I love those days when my brain can do no wrong. I remember the names of people whom I haven’t seen in decades. I am able to focus on my work and get projects done in record time. My brain is on as if it’s in turbo-charge.
But then there are those other days when the rev turns to idle, and disappointingly sluggish, my brain gets stuck in park, and I’m just not clicking-along.
Some of the experts say that this is more about attention than serious brain lapse. We’re not attending…we’re not focused on the moment. That makes perfect sense in our multi-tasked, driven world.
Too often we look at multi-tasking as an asset. But experts are telling us something else.
As we age, the running joke is about “senior moments” and we shrug-off their lapses. But maybe we shouldn’t give up so easily on our brains…
Our brain cells are growing and changing. Synapses are firing and neural pathways are rewiring. We’re just in the early stages of discovering the potential of neuroscience.
And what’s turning out to be really exciting is that the “brain” activities we do and the experiences we have can impact the thickness of our grey matter.
Each webinar in our New Brain Science teleseminar series, we’ve focused upon the clinical application of neurogenesis and neuroplasticity.
There is no better place to start than knowing what we could do to encourage more brilliant brain days.
Dr. Siegel, MD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA Medical School has an interesting perspective he calls mindsight.
And what is mindsight? Well, Dan can explain it better than I can. And we’ll go into a lot of detail about this and much more in Wednesday’s teleseminar but in the meantime, you can check out this short video we just made for you.
No longer an insult, thick-headedness might very well be the new compliment!
You can check out the New Brain Science series by clicking here.
Ruth
Thanks for putting this dynamite series together. I didn’t know if the concepts would be over my head, but the presenters so far have made the information so user friendly that one doesn’t have to be a “brain scientist” to benefit from the seminars.
Catch you on the next call tomorrow.
Gini Diane
Really great, Ruth. Thanks. I found the video engaging, fascinating, simple and useful.
Thanks for writing, I very much liked your newest post. I think you should post more frequently, you evidently have natural ability for blogging!
Hi Ruth,
I’m already singned up and am excited about the whole subject of Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity and possible applications in psychotherapy. The video was great and it enhances your already impressive contributions to our field; especially for us way out here in the boonies. Thanks again for all you do, Ruth, it is much appreciated.
Art Zambrano, Ph.D.
The idea of enhancing and developing new mylan sheath’s is fascinating.
I am a student of Pych-K, EFT and
I am a student of Pysch-K, EFT and Holistic Psychology, The information in your blog I will print and reread. Your video was an excellant addition to your writing. Thank you for all your hard work.
That’s way the beetsst answer so far!