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Recent imaging results have identified the insular cortex as a central player in the experience of bodily self-awareness, like: the awareness that our arms and legs belong to us and not to someone else. Though this sounds silly, some stroke patients with damage in this area are convinced their limb(s) do not belong to them…

The energetic level of the body consists of the aura, chakras, and meridians. They are invisible to the eyes, but were scientifically documented with Kirlian photography. The aura is an energy field that surrounds the body. There are many chakras permeating our body. Chakras are vortices that animate the body with energy, especially the endocrine…

Pyotr Iljich Tchaikovsky Пётр Ильич Чайковский Thanks to ‘The Nutcracker’, Tchaikovsky gifted the world some of its most beloved Christmas melodies. His ‘Swan Lake’ became an unexpected symbol of the August-1991 Coup attempt that signaled the Soviet Union’s collapse. His ballets packed theaters when impresario Sergey Diaghilev, who brought Russian ballet to the world stage,…

Diagnosis & Initial Hernia Treatments Making the diagnosis of a herniated disc depends on: the symptoms experienced by you, the physical examination findings, such as testing sensations, muscle strength, and reflexes, and the X-ray and MRI results. Treatment usually begins with: Rest & Activity Modification. Ice & heat applications, to relax the back muscles. Physical…

Particle-based Genetic Code I DNA/RNA Twins, Myth or Reality ? Double-Helix rotating clockwise or counter clockwise ? Do you celebrate on DNA-day, April 25, the discovery and understanding of DNA and the scientific plus many other advances that understanding this ‘pandora box’ has made and will make possible in decades to come? Double helix stairway…

An MRI scanner test showed that a brain region called the temporoparietal junction (TPJ) is behaving differently when people said they were drifting outside their bodies. The TPJ shares a common trait with other brain regions that researchers believe are associated with body illusions: it helps to integrate visual, tactile and proprioceptive senses with the…