general functions and areas of brain

[Guest guest]

Dear master Fe,

 

Thank you for the line of treatment for In growing toe nail. I will follow

that.

 

I have one more question.

 

Which are the areas of the brain/head to be treated for people who come with

difficulties in speech or stammering.

It may be preferable to zero in and treat specific areas besides treating

all the major and minor chakras of the head. So kindly give us an idea about

the areas of the brain to be treated for various disabilities which are

related to the neurological functioning of the brain.

 

Thank You and NAMASTE

 

M Venkataraman

[Guest guest]

I.) CRANIAL NERVES

 

There are 12 Cranial Nerves that lead directly from the brain to to the

various parts of the head. A disorder of any of the cranial nerves can

produce severe loss of function.

 

Cranial Nerve 1 - the nerve of smell (olfactory nerve)

2 - the nerve of sight (optic nerve)

3 to 12 - control movement of the eyes, tongue,

face, and throat

5 & 9 - receive sensations from the face, tongue,

and throat

 

There are 3 common disorders:

 

1. Trigeminal Neuralgia - involves the malfunction of cranial nerve 5,

which carries sensation from the face to the brain.

2. Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia - a rare disorder in which a person has

recurring attacks of severe pain in the back of the throat near

the tonsils. sometimes affecting the ear on the same side.

3. Bell's Palsy - is an abnormally of the facial nerve that leads to sudden

weakness or paralysis of the muscles on one side of the face.

 

 

II.) SMELL & TASTE

 

Smell and Taste are closely linked. The taste buds of the tongue identify

taste; the nerves in the nose identify smell. Both sensations are

communicated to the brain, which combines the information to recognize and

appreciate flavors. While some tastes - such as salty, bitter, sweet, and

sour - can be recognized without the sense of smell, more complex flavors

require both taste and smell sensations to be recognized.

 

The sense of smell can be affected by changes in the nose, in the nerves

leading from the nose to the brain, or in the brain. For example, if nasal

passages are stuffed up from a common cold, smell may be decreased simply

because odors are prevented from reaching the smell receptors. Because the

ability to smell affects taste, food often doesn't taste right to people

with colds.

 

 

III.) SEIZURE

 

A seizure is a response to an abnormal electrical discharge in the brain.

Anything that irritates the brain can produce a seizure. This is not the

same as convulsion, though the terms are sometimes used synonymously. What

happens during a seizure depends on what part of the brain is affected by

the abnormal electrical discharge. The discharge may involve a tiny area of

the brain and lead only to the person noticing an odd smell or taste, or it

may involve large areas and lead to a convulsion--jerking and spasms of

muscles throughout the body.

 

Site of Abnormal Electrical Discharge & Symptoms of Seizures:

 

1. Frontal Lobe - Twitches in a specific muscle

2. Occipital Lobe - Hallucinations of flashes of light

3. Parietal Lobe - Numbling or tingling in a specific body part

4. Temporal Lobe - Hallucinations of images and complicated

repetitive behavior--for instance,

walking in circles.

5. Anterior Temporal Lobe - Chewing movements, lip smacking

6. Anterior Deep Temporal Lobe - Intense hallucination of a smell,

either pleasant or unpleasant.

 

 

IV.) STROKE

 

In stroke, the blood flow to the brain is disrupted, brain cells can die

or be damaged from lack of oxygen. The resulting neurologic problems are

called " Cerebrovascular Disorders " because of the brain (cerebrum) and

blood vessel (vascular) involvement. Strokes usually damage only one side

of the brain. Because nerve in the brain cross over to the other side of

the body, symptoms appear on the side of the body opposite the damaged side

of the brain.

 

A stroke can either be ischemic or hemorrhagic.

- In an ischemic stroke, the blood supply to paart of the brain is cut off

because a blood clot has blocked a blood vessel.

- In a hemorrhagic stroke, a blood vessel bursts, preventing a normal flow

and allowing the blood to leak into an area of the brain and destroy it.

 

Blood Route to the Brain:

 

Blood is supplied to the brain through two pairs of large arteries: the

carotid arteries and the vertebral arteries. The carotid arteries bring

blood from the heart along the front of the neck, and the vertebral

arteries bring blood from the heart along the back of the neck inside the

spinal column. These large arteries empty into a circle of other arteries,

from which smaller branch off like roads from a traffic circle. The

branches carry the blood to all parts of the brain.

 

 

V.) HEAD INJURIES

 

The brain is susceptible to many kinds of injuries. Severe head trauma can

tear, shear, or rupture the nerves, blood vessels, and tissues in or around

the brain. Nerve pathways can be disrupted, and bleeding or severe swelling

can occur.

