about 2 months ago - 4 comments
I recently came across an authors@google talk by Rick Hanson, who is the author of ‘Buddha‘s Brain: the practical neuroscience of happiness, love and wisdom’ and was immediately drawn by the similarity of the framework he uses and my ABCD model. Rick draws a lot from the Buddhist tradition and its humbling to find many [...]
about 1 year ago - 14 comments
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Autism is a spectrum disorder , better referred to as ASD, It has been known for some time that differences like autism are, multi-dimensional and not readily reducible to a single set of mechanisms or genetic causes. In the past we have discussed how the disorder may be related to structural differences in [...]
about 1 year ago - 43 comments
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I have earlier written about the entrepreneurial roller-coaster and how when entrepreneurs are in a happy mood, they focus on long-term vision related creativity; while when they are in negative mood they focus on the task at hand. I had also tried to relate this to prevention and promotion focus [...]
about 2 years ago - 14 comments
Regular readers of this blog will be aware of my fascination with Carol Dweck and her entity versus incremental theory of intelligence/ability that I have blogged about extensively in the past. To recap, people (children usually in her studies) can have a fixed entity view of intelligence that it is a stable trait whihc can/does not [...]
about 2 years ago - 14 comments
Answer this honestly:
1. Do you feel preoccupied with the encephalon (think about previous editions or anticipate next edition)?
2. Do you feel the need to read the encephalon with increasing number of contributions in order to achieve satisfaction?
3. Have you repeatedly made unsuccessful efforts to control, cut back, or stop reading encephalon?
4. Do you feel restless, [...]
about 2 years ago - 6 comments
I have just started a new blog called My 2 Brains and you can read more about that blog and what topics and themes it will cover over here.
One of the first posts is about the real-time stream and analyzes it from a psychological perspective focusing on the virtual self one can associate with [...]
about 2 years ago - 8 comments
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I came across this study article today by Farb et al, that talks about two distinct neural networks in the brain that are involved in self-reference. To be fair, the networks are somewhat blurred and overlap in naive people, while in people who practice mindfulness meditation, the networks are more distinct and non-overlapping. [...]
about 2 years ago
The Mouse Trap : Encephalon-79: Call for submissions: The Mouse Trap will be hosting Encephalon, the premier brain … http://bit.ly/8iwysg
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about 2 years ago
Encephalon-79: Call for submissions: The Mouse Trap will be hosting Encephalon, the premier brain and mind carn.. http://bit.ly/8iwysg
This comment was originally posted on Twitter