#neuroscience

Okay, so: there's a part of the human brain called the "prefrontal cortex" which is, among other things, responsible for executive function and impulse control. Like most parts of the brain, it undergoes active "rewiring" over time (i.e., pruning unused neural connections and establishing new ones), and in the case of the prefrontal cortex in particular, this rewiring sharply accelerates during puberty.

Because the pace of rewiring in the prefrontal cortex is linked to specific developmental milestones, it was hypothesised that it would slow down and eventually stop in adulthood. However, the process can't directly be observed; the only way to tell how much neural rewiring is taking place in a particular part of the brain is to compare multiple brain scans of the same individual performed over a period of time.

Thus, something called a "longitudinal study" was commissioned: the same individuals would undergo regular brain scans over a period of many years, beginning in early childhood, so that their prefrontal development could accurately be tracked.

The longitudinal study was originally planned to follow its subjects up to age 21. However, when the predicted cessation of prefrontal rewiring was not observed by age 21, additional funding was obtained, and the study period was extended to age 25. The predicted cessation of prefrontal development wasn't observed by age 25, either, at which point the study was terminated.

When the mainstream press got hold of these results, the conclusion that prefrontal rewiring continues at least until age 25 was reported as prefrontal development finishing at age 25. Critically, this is the exact opposite of what the study actually concluded. The study was unable to identify a stopping point for prefrontal development because no such stopping point was observed for any subject during the study period. The only significance of the age 25 is that no subjects were tracked beyond this age because the study ran out of funding!

When most people start practicing the Law of Assumption, they focus on affirmations, scripting, or visualization. They repeat phrases over and over, wonder if it’s “working,” and sometimes give up when nothing seems to happen. The truth is, your brain is not ignoring you it’s simply waiting for you to change its underlying neural architecture.

At the core of manifestation is neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections. Every thought, feeling, and assumption you hold strengthens certain pathways while leaving others weaker. Your brain is constantly predicting reality based on these pathways, and assumptions act like default programs. If your subconscious assumes “I am unlucky,” “I always fail,” or “they will never love me,” your brain will selectively notice evidence that confirms this.

Repetition matters because it creates synaptic strengthening. Each time you mentally affirm or imagine a scenario, you fire the same neurons in the same sequence. Over time, these pathways become more myelinated, covered in the fatty insulation that speeds electrical impulses. The more a thought fires consistently, the faster and more automatic your brain recognizes it as “normal.” In short, repetition doesn’t just remind your mind of what you want; it teaches it to expect it.

Another key process at work is Hebbian learning, often summarized as “neurons that fire together, wire together.” This principle explains why repeated visualization or affirming reinforces the assumption at a subconscious level. Your brain begins to treat your imagined reality as a familiar scenario, creating what neuroscientists call predictive coding. Essentially, your brain starts predicting that your assumption is reality and begins filtering external events to align with that expectation.

Interestingly, the reticular activating system (RAS) plays a role here. This tiny network in the brainstem acts like a filter, focusing your attention on what matters most to your survival and well-being. When you repeatedly assume a positive outcome, your RAS starts prioritizing information consistent with that assumption. That’s why you suddenly notice opportunities, synchronicities, or confirmations you hadn’t seen before, they were always there, but your brain wasn’t tuned in to notice them.

However, repetition alone is not enough. Your brain also responds to emotional congruence. If your affirmations or visualizations are repeatedly paired with fear, doubt, or conflicting beliefs, the new neural pathways will compete with old ones, slowing down the process. That’s why subtle techniques like State Akin to Sleep (SATS), mental diet, or identity anchoring work they create neural conditions where your new assumptions can take root without interference.

Practical steps to help your brain learn assumptions faster:

Single core assumption: Focus on one clear assumption at a time, e.g., “I am deeply loved.” Simplicity prevents neural interference.

Short, consistent repetition: Affirm or visualize 2–5 minutes multiple times a day instead of marathon sessions. Your brain learns better in small, consistent bursts.

Neutral emotional pairing: Avoid trying to force excitement or desperation. Calm repetition strengthens pathways more effectively than high-drama attempts.

Evidence harvesting: Notice micro-proofs that align with your assumption. Each confirmation strengthens neural prediction loops.

Evening rehearsal: Use the hypnagogic state before sleep to fire the pathways in a receptive state. This is when your subconscious integrates assumptions most efficiently.

In essence, repetition works not because it magically “changes reality,” but because it physically rewires your brain to expect and behave as if your assumption is already true. When your neural circuits align with your desired assumption, your perception, choices, and attention shiftnaturally reflecting your assumption in your 3D experience.

[If you want help creating personalized, neuroscience-backed techniques to make your assumptions stick and start seeing consistent results, I offer one-on-one coaching. Together, we can design a plan that rewires your brain in a way that finally makes your manifestations feel effortless, natural, and undeniable.

I know most people don't know this but it really is true. You could write entire books on any number of the medical revolutions going on in the biosciences (aka life sciences) right now, and indeed people have.

These are just a few overviews and cross-selections of writing on that progress.

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^via Dædalus, journal of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

^via The Nobel Prize (official website and organization), November 13, 2025

^via Harvard Magazine, October 2, 2024

^via Gladstone Institutes, February 12, 2025

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I know things are hard, and so often that's all you hear about, because bad news spreads so much faster.

But for all the challenges out there, I promise you: we are currently learning and discovering and developing genuinely game-changing things in the fields of health, medicine, and biology right now.

As William Gibson put it: “The future has arrived — it’s just not evenly distributed yet.”

my personal favourite is the fact that we actually know children and adults use different regions of their brains to accomplish the same tasks:

source: https://source.washu.edu/2005/05/adult-and-child-brains-perform-tasks-differently/

turns out having less growth in your frontal lobe doesn't matter because you can just. do that shit somewhere else.

A lot of you are extremely confused about this term.

Do you even know what it means?

Void = Empty.

It’s not a place you need to visit. It’s not some mystical portal. It’s pure nothingness.

You enter this state to lose all your identity—your beliefs, everything. You’re just fleeting. That’s void.

And no, it’s not something you need to lie in a starfish position and count to a hundred or whatever.

Yes, a hypnagogic state is helpful when trying to enter the void—but that’s not the only way. You enter the void by accident all the time. You know that moment when you zone out? No thoughts, no feelings, nothing, just staring into oblivion—that’s void.

It’s what you existed as before consciousness came into play. It’s the space on the computer before the title of the game or the source code existed.

Why do people say they manifested instantly after coming out of the void?

Because they reset their whole existence. Their old identity is nowhere to be found.

In the void, there are no contradictions. There are no limits. There is nothing.

You just exist, floating in the knowing that there is only you. Nothing else. No one else.

Why is the void referred to as limitless, silent, or dark?

Because that’s how our brain perceives creation—the beginning and the end.

It’s a space you deliberately create to get out of your own way.

In the void, the noise stops. Your doubts, your “what ifs,” your resistance—everything that blocks you—falls away.

It’s neutral. Empty. Waiting.

This is where your mind can finally be saturated with your instructions, your identity, your desires. Where old voices—critical, limiting, programmed from childhood—have no power.

The void doesn’t create. You do.

The void doesn’t manifest. You do.

The void simply clears the path.

Think of it like cleaning your workspace before building a machine. If your desk is cluttered, you can’t work efficiently. The void is the clean desk. You bring the blueprints, the tools, the materials—that’s where the magic happens.

Look at this. What you’re seeing is the brain changing itself in real time. Those connections aren’t fixed. They form, fade, and reshape depending on what keeps running inside the mind. That alone proves one thing: change is not an exception. It’s the default.