses how to balance and does not regenerate to restore balance, don't you think you are inviting serious trouble which is the straight gateway for Alzheimer's and other big problem.. So Friends, identify this micro problem and try to find approachable solution...
Healthy life is important than famous or ambitious life. This should be our motto friends.. cheers!!!

http://www.neuroscientistnews.com/research-news/neuron-groups-not-single-cells-maintain-brain-stability

http://www.neuroscientistnews.com/research-news/new-brain-based-marker-stress-susceptibility

Hello friends,
hang on.. why is this link hanging above me????
Ouch!! its heavy....
I cant bear its stress...

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Oh yeah I am stressing today about stress...
I am not talking about the material stress as in stress, young's modulus etc etc, though we can learn a lot from them as well...
We all know whats stress is.... Hang on!! no???
Well Let me see,
Stress is a generic term used when we feel your actions, activities, physical factors, mental factors impact us as a pressure either physically, mentally or socially..

You see friends once my father use to say all medical problems has engineering solutions and all engineering problems have medical solution..
for an engineer, Just like how a leaf veination can be called biological plumbing system could be an inspiration to drainage system maintenance, your skeletal system is the real inspiration for physical load balance activities.
Similarly we(neuroscience researchers) can learn from material physics or automobile industry that when an engine is overheated it is under stress or when a metal bar is loaded more than its capacity it is under stress.. the solution is simple you use coolant and give the needed fuel to the automobile and you reduce the metal bars burden by distributing the weight...
This is simple and can be used medically as well...
At work place you can delegate your work duties, distribute your work duties, start working like an ant team or be honest about how much you can work...
Your coolant will be your daily water intake and your fuel will be healthy diet...

Some can argue that stress could be due to transgenerational epigenetics, well it is true but this neuroscientist news link which is hanging heavily above us clearly states that there could be a pathway followed in stress and targeting it will clearly reduce it...
May be we can control our prefrontal cortex which is involved in planning and executing a work which thereby reduces the Amygdala's response to stress... If by practice we can train our prefrontal cortex, this method is non conventional approach for stress relief mechanism which can be achieved without doctor's prescription and improve work efficiency.

Try to improve prefrontal cortical activity by training it right from the beginning of any work, even in childhood try not pampering the kids and allow them to learn the art of planning, executing and positive time management....


so friends,
When you are pressed from behind, try to raise up your forehead and don't hunch down :)
Cheers....