Tag: neuroscience
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The Words of Emotions
So there are some emotions that sit in the area of the brain where there is no language or words processed – just the emotions. Have you ever felt something and then in talking to someone or in someone explaining their feelings – you connected with it in a way…
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Just Because You Are Told Once or Twice
…..doesn’t mean that you’ll get it. Sometimes you have to be told three or four or many times. Some of us just don’t have the brain development to get it the first time. It’s just simple chemistry. No matter how frustrated you might get at someone – sometimes, it’s not…
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Mental Model
So I read about Mental Models today. Basically, a mental model is formed early in life and then they stick with us for the rest of our lives. When things happen in our lives, our brains bring up these mental models and bring us back to the experience – the…
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Left Can’t Go Right
You’ve heard about the very simplistic idea of how people can be either left brained or right brained. The lateralization of brain function is an interesting study. I don’t claim to be a neuroscientist at all. I am fascinated by the information though. There are a few things that scientist…
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Improve Your Mindsight
As an educator, I am interesting in learning and experiences. I am interested in behavior and identity. I like to read about why and how we do things. One of the latest areas of reading has to do with the neuroscience of these things that I’m interested in. I have…
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Music and Dopamine
Good music releases dopamine. Dopamine makes you happy. Good music makes you happy. It is a natural high. It is a feel good chemical in our brain. There is some good neuroscience explanations for why that happens, but you can go Google that on your own. Sometimes I listen to…
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Sometimes, You Can’t Help It
I was reading this morning about synaptic neurotransmitters and the connections that your brain makes on the cellular level. I’m no neuro scientist and honestly, they couldn’t even tell you exactly what happens, but evidently – repeated behavior and experience can possibly change the connections in your brain. Check out…
