Changing Lives and Events:
Brain software, hidden emotions, epigenetics, and neuroplasticity create our realities. Imagine life as an orchestra, an orchestra composed of tens of thousands of instruments playing simultaneously. You hear music, and it’s very difficult to distinguish between the thousands of instruments playing. Now imagine that one of the instruments is not producing the sound it’s supposed to. It’s hard for you to notice the fault; it’s swallowed up by all the other thousands of instruments playing at the same time. When you can identify the “forging” instrument, you can say that the instrument is “sick.” This is what human reality looks like. Compare every gene inside you to an instrument in a complete orchestra that creates “one musical reality.” The brain is the conductor of the orchestra and determines, with a wave of the hand, which instruments will play now and how loudly. This is the role of epigenetics within us; it is the hidden conductor of our internal orchestra of genes, determining which instrument will play at any given moment, for how long, and how loudly. These are precisely life. When a particular instrument is damaged, there is no way to detect it through the senses or existing medical equipment, but there are other ways, efficient and surprisingly awe-inspiring.
Epigenetics: Comparable to the Conductor of the Orchestra Epigenetics acts like the conductor, reading the environmental information as captured by the senses - climate, health, financial situations, and human interactions. The information coming from the environment does not change the basic musical instruments you were born with – your DNA, but it does affect how those instruments are used (gene expression). Imagine the conductor emphasizing certain sections of the music, influencing the overall sound. On reality.
Neuroplasticity: The Orchestra Practices and Adapts Neuroplasticity represents the orchestra itself. It’s the amazing ability of the brain to physically change by creating new connections between neurons (brain cells) and strengthening or weakening existing ones. When your environment changes, the orchestra rehearses new compositions. New experiences create new neural pathways, allowing you to respond differently to future situations.
Programming New Brain Pathways: New Instruments for the Orchestra. Instruments from a Second Life Think of these new pathways as shortcuts that the orchestra develops to play specific parts of the music more smoothly. Living in a cold climate may lead to the strengthening of pathways related to temperature regulation. Over time, these efficient pathways “burn in,” allowing adaptation to your current environment.
Adaptation to Different Environments: Climate and Physical Environment: Epigenetics and the brain are capable of adapting to a certain extent. For example, a decrease in oxygen concentration at high altitudes may cause the brain to adapt breathing patterns (new neural pathways). However, there are limits to this adaptation, and extreme environments can still cause problems and even death.
Psychological Environment:
Hostile environments can lead to epigenetic alertness, where your body is constantly on high alert. Conversely, calm environments may induce a state of relaxation. Your brain adapts its neural pathways to navigate these situations.
Social and Economic Environments:
While past experiences and conclusions can influence our behavior, true adaptation occurs with new neural connections. Financial difficulties may lead you to develop new budgeting strategies (new pathways). However, these strategies may not be optimal for your health status or the quality of your human relationships.