[FairfieldLife] Controversial monk and Dalai Lama aide replaced amid corruption accusations

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/29/tenzin-dhonden-dalai-lama-corruption-celebrity-investigation
 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/29/tenzin-dhonden-dalai-lama-corruption-celebrity-investigation

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[FairfieldLife] Psychology Today: Too Much Screen Time Damages the Brain

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https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mental-wealth/201402/gray-matters-too-much-screen-time-damages-the-brain
 

Victoria L. Dunckley M.D. 
Mental Wealth
 
 Gray Matters: Too Much 
Screen Time Damages the Brain 
 Neuroimaging research 
shows excessive screen time damages the brain. 

Posted Feb 27, 2014 

Source: Lin, Zhou,Lei, et al., used with permission. Red areas designate 
abnormal white matter in internet addicted teens
“Taken together, [studies show] internet addiction 
 is associated with 
structural and functional changes in brain regions involving emotional 
processing, executive attention, decision making 
, and cognitive 
control.”  --research authors 
summarizing neuro-imaging findings in internet and gaming addiction (Lin & Zhou 
et al, 2012)

But what about kids who aren't "addicted" per se? Addiction aside, a much 
broader concern that begs awareness is the risk that screen time is creating 
subtle damage even in children with “regular” exposure, considering that the 
average child clocks in more than seven hours a day (Rideout 2010 
). 
As a practitioner, I observe that many of the children I see suffer from 
sensory overload, lack of restorative sleep 
, and a hyperaroused nervous 
system, regardless of diagnosis—what I call electronic screen syndrome 
.
 These children are impulsive, moody, and can’t pay attention—much like the 
description in the quote above describing damage seen in scans.  

Although many parents  have a 
nagging sense that they should do more to limit screen-time, they often 
question whether there’s enough evidence to justify yanking coveted devices, 
rationalize that it’s “part of our kids’ culture,” or worry that others—such as 
a spouse—will undermine their efforts. Digest the information below, even 
though it might feel uncomfortable, and arm yourself with the truth about the 
potential damage screen time is capable of imparting—particularly in a young, 
still-developing brain.

Brain scan research findings in screen addiction: 

Gray matter atrophy: Multiple studies have shown atrophy (shrinkage or loss of 
tissue volume) in gray matter areas (where “processing” occurs) in 
internet/gaming addiction (Zhou 2011 
, Yuan 
2011 
, 
Weng 2013 
,and 
Weng 2012 ). Areas affected 
included the important frontal lobe, which governs executive functions, such as 
planning, planning, prioritizing, organizing, and impulse control 
 (“getting stuff done”). 
Volume loss was also seen in the striatum, which is involved in reward pathways 
and the suppression of socially unacceptable impulses. A finding of particular 
concern was damage to an area known is the insula, which is involved in our 
capacity to develop empathy  
and compassion for others and our ability to integrate physical signals with 
emotion. Aside from the obvious link to violent behavior, these skills dictate 
the depth and quality of personal relationships.   

Compromised white matter integrity: Research has also demonstrated loss of 
integrity to the brain’s white matter (Lin 2012 
, 
Yuan 2011 
, 
Hong 2013 
 
and Weng 2013 
). 
“Spotty” white matter translates into loss of communication within the brain, 
including connections to and from various lobes of the same hemisphere, links 
between the right and left hemispheres, and paths between higher (cognitive) 
and lower (emotional and survival) brain centers. White matter also connects 
networks from the brain to the body and vice versa. Interrupted connections may 
slow down signals, “short-circuit” them, or cause them to be erratic 
(“misfire”).

arti

[FairfieldLife] How's that done?

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I read some of the comments but still can't figger out for sure how she does 
this:
 

 www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhMxzjffM1U