Fear And Memory
By Silvia Damiano on 10 September 2010
To add to my post last week, I thought I would expand on the topic of fear and memory. To this effect, I would like to share the story I have read about Dr. Claparede, a French doctor, who in 1911, published his observations of an amnesic patient.
Emotional Intelligence & The Limbic Brain
By The About my Brain Institute on 2 September 2010
Genos International has offered to be the major sponsor of the awards for the artists who enter the “Brain Art Competition”. Thank you Dr. Ben Palmer and the Genos team for becoming involved in this great event.
Paying Attention
By Silvia Damiano on 25 August 2010
In less than an hour, I am leaving for Melbourne to run a session on ‘Dealing with Change’. Before I leave, I thought I would share excerpts from a book by Dr. Candace Pert that I am reading at the moment. She is one of my favourite authors on the topics of emotions.
Think Design – With the Brain in Mind
By Silvia Damiano on 18 August 2010
Last Friday, I attended the 'How to Apply' Symposium at Billy Blue College of Design. The purpose of this Symposium was to bring together design educators, industry, and business to share, exchange, and challenge ideas relating to contemporary design practice, across all design discip …
Feeling Creative?
By Silvia Damiano on 10 August 2010
Last night I was invited together with Ralph Kerle, Executive Chairman from the Creative Leadership Forum to conduct a session on “The Creative Brain and how it works” for the Sydney Facilitators’ Network. Approximately 60 – 70 professional facilitators attended this 90 minute present …
Nostalgia
By Silvia Damiano on 4 August 2010
For those with an intact inner child, you may enjoy watching the short clip from the 2007 film called Ratatouille. This is the story of Remy, a rat, who dreams of becoming a chef.
The Take
By Silvia Damiano on 24 July 2010
Last Saturday, I participated in a fantastic presentation on Appreciative Inquiry (AI) by Robyn Stratton-Berkessel. Even though I became familiar with this methodology some years ago, Robyn reminded me of the importance of continuously looking for the best in people: in their organisa …
Wouldn’t It Be Nice If Change Was Painless?
By The About my Brain Institute on 15 July 2010
Wouldn't it be nice if every time an organisation introduced change, everyone participated and did what was required enthusiastically. However, implementing change is not simple and neuroscientific research reveals that change is painful for the brain.
Dyslexia
By Silvia Damiano on 4 July 2010
Watching the 2005 film “In her shoes” with Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette reminded me of dyslexia. My daughter showed signs of dyslexia when she was around 6 years of age so I have been quite close to it. Many parents usually ask me how we navigated through it. Here are some ideas for …
Social Rejection
By The About my Brain Institute on 26 June 2010
Today’s animation was designed to illustrate some new findings within the field of social cognitive neuroscience. Most people will experience at some point in their lives what scientists called “social pain”, caused for example, by exclusion from a group or by being ignored by a frien …
The Value Of Being Grateful
By Silvia Damiano on 20 June 2010
Reading this thought provoking book called “The Me Myth” by Andrew Griffiths reminded me of the importance of cultivating gratitude.
Remembering India
By Silvia Damiano on 13 June 2010
Putting things into perspective for busy people. More than a year ago I went on a “renewal trip”. One of my destinations was India, an exotic land full of contrasts.