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Your Brain on Stress
In this video from Six Seconds, Josh Freedman talks about what’s going on in your brain when you feel stressed – and how that changes over time. Considering stress has been going up for 30 years now, this is more necessary to understand than ever before.
Posted September 21, 2017 by in Life
NeuroscienceStress
Interconnected Emotions
This great article from the GGSC is about Dacher Keltner’s breakthrough research on emotions at UC Berkley. It puts a solid base of neuroscience to the question, “What are you feeling? And what else are you feeling?” Emotions are anything but islands.
Posted September 14, 2017 by in Life
Neuroscience
Are Emotions Born or Made?
How do emotions work? Are we born with them or do we learn them, like we do the names of colors? This article from the Greater Good Science Center breaks down decades of research into this question.
Posted August 24, 2017 by in Life
Neuroscience
How Gratitude Changes You and Your Brain
New research indicates that gratitude improves our mental health, and you can read about it here in this article from the Greater Good Science Center.
Posted August 10, 2017 by in Life
HappinessNeuroscience
The Neuroscience of Trust
This white paper and slideshow (with speaker notes) break down all the latest and most fascinating research about trust, including Six Seconds’ recent global survey of the workplace. Are leaders and front line employees on the same page about how much trust exists at the company? Do trust levels make a measurable difference on performance? […]
Posted August 3, 2017 by in Business , Life
NeuroscienceTrust
Amygdala Hijacking – and How to Prevent It
This article from Six Seconds explains the process known as amygdala hijacking – and talks about how to practice patterns that lead to de- escalation. An essential bit of knowledge for those who want to get better at navigating emotions.
Posted June 22, 2017 by in Life
AngerNeuroscience
The Neuroscience of Social Emotions
This white paper and accompanying slides shed light on the social side of emotions – and the tremendous implications in business, social and personal settings. Summarizes fascinating research into our emotions’ social functioning and ways to use it to your advantage. For more on this, read this article, http://www.6seconds.org/2017/05/14/22809/
Posted May 18, 2017 by in Life
Neurosciencerelationships
Neuroscience of Emotion in Learning
What role do emotions play in learning – and how can we use that knowledge to create better learning environments? This white paper and accompanying slides break down groundbreaking neuroscience research on the role of emotions in learning. A must read for educators, parents and anyone who wants to be a more effective learner or […]
Posted April 9, 2017 by in Life
Neuroscience
Brain Research, Healthy Classrooms and EQ
In this great article, EQ expert Barbara Fatum gives tips for how parents and educators can help children develop emotional intelligence.
Posted April 4, 2017 by in Education
NeuroscienceSEL
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang on Emotions and Learning
In this short video, renowned neuroscientist Mary Helen Immordino-Yang discusses the important role of emotions in our higher level cognitive processes, even the types of factual thinking that we normally think of as unrelated to emotions.
Posted February 2, 2017 by in Life
Neuroscience
Developing a Growth Mindset
In this video, renowned psychology professor Carol Dweck talks about her breakthrough research on fixed and growth mindsets – and what we can do help our kids develop growth mindsets.
Posted January 27, 2017 by in Education
Neuroscience
Battling the Physical Symptoms of Stress
This article addresses the physiology of our stress response system and how, thanks to epigenetics, we can get ourselves out of a vicious cycle of stress
Posted December 20, 2016 by in Life
NeuroscienceStress