AmygdalaBehaviourHippo brain articles Emotional hijacking – emotional vs thinking brain K J Foxhall30/01/202630/01/2026 My mobile phone was stolen in London, Charing Cross on Saturday, which brain do you think activated first? Our brain…
Hippo brain articlesNeuro‑Linguistic Programming (NLP)Neuroplasticity Obtaining results with Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) K J Foxhall31/12/202503/01/2026 Neuro‑Linguistic Programming (NLP) explores how our thoughts, language, and behaviours shape the results we obtain in life. NLP emerged in…
BehaviourCognitionHippo brain articlesLearningPsychology Industry vs. Inferiority – Stage 4 of Erik Erikson’s theory of social development K J Foxhall13/12/202513/12/2025 Erik Erikson was a German-American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on psychological development of human beings. He…
Hippo brain articlesLearning What is the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)? K J Foxhall06/12/202506/12/2025 Transfer and communication are crucial outcomes of Learning. Transfer is the ability to apply knowledge or skills learned in one…
CognitionCommunication / languageMisinformation and Cognitive bias How to spot and debunk misleading content – The Royal Society K J Foxhall23/11/202523/11/2025 I was in attendance at The Royal Society on Monday 17 November 2025, to see Professor Iryna Gurevych awarded the…
AmygdalaHippo brain articlesSEN What is PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)? K J Foxhall11/11/202506/12/2025 “I will not research a made up condition!” How many times have we heard this? Last month McFly drummer Harry…
ConsciousnessHippo brain articlesNeurological topics Unravelling the molecular basis of Huntington’s disease K J Foxhall08/10/202508/10/2025 Recently there was astounding news that Huntington’s disease has been successfully treated for the first time. On Monday, I attended…
BehaviourHippo brain articles Don’t believe everything you read – Misinformation, disinformation and misinterpretation K J Foxhall02/10/2025 There has never been a more important time to remember the phrase: “Don’t believe everything you read.” In this article,…
Communication / languageConsciousnessHippo brain articles The art of communication and why you don’t have to speak the same language K J Foxhall10/09/202511/09/2025 Communication is essential for human interaction, and it can happen in many ways, even without spoken words. When people do…
Hippo brain articles Science under threat: the politics of institutionalised disinformation K J Foxhall13/06/202514/06/2025 I attended a lecture a few weeks ago called Science under threat: the politics of institutionalised disinformation. While the focus…
