From Thomas Tsangaras: “Depression is your body saying: ‘I don’t want to be this character anymore.’” “I don’t want to be this character anymore.” So many people quietly say that line. Not just in the context of mental health but in the context of work, identity, and environments. Sometimes what we call burnout or depression […]

Neuroplasticity: A Strategic Framework for Cognitive Optimization and Adaptive Performance For the professional committed to continuous improvement and strategic growth, understanding the mechanistic principles of neuroplasticity is not merely academic—it’s a critical operational framework. Moving beyond the simplistic metaphor of “rewiring,” a rigorous comprehension of the brain’s adaptive capacities provides a blueprint for cultivating the […]

𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲. 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞. 𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞? […]

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬, 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐰𝐡𝐲” 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐡𝐨𝐰.” 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 “𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝” 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 Imagine your body has thousands of “locks” (called receptors), but we don’t have the “keys” (called ligands) to […]

 Let’s break down the definitions of G proteins in general, and then the specific Gi/o protein family. 1. The High-Level Overview: What are G Proteins? G proteins, or guanine nucleotide-binding proteins, are a family of molecular switches that transmit signals from the outside of a cell to its interior. They are crucial components of a major signaling pathway used by […]

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨-𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 Oligodendrocyte precursor cell (OPC) differentiation and remyelination are highly relevant to neuro-electric musculature devices because they are crucial for maintaining and repairing the neural pathways that these devices interact with. OPC differentiation creates new oligodendrocytes, which form myelin sheaths that insulate axons, allowing for faster and more efficient nerve signal […]