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To: Ilaine who wrote (5367)	11/16/2005 2:12:54 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541701

I wanted to make sure you saw this- I found it fascinating. I was involved in a meditation experiment many years ago in college, and I've meditated ever since: Meditate on This: Buddhist Tradition Thickens Parts of the Brain LiveScience Staff LiveScience.com Fri Nov 11,12:00 PM ET Meditation alters brain patterns in ways that are likely permanent, scientists have known. But a new study shows key parts of the brain actually get thicker through the practice. Brain imaging of regular working folks who meditate regularly revealed increased thickness in cortical regions related to sensory, auditory and visual perception, as well as internal perception -- the automatic monitoring of heart rate or breathing, for example. The study also indicates that regular meditation may slow age-related thinning of the frontal cortex. "What is most fascinating to me is the suggestion that meditation practice can change anyone's gray matter," said study team member Jeremy Gray, an assistant professor of psychology at Yale. "The study participants were people with jobs and families. They just meditated on average 40 minutes each day, you don't have to be a monk." The research was led by Sara Lazar, assistant in psychology at Massachusetts General Hospital. It is detailed in the November issue of the journal NeuroReport. The study involved a small number of people, just 20. All had extensive training in Buddhist Insight meditation. But the researchers say the results are significant. Most of the brain regions identified to be changed through meditation were found in the right hemisphere, which is essential for sustaining attention. And attention is the focus of the meditation. Other forms of yoga and meditation likely have a similar impact on brain structure, the researchers speculate, but each tradition probably has a slightly different pattern of cortical thickening based on the specific mental exercises involved.

To: Ilaine who wrote (5367)	11/16/2005 2:17:43 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541701

If you want to believe the man who wrote the article saying Cheney did whatever "bad things" he accuses Cheney of...without any proof of his statements, I guess that is your business. The man, even per his Bio, which I posted, definitely has a bias. Usually, bias is reflected in the author's writings. After all, it is his POV. UNLESS of course, the author shows footnotes detailing the proof for his/her assumptions/charges. I certainly didn't see any such thing in his writing, so IMO, right now, and unless I see positive proof, it is his opinion, and that is all. Opinions today, mine and yours, and everyone elses', seem to be a dime a dozen. Especially if there is no proof of the statements. You are certainly free to believe such statements without any proof if you wish. Tabor was one of the major hubs of the Underground Railroad, from about 1850-1870. It ceased to be necessary after the Emancipation Proclamation. I'm beginning to think that my early folks were involved in helping to free the slaves in the little town of Tabor. Thank goodness! Several others of the various families fought on the side of the Union to help in that effort as well... There was no other significance to it...just History...