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  • stan v
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2001
    • 3206

    Tell me this isn't right on!

    The following explains a phenomenon that I just haven't been able to put my finger on....ah, science.


    Low self-esteem 'shrinks brain'

    By Pallab Ghosh
    BBC Science Correspondent


    Brain size was measured
    People with a low sense of self worth are more likely to suffer from memory loss as they get older, say researchers.
    The study, presented at a conference at the Royal Society in London, also found that the brains of these people were more likely to shrink compared with those who have a high sense of self esteem.

    Dr Sonia Lupien, of McGill University in Montreal surveyed 92 senior citizens over 15 years and studied their brain scans.

    She found that the brains of those with low self-worth were up to a fifth smaller than those who felt good about themselves.

    These people also performed worse in memory and learning tests.

    Retraining

    Dr Lupien believes that if those with a negative mind set were taught to change the way they think they could reverse their mental decline.

    He said: "This atrophy of the brain that we thought was irreversible is reversible - some data on animals and some data on humans shows that that if you enrich the environment if you change some factors this brain structure can come back to normal levels"

    Researchers are studying which psychological treatments work best.

    According to Dr Felicia Huppert of Cambridge University - the early signs are that fairly simple techniques can have an enormous impact:

    "There are interventions which talk about focusing on positive things in everyday life and savouring good moments even at times when life is difficult little tiny things may give you pleasure so there are skills involved in how to derive pleasure from the ordinary things in life".

    'Reversed'

    According to Dr Lupien, the fear of memory loss may be a self fulfilling prophesy as anxiety leads to negative thinking which leads to mental impairment.

    "If you always think it's normal to lose something, then you will never work to increase it because doctors have always told you that. I'm saying that it is not normal.

    "So this might impact positvely on the public by saying that its possible to impact on increasing your memory performance and by saying that it is normal to have a fulfilling life, we may be able to increase self esteem among the general public - and prevent a lot of these deficits related to age".

    Stan v, your non-biased host here..this remind you of any particular group of losers? I've been saying they ain't normal. Now, you know I've done my part to re-train 'em.
  • meerkat
    Senior Member #4667
    • Feb 2002
    • 21774

    #2
    Another press release from the Ministry Of Texass Terrorism and our dear stan bin Babblin.
    If you don't think for yourself, someone else will do it for you!

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    • LAMESS
      Senior Member
      • Jun 2001
      • 293

      #3
      Huh? What did that first paragraph say again?
      \"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man\'s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.\"<br />-- John Kenneth Galbraith

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      • stan v
        Senior Member
        • Jul 2001
        • 3206

        #4
        It said you two would lose up to a fifth of your brain size. That is, if you started with a full size brain.

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        • meerkat
          Senior Member #4667
          • Feb 2002
          • 21774

          #5
          Fortunately you have nothing to worry about stan - nothing from nothing is still nothing, oh brainless one.
          If you don't think for yourself, someone else will do it for you!

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          • LeeG
            Senior Member
            • May 2002
            • 72781

            #6
            this is right on. But some folks start with big heads so they can lose a lot before they can't find the door.

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            • meerkat
              Senior Member #4667
              • Feb 2002
              • 21774

              #7
              stan has been using his head to pick locks for years!
              If you don't think for yourself, someone else will do it for you!

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