Why fear affects your memory
You are standing at a podium, sitting down for a crucial exam, or right in...
Amygdala
Hack your internal hardware: Mastering the limbic system
Recommended reading: Limbic System: Amygdala, Hypothalamus, Septal Nuclei, Cingulate, Hippocampus: Emotion, Memory, Language, Development, Evolution,...
The 9-minute life-or-death crisis: Inside the brain that is addicted to urgency
A man ran in front of my car, risked his life, just to get a...
The famous patients associated with the amygdala
Deep within the temporal lobe sits the amygdala, an almond-shaped cluster of nuclei. For decades,...
The mighty amygdala, your inner alarm system
Reference reading: Poppy and the Overactive Amygdala Picture this, you are reaching behind the sofa...
Why laughter truly is the best medicine
Recommended reading: Ha! The Science of When We Laugh and Why by Scott Weems We...
Introduction to the amygdala
Reference reading: Poppy and the Overactive Amygdala The amygdala acts as the bridge between raw...
Emotional hijacking – emotional vs thinking brain
My mobile phone was stolen in London, Charing Cross on Saturday, which brain do you...
What is PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)?
“I will not research a made up condition!” How many times have we heard this?...
Are you emotionally intelligent?
This does not mean that anyone who is not emotionally intelligent is emotionally dumb, far...