Exploring the Resilient Brain

Research Jottings by Larry K. Brendtro, PhDThe conquest of a new truth is undoubtedly the greatest adventure to which a man can aspire.[1]  ~Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852-1934)Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s life story is a striking example of resilience.[2] Young Santiago had terrible relations with his father. He was brilliant but rebellious, and constant discipline problems[…]

Exploring Brain-Based Needs

by Larry K. BrendtroThe leading pioneer in research on developmental needs was Abraham Maslow (1908-1970). Ironically, as a youth, he was deprived of positive support from his own parents, peers, and teachers. His father Samuel escaped from an unhappy home in Russia by sailing alone to America when only fourteen. Becoming a barrel maker in[…]

The Search for Meaning in Life

by Larry K. Brendtro What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for a worthy goal.[1] ~Victor Frankl As a small boy in Vienna, Viktor Frankl (1905-1997) dreamed of becoming a medical doctor. When a high school science teacher contended that humans were little more than chemicals under combustion, Viktor[…]

Brain Awareness Week: Brainfacts.org

CF Learning Recommended Brain Awareness Week Website. When you are ready to learn more, a lot more, about your brain, check out brainfacts.org. The site is the CF Learning recommended website for Brain Awareness Week and contains information for all degrees of neuro-enthusiasts, from beginner to expert. It was launched in May of 2012 as a public information initiative of The Kavli[…]