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  • Understand your Amygdala Better

    Understand your Amygdala Better

    Why should you understand your Amygdala better?

    Whether you are an introvert or an extrovert you should read this blog post to enable you to understand your amygdala better.

    This tiny part is responsible for controlling human emotions.

    If you are an introvert when faced with an unknown situation your amygdala is bound to act crazy. Whereas if you are an extrovert this may not be the case.

    Understand more from this fascinating insight inspired from Susan Cain’s book Quiet.

    Understand your amygdala better

    To read another such wonderful insight from this book please visit:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/three-themes-of-myers-briggs-test/

    To know more about the author Susan Cain and her work please visit this link:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Cain

  • Do you know the BEST FRIEND of a STORYTELLER?

    Do you know the BEST FRIEND of a STORYTELLER?

    If you are a Storyteller it is time to know your BEST FRIEND.

    A storyteller’s motivating speech would enable Dopamine to flow through our veins. Thus Amygdala which stimulates the flow of Dopamine is indeed the best friend of a storyteller.

  • Old Brain vs New Brain – Unknown facts

    Our limbic part of the brain has been inherited from apes and is known as the “Old Brain”.This understands only symbols & signals and has no power for rational thinking.

    A couple of noteworthy components are HippoCampus & Amygdala.

    Whereas hippocampus stores long term emotional memory for later recall and reflection , Amygdala acts as the thermometer of feelings.

    The rational brain is a later addition and helps in rational thinking and hence known as “New Brain”.This is what separates humans from other animals.

    The quirky part is that both “Old & “New brain” work in the opposite direction. A high emotional arousal leading to high limbic activity results in low rational state and vice versa.

    Knowing these quirks can help us focus on top performance.

  • Handling high state of “emotional arousal”

    The limbic part of our human brain is responsible for all emotions.

    A high state of emotional arousal is when performance starts deteriorating out of stress , tension , anxiety.

    A basic principle of the human brain suggests that a negative emotion has a far lasting impact than a positive emotion.

    Since the limbic brain and rational brain work inversely , in a state of high emotional arousal i.e. negative , effective use of symbols instead of elaborate messaging can go a long way in giving control to the prefrontal cortex as against the linbic brain to reduce the arousal.

    This is how great leaders are able to stay calm and use their rational senses when confronted with difficult and emotionally charged situations.