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1 Nov, 11 tweets, 6 min read
A #stablethread on the anatomy of the brain in a hierarchical fashion. I will start with all the more meta-regions of the brain and then descend from there. First the lobes of the brain of which there are 6! I will create separate stable threads for each. Image
Before preceding, I will show the most meta of meta threads, the one on anatomy from which this descends for your perusing pleasure:

The frontal lobe:

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The parietal lobe:

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The Occipital Lobe:

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The temporal lobe:

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The limbic lobe:

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And last but not least:

The insular cortex.

I didn't even realize this was a lobe of the brain. I thought it was just another part of a lobe. This now makes my knowledge of its role in disgust even more profound.

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I guess I wasn't done yet. I need a place for the brainstem and thus I will create one. Let there be light!

A #stablethread on the brainstem:

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Still not done. Now I need a place for describing cellular and subcellular neuroanatomical parts that help us to understand the entire brain, but that transcends the above categorizations

Here are those parts:

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This should be the last one on this table of contents to the brain and already existed but now I'm bringing it into the fold of the central nervous system!

A #stablethread on the spine!

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4 Nov
A #stablethread on Pilates. To see the thread on my learnings for movement in general please see the following link:

What I'm really enjoying about Pilates so far is it's distinct lack of "super-spirituality" and its entire focus on the human body and its interaction with various props. I've found that traditional Yoga is more about destroying this idea that we are just the body.
Paradoxically, pilates is more realistic about just training the body in order to live a happy and healthy life as opposed to modern yoga which celebrates the sensuality of the body and traps us into mere sensuality while pretending to be "super-spiritual", look at Instagram
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3 Nov
A #stablethread on the muscles of respiration or the muscles you use to breathe! As you read this make sure to pay attention to your breath and try to identify where these muscles are and what they are doing experientially. Image
Before going into all the muscles, please feel free to peruse the following threads for both the anatomy of the body:

and a table of contents for the thread on the category we are studying right now.

Tissue types in the human body:

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3 Nov
A #stablethread on muscle tissue which helps us to manipulate our external world as well as keep our internal organs happy and functional.

For more on other types of tissue check out the root thread:

Before going on I should explain the 3 types of muscle tissue:

1. Skeletal (movement muscles)
2. Smooth (digestive muscles)
3. Cardiac (heart)

With my specialization in movement and bodywork, I mostly am familiar with #1 but I'm sure I will get into the other two, as I learn. Image
One of the most interesting things I've learned about skeletal muscles recently is that there are further subdivisions of it which are really important for movement.

First, consider your posture as you read this. Do you feel which muscles are supporting your spine at the moment?
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3 Nov
A #stablethread on connective tissue and its importance to our human bodies!

For more info on other types of tissues, check out this master thread on tissue types:

Connective tissue is the glue that holds our body together. This one is the hardest one to visualize because its main role is to connect other types of tissue together. Think of it like all the people who make things work in our modern society but you never hear about, the cogs. Image
One of the most well-known types of connective tissue is fascia, but there is so much more!

Here is a thread I already built on Fascia:

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3 Nov
A new #stablethread on all types of tissues in the body. Like my thread on brain anatomy, this one will serve as a table of contents for more in depth threads on each of the various tissue types. We have four basic tissues (with lots of subclassifications). Here they are: Image
Before moving on if you want to know more about anatomy in general, check out this thread:

First my favorite tissue:

Nerve Tissue!

I already have a thread on this so will just use this one instead of repeating myself

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2 Nov
A #stablethread on cellular and subcellular neuroanatomy, plus other structures/concepts so that I can learn and explain more about how all the brain parts fit together!

If you want to go to the king brain thread choose your own adventure here:

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The basic unit of the brain and the entire nervous system is the neuron!

Think of a neuron as an on-off switch or a gland filled with electricity that sends signals all over the body quickly. Groups of neurons cluster together and fire and wire together to accomplish goals Image
There are a couple of different ways to categorize neurons, but I will talk about the one that is most important for movement:

1. Sensory neurons
2. Motor neurons
3. Interneurons Image
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