What
are glendrites?
Every
nerve cell has input from as many as
1,000 dendrites or more connected to other nerve cells, to feed it
information
on which it acts (or fires) or doesn't act (inhibition).
Throughout
my teaching career, I have built
up a network of students, colleagues, and friends from all over the
world,
many of whom stay in touch with me electronically through
e-mail.
They regularly feed information
and perceptions to help shape my outlook
on various topics. I call them "glendrites". Just
as dendrites
stimulate a nerve body, on the human level glendrites sum to
stimulate
my perception and consciousness. A glendrite
network then, is the opposite of a blog: In a blog, my thoughts would flow from
me to my readers. In glendrite network, their thoughts and
perceptions flow to me.
How fortunate I am to have glendrites as my eyes (and senses) on the
world!
Be a glendrite
I
invite you to be my glendrite. No matter
where you are in the world, send me your thoughts, observations, and
ideas.
Keep in touch. Tell me what's new. Feed my
curiosity, and help
me make sense of seemingly unrelated objects, events, processes, and
ideas by connecting
them.
My
current glendrites
I
currently have glendrites in Australia,
Bahrain, China, Dubai, England, France, India, Israel, Japan, Siberia,
Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States.
Establish
your own glendrite network
If I am lucky
enough to have my
own glendrite network, so should you. Establish your own glendrite
network
of friends, colleagues, and students who will link with you
to feed
you information, perceptions, and thoughts from around the
world. Let me know when your
glendrite network is in place and how well it works.
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