![]() The information embedded within cardiac pulses alters central nervous function in behaviorally significant ways. They alter their behavior in order to embed the information received through cardiac function and send it into the central nervous system. In response to cardiac input, complexes of neurons in the brain change their grouping and firing patterns. Single neurons in the brain alter their behavior in response to the signals received from each heartbeat. Heart researcher Rollin McCraty comments, “Cells within the amygdaloid complex specifically responded to information from the cardiac cycle.” The kind of activity displayed in the central nucleus of the amygdala has been found to be dependent on input from the aortic depressor or carotid sinus nerves. The kinds of information that the heart sends significantly shifts functioning of the amygdala thus affecting emotions and other subcortical centers of the brain. Information embedded within cardiac outputs directly reaches many of the subcortical areas of the brain involved in emotional processing. In other words, changes in heart activity–blood pressure, timing of beats, wave pulsations in the blood, hormone and neurotransmitter creation and release, and more–all shift the functioning of these areas of the brain. Neuronal discharge in the brain–the oscillating pattern of informational pulse release in the amygdala, hippocampus, thalamus, and sometimes the neocortex–is in phase with heart and lung cycles. The more intense the emotional experience, the more likely it will be stored by the heart as memory. ![]() They most often have to do with specific emotional experiences and the meanings embedded within them. The heart stores memories which affect consciousness and behavior, how we perceive the world. By monitoring central nervous system functioning, the heart can tell just what neurotransmitters it needs and when in order to enhance its communication with the brain. The heart makes and releases its own neurotransmitters as it needs them. There are four brain centers are primarily concerned with emotional memories and processing sensory experience memory, spatial relationships, the extraction of meaning from sensory inputs from the environment and problem solving, reasoning, and learning. The heart is directly wired into the central nervous system and brain, interconnected with the amygdala, thalamus, hippocampus, and cortex. Information is always flowing between the two. The neural connections between the brain and heart cannot be turned off. Yes, the same kinds as those in your brain. The Physical Heart: The Central Nervous System Heartīetween 60%-65% of the cells in the heart are neural cells. The human heart is significantly more important than most people realize, and in order to spread awareness of this reality, certain excerpts from the book will be provided to show just how important and sophisticated the heart truly is. As more scientific research comes forward concerning the abilities and properties of plants, the more we learn that there are so many things that the plant kingdom is able to teach us, especially concerning harmony and balance.Ī book that came our a few years ago entitled The Secret Teachings of Plants: The Intelligence of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature details these things in a very elegant way and shows us that the ancient shamanistic tales of oneness, interconnectedness, harmony, and balance with respect to humanity and nature’s relationship are indeed true. ![]() By gathering information directly from the “heart of nature”, we are able to realize the interconnectedness between humanity and the planet in a way that may conjure up themes from films such as Avatar. There is an incredible amount of knowledge that we as humans can gather up from the plant kingdom with a heart-centered approach. ![]()
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