Brain damage often causes some degree of permanent dysfunction, which

varies depending on whether the damage is limited to a specific area

(localized) or more widespread (diffuse). which functions are lost depend

on which area of the brain is damaged. Specific, localized symptoms can

help pinpoint the injured area. Changes may occur in movement, sensation,

speech, sight, and hearing. Diffuse impairment of brain function can affect

memory and sleep and can lead to confusion and coma.

 

Specific Head Injuries:

 

1. Skull Fractures - a break in a skull bone. This can injure arteries and

veins, which then bleed into spaces around the brain tissue.

2. Concussion - a brief loss of consciousness and sometimes memory after an

injury to the brain that doesn't cause obvious physical damage.

3. Cerebral Contusions - are bruises on the brain, usually caused by a

direct, strong blow to the head.

4. Cerebral Lacerations - are torn brain tissue, often accompanying visible

head wounds and skull fractures.

5. Intracranial hematomas - are collections of blood within the brain or

between the brain and the skull.

 

 

VI.) DAMAGE TO SPECIFIC BRAIN AREAS

 

Damage to the top layer of the brain (cerebral cortex) usually impairs a

person's ability to think, govern emotions, and behave normally. Since

specific areas of the cerebral cortex are generally responsible for

specific kinds of behavior, the precise site and extent of injury determine

the type of impairment.

 

1. Frontal Lobe Damage

 

The frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex mainly control learned motor skills

(for example, writing, playing musical instruments, or tying shoelaces).

They also coordinate facial expressions and expressive gestures. Particular

areas of the frontal lobe are responsible for specific skilled motor

activities on the opposite side of the body.

The behavioral effects of frontal lobe damage vary according to the size

and location of the physical defect. Small defects usually don't cause any

noticeable behavioral changes of they affect only one side of the brain,

although they sometimes cause seizures. Large defects toward the back of

the frontal lobes may cause apathy, inattention, indifference, and

sometimes incontinence. People with larger defects toward the front or

side of the frontal lobes tend to be easily distracted, inappropriately

euphoric, argumentative, vulgar, and rude; they may disregard the

consequences of their behavior.

 

2. Parietal Lobe Damage

 

The parietal lobe of the cerebral cortex combine impressions of form,

texture, and weight into general perceptions. Mathematics and language

skills stem somewhat from this area but more specifically from adjacent

areas of the temporal lobes. The parietal lobes also help people orient

themselves to space and sense the position of their body parts.

 

Small deficits in front parts of the parietal lobes cause numbness on the

opposite side of the body. People with larger injuries can lose the

ability to perform sequenced tasks (a condition called apraxia) and to

display right-left orientation. Large deficits can affect a person's

ability to recognize body parts or the space around his body or may even

interfere with the memory of once well-known forms, such as clocks or

cubes. As a result, a sudden injury to some parts of the parietal lobe can

cause people to ignore the serious nature of their condition and to neglect

or even deny paralysis that affects the side of the body opposite the brain

injury. They may be confused or delirious and unable to dress themselves

or perform other ordinary tasks.

 

3. Temporal Lobe Damage

 

The temporal lobes process immediately events into recent and long-term

memory. They comprehend sounds and images, store and recall memory, and

generate emotional pathways. Injury to the right temporal lobe tends to

impair memory of sounds and shapes. Injury to the left temporal lobe

drastically interferes with understanding language coming from external or

internal sources and typically prevents the person from expressing

language. People with nondominant right temporal lobe injury may

experience personality changes such as humorlessness, unusual degrees of

religiosity, obsessiveness, and loss of libido.

 

 

 

At 09:30 AM 8/24/00 +0530, you wrote:

>Dear master Fe,

>

>Thank you for the line of treatment for In growing toe nail. I will follow

>that.

>

>I have one more question.

>

>Which are the areas of the brain/head to be treated for people who come with

>difficulties in speech or stammering.

>It may be preferable to zero in and treat specific areas besides treating

>all the major and minor chakras of the head. So kindly give us an idea about

>the areas of the brain to be treated for various disabilities which are

>related to the neurological functioning of the brain.

>

>Thank You and NAMASTE

>

>M Venkataraman

>

>

 

-------------------

" Pranic Healing is not intended to replace orthodox

medicine, but rather to complement it. If symptoms

persist or the ailment is severe, please consult

immediately a medical doctor and a certified pranic

healer. "

 

- GRAND MASTER CHOA KOK SUI

-------------------