Some contemplations about growing up. Vacation and the space.
“As long as our brain is a mystery, the universe, the reflection of the brain’s structure, will also be a mystery.” Dr. Santiago Ramon y Cajal Novel Price in Physiology or Medicine 1906
As a teenager, I spent part of my summer vacation on my uncle’s farm. After horseback riding, hunting pheasants, and dinner, we sat outside and looked at the stars. I remember thinking all these light spots were stars at thousands light years distance. So, many of these stars are already gone when their light reaches us. Hence, I am contemplating the past, but at the same time, I was present. And the future does not exist yet. Then it will soon be the past if it is here.
The brain is a mystery, and the universe reflects the brain structure. We are sandwiched between The Beginning and The End. Nobody knows precisely how the beginning was, and nobody knows how it will end. Our job is to leave behind a legacy. But be careful not to mess around with what you don’t know. So, your solution is discernment. My grandfather Don Ignacio used to tell me: “When you are going to cross a busy street, look to the right, and then you look to the left. And then do that once more. Your job is to cross the street without losing your soul.” That is how you grow up!
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My name is Julian L Sevillano. I am the Executive Director of this space that aims to disseminate pertinent information about the human brain, emphasizing brain neuroplasticity and the tools that can help us weather our circumstances. My mission is to bring some hope regarding the dilemma of people of all ages. And the difficulty is because we not only have to fight with problems that our condition brings but also with what adaptation to the results of the pandemic and the so-called "New Normal" entails. Notice to the reader that I said "our condition" since I just turned 86! I continued my studies at Harvard Extension School in Fundamentals of Neuroscience. I obtained Certificates in the Electrical Properties of Neurons, Neural Networks and Neurons and The Brain. I previously studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting and economics. I am the Coordinator of Neurocognitive Research Programs for Seniors—I-Function, Inc. (University of Miami School of Medicine start-up). I am a Consultant at the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging. Miller School of Medicine. University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. I also work as a Neuroplasticity and BrainHQ Posit Science Certified Brain Adequacy Trainer at brain training centers located at the Village Activity Center in Key Biscayne, Florida, at the City of Coral Gables, Florida Activity Center, and The Palace Coral Gables (self-contained accommodations and services for seniors) in Coral Gables, Florida.
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