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==== Brain and heart connection Neurocardiology ====  

==== Brain and heart connection Neurocardiology ====  

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.<ref>Martin A. Samuels, Contemporary Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine,The Brain–Heart Connection. Circulation.2007; 116: 77-84 doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.678995 </ref>

 

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'' ====