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Thanks for letting me fill this week with brain talk. Since it is Saturday - we will put the topic to rest. But first, I want to say that it has been so interesting to participate in brain rehab with people who are involved with brain stuff and probably grow weary of hearing people say the same things over and over.
Maybe they just automatically agree with everyone - but I felt reassured when they agreed with something that dawned on me: Prior to serious brain issues - we don't really spend any time pondering what is going on inside our brains unless we have a headache. Then, if we injure our brain - we venture down a rabbit hole - where there is so much to learn - but memory and *stuff* is all *virtual.* There are no filing cabinets or DVDs or *hardware.* To look at it -- the brain is not that different from a fancy Jello dessert. But - holy crap - it's running the whole show. Everything we know and feel is *in there* - but it's all virtual.
It's *mind-blowing.* My best advice - don't bonk your head.
I ran across a documentary that I just loved-loved-loved. Do not be put off by Martha Stewart's involvement and narration if you are not a fan of Martha. There is nothing about her or her perspective in the film. There is some fascinating stuff about how people hone/home* in on what is beautiful to them. If you love nature and feel buoyed by being in nature, you will enjoy the parts about the transition from hunter-gatherers to living in dwellings - which eventually became towns and cities. And obviously - touches on how therapeutic nature can be.
Built Beautiful: An Architecture and Neuroscience Love Story. It's on Kanopy - and maybe other places.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10962762/
* for the word-nerds - I had to look up home in and hone in - because I couldn't remember whether they were interchangeable. They are. Zero in is another option.
Details if you are interested: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/home-in-or-hone-in
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