The human brain is quite possibly the most advanced system on planet Earth.  We at SPC USA view it as a system because, when viewed as a singular component in the complex structure called the human body, the human brain itself is composed of many differing components working together to perform to the various functions of what we have come to call the physical “brain”.

At SPC-USA, we have studied how the brain works as well as how the brain functions; and use the most appropriate and safeguarded techniques when dealing with this intricate and delicate organ while using chi energy.  We are very specific with the information you need to know to effectively, and safely, send energy through any of the brain areas.

This article is designed to familiarize members of the chi gung community with the workings of this vital component and provide insight as to how the brain interacts with (and processes) chi.  Below, we explain a little bit about how complicated our brains really are…

Systems of Systems

The human brain is, in fact, as system of systems, that is: the brain is a system composed of multiple, independent systems.  Within the brain we find: the limbic system, which regulates our hormones and emotions; the nervous system [of which the brain is the controlling agent of the nerves and nerve fiber running through the body]; as well as various hemispheres through which various functions are attributed- akin to the division of labor in an automobile factory.

Scientific advances over the course of time have contributed to our understanding of the brain: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Functional MRI (fMRI); Computed Axial Topography (CAT) Scans; Positron Emission Tomography (PET); as well as a plethora of other imaging techniques, technologies, and biomedical research have given us increasing levels of insight into not only of what the brain is actually composed, but as to the brain’s functionality.  Even still, although we [the human race] are capable of sending robots to Mars and controlling them remotely, we have only become more aware of all that we do not know when it comes to the totality of the human brain.  Even still, the limited information available to us regarding the brain is vast, and provides huge insights into just how deeply human beings are connected to chi (bioelectric magnetic energy) and the [individual] psi capabilities many of us involved with chi gung have come to believe and know.

Overarching Structure

Weighing in slightly over 3 pounds (1.4 kilograms), the human brain is by far the complex and amazing biological product to date.  As previously mentioned, it is the controlling agent of the human body’s nervous system.  The brain itself is comprised of one hundred billion nerve cells; these cells are what people refer to when speaking of “grey matter”.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9969-instant-expert-the-human-brain.html?full=true

Along with the “grey”, the human brain is also comprised of “white” matter and glial cells.  Whereas the grey matter is the neurons, the white matter is the network of axions that connect cells to neurons; these are the axons and dendrites.  The glial cells, which represent the ruling majority of the cells in the brain, outnumbering the neurons by ten to one (10:1), amplify neural signals.

The human brain is viewed not only as one structure, but also as having (an): upper brain; lower brain; left and right hemispheres; as well as a many other components, each with specific tasks which they perform.

Components

The “lower” brain, which consists of the spinal cord, brain stem and diencephalons, also contains the following components:

• The medulla regulates blood pressure and breathing and regulating information from the sensory organs;
• The pons relay information regarding movement and spatial awareness which is conveyed from the cerebellum to the [cerebral] cortex;
• The thalamus participates in motor-information exchange
• The hypothalamus controls the hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland and regulates our circadian rythms.

http://health.howstuffworks.com/brain.htm/printable

The “mid brain”, represents an area where the higher and lower brains share functionality.  Portions of the limbic system rest in both areas, for example; the hypothalamus is more closely aligned with the “lower” brain whereas the amygdala is associated with the “higher” brain.

The limbic system is important in emotional behavior and controlling movements of visceral muscles (see the “Emotional Content” article on the Chi Power blog http://chipower.com/blog/?p=97 for more information regarding the limbic system).

The “higher” brain, which houses the cerebrum, consists of the following components:

• The parietal lobe receives and processes all somatosensory input from the body (touch, pain);
• The frontal lobe is involved in motor skills (including speech) and cognitive functions;
• The occipital lobe receives and processes visual information directly from the eyes and relates this information to the parietal lobe; one of the things it must do is interpret the upside-down images of the world that are projected onto the retina by the lens of the eye;
• The temporal lobe processes auditory information from the ears and relates it to the parietal lobe and the motor cortex of the frontal lobe;
• The insula influences automatic functions of the brainstem and processes taste information;
• The basal ganglia work with the cerebellum to coordinate fine motions, such as fingertip movements

http://health.howstuffworks.com/brain.htm/printable

The cerebrum is the largest part of the human brain and is divided into the left and right hemispheres.  Although the interactions between and functionality of each is complex beyond the scope of this article, it is largely viewed that: the right hemisphere is more creative and emotional, specializing in spatial and body awareness, whereas; the left hemisphere deals with logic, speech and language.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9969-instant-expert-the-human-brain.html?full=true

Microtubules: the Final Frontier

The concept of “consciousness” and where it resides within the brain is widely debated and under intense scrutiny from across the entire scientific community.  Biologists, physicists, medical doctors and chemists all play a role in the investigation of where human consciousness resides.  Recently, it has been proposed that human consciousness is a result of the direct connection we have with the actual quantum particles via the microtubules within the brain.  The interaction of microtubules and quantum energy and the correlations said energy has with chi is something that did not go unnoticed.
In particular, Stuart Hameroff MD has done extensive research and written many papers concerning this and similar topics in relation to the brain, its microtubules, and the inherent quantum behaviors therein.

In his paper, “Chi: A Neural Hologram”, Dr. Hameroff details the discovery of the microtubule and its quantum behaviors.  Interestingly enough, the specific pathways of the microtubules and their functionality, he notes, correspond strikingly similar to that which Chinese mystics refer to as chi.

“[neural] Microtubules (MT) are hollow cylinders… which are capable of intercepting energy in the far ultra-violet (UV) range… and the upper limit of the narrow window of solar and celestial nonionizing radiation,” writes Hameroff.

http://www.quantumconsciousness.org/documents/chi_hameroff_000.pdf

In the program “Supernatural Science: Extra Sensory Perception (Discovery Channel 1999), Hameroff states: “These microtubules are ideally designed quantum computers which makes the connection from our macroscopic world to the microscopic fundamental quantum worlds so we can access and select and taste and experience.”

Via neuroimaging techniques, Hameroff was able to observe microtubules flickering “on and off” in a fashion very similar to that of photons and other subatomic particles of the quantum spectrum. 

It is the very fact that “subtle magnetic fields have been detected outside the human head… and neuronal generated magnetic fields” which allow neuroimaging to exist.”

http://www.quantumconsciousness.org/documents/chi_hameroff_000.pdf

These same fields, this electromagnetic phenomena, is that which we call chi: from the nerve fibers that carry electrical signals throughout the body to the brain’s distinct magnetic field to the ion exchange at the cellular level, human beings directly interact with and through electromagnetic energy.

At SPC-USA, we appreciate, respect, and understand the complexity of the human brain; all of our instructors are intimately aware, first-hand, with the various and unpleasant side effects that are physically pronounced when sending [chi] energy into the head via an indiscriminate manner.  Utilizing the latest scientific data regarding the brain, it is much easier, safer, and effective to send [chi] energy in only those areas of the brain which produce specific, desired results.  Traditional chi gung practitioners who push energy in a hard [read “yang”] way into their head are, in effect, playing a chi version of Russian Roulette; these are some of the things you need to keep in mind; this is yet another reason why the Chi Power Method is simply the best.

Training with SPC USA products to enhance and improve every aspect of your way of life is, it would seem, a “no braininer” [pun intended].

Don Brown [Certified Instructor]