Happiness
Our happiness is really based on 4 basic hormones: Endorphins (the pain/stress reliever), Dopamine (pleasure from reward), Serotonin (the mood booster), Oxytocin (the love hormone) We feel a greater sense of well-being with higher levels of these hormones. The list...
Emotional Reaction and Emotion Regulation
To choose how we respond to our own reactions and their consequent emotions is to create new neural pathways for our brain. The pathways get stronger with repetition until the behavior is the new normal.
From Social Media to Social Justice
Editorial note: This article appeared in Linkedin on August 30th, 2016 In a money motivated world, there is no shortage of unfortunate examples of businesses placing profit above social responsibility. When this happens, how are producers held accountable for their...“Neuroscience Updates Emerging Layers of the Human Brain” ~ Brain Summit Reflection
The Brain Summit, hosted by Emergenetics International, was held in Assisi, Italy on October 5-7th. I had the pleasure of attending the summit and met many colleagues. The information I obtained in the conference not only grounded my previous learning on Emergenetics,...