Living With Epilepsy
By The About my Brain Institute on 15 March 2013
Hello, I am a 40 year old woman who was diagnosed with epilepsy from the age of 21.
What Is Epigenetics And Why Should I Care?
By The About my Brain Institute on 1 March 2013
Really, what is epigenetics? And, why should anyone care? Let me ask you this first, have you felt like you have been or someone in your life has been a victim to their genes and DNA? Have you or someone you know had heart disease, cancer, diabetes or any other inherited disease and t …
The Pull Back Factor
By Tao de Haas on 5 February 2013
What makes some people act and be successful when others don’t? This is one of the most fundamental questions. Why do some people succeed and others who also want to be successful don’t?
When We Are Shy
By Silvia Damiano on 20 January 2013
When I was young, I usually tried to hide behind my mum’s skirt while queuing at the supermarket's cashier so people would not engage in conversation with me.
Happy 2013
By The About my Brain Institute on 6 January 2013
An inspiring quote by V.S. Ramachandran.
How You Can Feel Content, Satisfied And Fulfilled More Often
By Tao de Haas on 9 November 2012
Most people want to do something that fulfills them. In each and every one of us resides a unique process of individual evolution. Inherent in us is a desire to flourish and grow, to create and to achieve. We are programmed to evolve, move forward, to discover, to find new frontiers.
The BrainArt Exhibition Launch For 2012 Approaches
By Silvia Damiano on 15 October 2012
As the BrainArt Exhibition Launch for 2012 approaches fast, it occurred to me that explaining once more the relationship between pleasure and brain could be worthwhile. One of the best ways to gain a deeper understanding of what this relationship means and why it is important to enhan …
The Pleasure Of Food
By The About my Brain Institute on 1 September 2012
Yum… the pleasure of food: Food can be a mere necessity for some, and a great passion for others. Food activates pleasure circuits in the brain, just like an addictive drug does.
The Pleasure Of Exercising
By The About my Brain Institute on 7 August 2012
It’s understandable that there are pleasures for food, drugs gambling, or sex. Some people, however, find the pleasure from exercise more difficult to comprehend, let alone achieve. Exercise undoubtedly provides extremely good health benefits, including cardiovascular benefits, blood …
Pleasure Of Sex
By The About my Brain Institute on 3 August 2012
The brain’s pleasure centre indicates to us when something is pleasurable and then enforces the desire to achieve that certain feeling again. Certainly this is applicable to all pleasures, but in this instance, we will relate it to sex.
What About Drugs And Pleasure?
By The About my Brain Institute on 29 July 2012
Pleasure is a large part of our lives, and we as humans, spend an enormous amount of time aimed at chieving pleasure. There are some pleasures that are obviously good for us, and are essential to basic survival. Then there are other pleasures, which are not. Causing more than 600 deat …
The Pleasure Of Chocolate
By The About my Brain Institute on 6 June 2012
When hearing the word “chocolate”, what comes to your mind first? Aaahhhh, …ohhhhh, wonderful, delicious, sensual….. Those are just the most common adjectives and utterings I usually hear.