Our central nervous system is composed of over 10 billion neurons in which a single neuron is connected to approximately 10 thousand other neurons. These neurons send electrical impulses or "fire" at 270 mph. The synaptic connection between 2 neurons determines whether a neuron firing has a strong or weak effect on the other. A strong connection between 2 neurons means that it is more likely for one neuron to stimulate the other to fire. With a weak connection, it may not fire all of the time. A single neuron can make as many as 50 thousand connections with other neurons in their effort to dissect, decipher and encode the outside world. Different types of brain activity correspond to different patterns of firing. Changing the connection strength is important for memory function. A neuroscientist, Dr. Hebb states, "The connection between two neurons will strengthen if more often than not the two neurons fire together."
Neurons in the brain fire randomly and continuously. Neural networks are created as we learn. The neurons must move at a precise time to create an efficient neural network. For example, if someone says apple, we already have created the neural network to know what an apple is. We already "know" the color, shape, smell, feel, size, weight, etc. This is already automated in our brain. This automation is called neural synchrony. There is no single place in the brain where "images" are stored for later recall. When the image enters the brain for the process of seeing, the brain deconstructs the incoming sensory information storing color in one place in the brain, movement is processed in another, shape and line orientation each go to other regions and so on and so forth., These elements or pieces of information later are reconstructed after being matched with comparable elements which are recognized from previous experiences that have been stored along well established neural networks. Well entrenched (automated) behaviors become centered in the sub-cortical (subconscious) and cerebellar (coordinates and regulates muscular activity) regions, freeing up the conscious cerebral cortex for new learning.
The human brain is compartmentalized. Different sections of the brain are responsible for different things. In the brain there are 4 areas that have neurons that have the ability to move in either direction. These neurons are the ones that "flip the switch", allowing for all of the information that comes in at the same time to go out at the same time. These neurons are found in the sections of the brain that control hearing, vision, balance and smell.
In all activities of daily living we are required to manage multiple simple tasks simultaneously. For example, the simple task of carrying on a conversation requires integrating talking (fine motor movements of the mouth and hands), eye contact (visual processing), language comprehension (auditory processing), and balance (vestibular-motor processing) The process of performing many simple tasks at one time is referred to as "low level multi-tasking". All learning (problem solving) is dependent on low-level multi-tasking. All multi-tasking is dependent on timing. If the neurons do not fire at a precise time, there is a gap in automation which diverts normal thought processing.
The neurological learning readiness program coordinates standing balance, hand movement, foot movement, listening, and talking to create neural networks in the brain which fire "on time" for retrieval of the information that we already know, and to effectively learn new information.
Nancy Rowe,M.S., FAAA, the founder of Neuronet, has based her program on 30 years of clinical practice and neuroscience research. NeuroNet Online