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Heart (cardiac region) has been considered as site of consciousness and emotions. The heart in context of ''apasmara'' is essentially meant by the abode of consciousness and it doesn’t signify anatomical heart. This is functional heart which is involved in emotions, feelings of the self. Brain (head region) is considered as origin of all sensory and motor organs. The term ''dhamani'' has been used to denote abode of aggravated ''doshas''. This literally means the artery, vein, nerves which carry impulses. This is very important as it channelizes consciousness from site of consciousness i.e. heart to site of intelligence i.e. brain. This canal of heart-brain connection is ''manovaha srotas''. The brain and heart work in co-ordination with each other for maintaining equilibrium between logical intelligence and emotional intelligence. If these are hampered, the consciousness, memory, sensory and motor co-ordination as well as emotional behavior will be affected. This establishes the theory that disturbance in cardiac functions can result into neurological disorders. The heart-brain connection has been authenticated by many researches on neuro-cardiology. The theory of heart-brain connection has been well known to Ayurveda scholars in context of apasmara.
Heart (cardiac region) has been considered as site of consciousness and emotions. The heart in context of ''apasmara'' is essentially meant by the abode of consciousness and it doesn’t signify anatomical heart. This is functional heart which is involved in emotions, feelings of the self. Brain (head region) is considered as origin of all sensory and motor organs. The term ''dhamani'' has been used to denote abode of aggravated ''doshas''. This literally means the artery, vein, nerves which carry impulses. This is very important as it channelizes consciousness from site of consciousness i.e. heart to site of intelligence i.e. brain. This canal of heart-brain connection is ''manovaha srotas''. The brain and heart work in co-ordination with each other for maintaining equilibrium between logical intelligence and emotional intelligence. If these are hampered, the consciousness, memory, sensory and motor co-ordination as well as emotional behavior will be affected. This establishes the theory that disturbance in cardiac functions can result into neurological disorders. The heart-brain connection has been authenticated by many researches on neuro-cardiology. The theory of heart-brain connection has been well known to Ayurveda scholars in context of apasmara.
==== Signs and symptoms of apasmara ====
==== Signs and symptoms of ''apasmara'' ====
Transient nervous system collapse of a person which leads to various signs and symptoms enlisted in the verses 7 to 13. The cluster describes features of paroxysmal stage of ''apasmara''. The features include somatic as well as psychological subjective symptoms experienced by patients self. The dreams specific to predominance of ''dosha'' can be important measures for diagnosis of predominance of ''dosha''. The symptomatology has been described elaborately in context of [[Apasmara Nidana]].
==== Gut-brain connection in apasmara ====
==== Gut-brain connection in apasmara ====