You are in Control of Your Stories

Our prefrontal cortex regulates attention and thoughts with vast amounts of neural connections and a system of arousal and neurotransmitters. If we take no action, our default system can favor excessive stress response and disease. Science proved that focused attention and a perceived sense of control manipulates these connections and overrides stress and disease. Each […]

Pay Attention to Your Life, Your Memory Depends on It

The mystics say to “be present”, and now science gives us a good reason why.  The basics of neuroplasticity explain that focused attention combined with experience enable us to create neural maps.  This means when we pay attention to the experience we’re having we encode that experience much more strongly, making it an accessible memory […]

Who’s Writing YOUR Stories?

Wake up! Our prefrontal cortex regulates attention and thoughts with vast amounts of neural connections and a system of arousal and neurotransmitters. If we take no action, our default system can favor excessive stress response and disease. Science is indicating that focused attention and a perceived sense of control manipulates these connections and overrides stress […]

The Depression-Disease Domino Effect

Your thoughts and perception create the environment of the brain and vice versa.  It’s the chicken and egg conundrum–is the thought the signal for the strss response, or is the brain chemistry the signal for the thought?  No matter which comes first, stress is insidious.  Dr. Mona Lisa Schulz does an amazing job of succinctly […]

You in Control of Your Stories

Our prefrontal cortex regulates attention and thoughts with vast amounts of neural connections and a system of arousal and neurotransmitters. If we take no action, our default system may favor excessive stress response and disease. Science proved that focused attention and a perceived sense of control manipulates these connections and overrides stress and disease. Each […]

A Little Novelty and Humor Goes a Long Way

In order for our brains to learn, encode, and stamp experiences into lasting memories, we must engage in a delicate balance or dance between chemical and neurological activity.  One sensitive coupling is the relationship between dopamine and norepinephrine in the prefrontal cortex.  When these two neurotransmitters are at their perfect levels with respect to each […]