Part 3: How Did Humans Become Asymmetric? To read Part 1: The Prevalence of Human Asymmetry and Lateralization click HERE To read Part 2: What Does Asymmetry Provide for a Human Being click HERE In the book Right Hand Left Hand: The Origins of Asymmetry in Brains, Bodies, Atoms, and…
Part 2: What Does Asymmetry Provide for a Human Being? To read Part 1: The Prevalence of Human Asymmetry and Lateralization click HERE From the perspective of asymmetrical brain function, asymmetry has served a huge role in the evolution of human intelligence and motor control. Lateralization and increased specialization of…
Part 1: The Prevalence of Human Asymmetry and Lateralization The human body is asymmetrical. This concept is popularly accepted from an internal organ perspective. The heart, stomach, spleen, and descending colon are on the left while the liver, gallbladder, and ascending colon are on the right. We have 3 lobes…
The Open Focus Brain by Les Fehmi emphasizes the need for humans to be able to shift out of a narrowly focused objective state of attention and into a more open, diffuse, and immersive state of attention. The author describes 4 different categories of attention with the ultimate goal of…
The following article was heavily inspired by the book Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do by Wallace J. Nichols as well as the teachings of the Postural Restoration…
“The Microbiota–Gut–Brain axis in gastrointestinal disorders: Stressed bugs, stressed brain or both?” Giada De Palma, Stephen M. Collins, Premysl Bercik and Elena F. Verdu. Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Article Summary This article reviews the current literature connecting the central nervous system and the…
HPA and SA Axes Microbiota-Gut-ANS-CNS Axis Cholingergic Anti-inflammatory Pathway HPT Axis HPGL Axis
The concept of bilateral and asymmetrical postural extension patterns is routed in the science and methodology of the Postural Restoration Institute. Please refer to the following resources and references for more information on these concepts. The ultimate place to gather information on postural extension patterns: Postural Restoration Institute Correlating the ANS…
Critical Review of The Polyvagal Theory (Chapter 2, by Stephen Porges) with Extrapolations to the PRI Approach The Postural Restoration Institute approach incorporates the idea that the autonomic nervous system influences asymmetrical patterning of the human body. An imbalance where the sympathetic system is overactive can manifest in the typical…
