Your Brain Potential – Ten to the Millionth Power

Dr. Daniel J. Siegel notes in Mindsight that “Given the number of synaptic connections, the brain’s possible on-off firing patterns–its potential for various states of activation–has been calculated to be ten to the millionth power–or ten times ten one million times.  this number is thought to be larger than the number of atoms in the […]

Memory as Fiction

Different aspects of memory are stored in different areas of the brain simultaneously. Memory retrieval is not like looking at a snapshot–it’s always a reconstruction and coming together of pieces and parts. So when we think we remember exactly what happened, it’s really a neurological rebuild or a version of the event. This is why […]

You are Five Times More Likely to Stress

Science now says we have 100 billion neurons in the brain. There are 5 times as many neuronal networks allocated for threat detection than there are for non-threat input. This is why negativity is so easy to default to AND so contagious. Believe it or not, positivity can be trained and strengthened. What are you doing […]

Your Cranky Mood Could Be Because Your Brain is Bored

Hebb’s Law states that neurons that fire together wire together.  This is the basis of neuroplasticity–our ability to rewire our brains, behaviors, moods and thoughts.  This happens when our brains are signaled to pay attention, like when we’re learning something new.  In this learning environment the brain releases   dopamine and acetylcholine which stamp the […]

Developing Intuition Can Make You Smarter

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What does intuition have to do with intelligence? Being in touch with your emotions and the emotions of others not only makes you seem smarter, it actually improves your memory.  This is because it uses the prefrontal cortex.  Unless you get more intuitive, you can’t get smarter.  My research and my experience with patients […]