Word: orientedness
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At the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Richard Davidson has used brain imaging to show that meditation shifts activity in the prefrontal cortex (right behind our foreheads) from the right hemisphere to the left. Davidson's research suggests that by meditating regularly, the brain is reoriented from a stressful fight...
What scientists are discovering through these studies is that with enough practice, the neurons in the brain will adapt themselves to direct activity in that frontal, concentration-oriented area of the brain. It's what samurais and kamikaze pilots are trained to do and what Phil Jackson preaches: to learn...
Eight College seniors met with an influential Harvard Square developer at a local restaurant Tuesday evening to help brainstorm ideas about how to bring more student-oriented businesses into the area, including the space formerly occupied by the Rock Bottom bar.
The trend toward more generous stock dividends gives income-oriented investors a solid alternative to Treasury bonds now yielding under 4%--and dividend stocks are less risky to boot. As the economy recovers, the yield on T bonds (and highly rated corporate bonds too) will rise, driving down the value...
If nothing else, the film's made-from-TV pedigree gives it a head start, since TV shows converted into full-length movie features are an increasingly well-worn path to celluloid riches. Unable to compete with Hollywood's expensive special-effects extravaganzas, traditional Japanese film studios have fallen by...