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.
What Turned You On Today?
By Silvia Damiano on 9 May 2012
For those familiar with brain principles, neuroscientists have identified that our brains know how to do one of these two things very well: avoid pain or seek pleasure. As humans, we have always pursued pleasure as an essential part of our survival, devoting time and resources to get …
On Entrepreneurship & The Creative Brain
By Silvia Damiano on 2 May 2012
“Being an entrepreneur means you have to wear many hats”, say the experts. I would like to suggest that being an entrepreneur requires the person to have the ability to use brain circuits that he/she may not have explored before.
Adults With ADHD
By Rhonda Freeman on 3 February 2012
For the person with ADHD there is an additional challenge to manage – the regulation of cognition. Some adults with ADHD can function in life just fine, particularly when their job is in an area that reflects their passion and provides their particular brain with the stimulation it pr …
Psychopaths | Human Predators
By Rhonda Freeman on 2 January 2012
It has been fascinating to the field of psychology, psychiatry and neuroscience in general to study psychopathy, as this population of individuals are severely flawed in the areas of attachment (bonding), moral reasoning, fear responsivity, and empathy.
Emotions & Negotiation
By Relmi Damiano on 6 November 2011
Over recent years, academic research has reconsidered the way we think and value emotions.“I think therefore I am”, a statement proposed by French philosopher Rene Descartes, places in people’s minds the idea that thinking and intellect was all that mattered, and that emotions were to …
Data Visualisation And The Brain
By Phillip Gough on 30 October 2011
Many of the talks and papers I see on data visualisation start by saying something about how we’re generating and storing more data than we can process. The solution they present is, of course, data visualisation.
Do You Want A Smack? Yes... Please Mummy!
By Tao de Haas on 14 October 2011
A crying or whinging child in a supermarket is enough to drive anyone around the bend. I’ve seen some mothers try to keep reasoning while others can become more frustrated and desperate.
On Time
By Silvia Damiano on 6 September 2011
In the last four months, I have run many workshops, many coaching sessions and travelled many miles. In the middle of all this, I realised that when I hit the pillow at night my usual writing was not being done. It was then, when I decided that although it would be nice to have more h …
Does Anyone Listen To My Ideas?
By Silvia Damiano on 23 July 2011
Nelson Mandela turned 93 years of age a few days ago in South Africa and 12 million school kids sang “Happy Birthday” early in the morning on that day. In the meantime, a colleague of mine shows me one of his famous quotes: “As a leader, I have always endeavored to listen to what each …
Working Memory
By Silvia Damiano on 29 June 2011
Last week I met with a friend who now works for a company called COGMED. This company specializes in assisting people to improve their working memory. As we all need it for working and learning I thought it would be useful to my readers to learn about some of the important aspects of …
Technology, Mirror Neurons & Empathy
By Silvia Damiano on 9 May 2011
Technology has its pros and cons like everything else in life. In neuroscience research, however, the advances of imaging techniques such as positron emission tomography (PET) has made it possible to measure blood flow or energy consumption in the brain.