If I had been born a little bit later, I might actually be a neuroscientist instead of a learning consultant. But as
Neil deGrasse Tyson has often pointed out, bright girls in the 1960s and 1970s were primarily encouraged to become nurses or teachers. I'm a bit squeamish when it comes to blood, so I believed from the age of 12 that I would become a teacher. I had another powerful motivation for becoming a teacher, though, a far more personal one. I wanted to help other kids who struggled the way I struggled in the early grades.
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This infographic highlights some discoveries coming from psychology and neuroscience about how our environment, our brain chemistry and our life choices affect our experience of happiness. I like it because it is well-organized and uses graphics effectively to tell the story. I also love the subject - don't we all want to be happy?
I recently had the pleasure to talk with Nanette Miner about the neuroscience of learning and my book, Brain Matters. Some of you may remember that Dr. Miner was a speaker at last year's Brain Matters conference. It was nice to reconnect with her and share some insights from my book. See the entire interview here.
If you saw Trudi Baldwin at Brain Matters 2015 you probably can't wait for her new book on
how to peak at 70 and beyond. In the meantime, enjoy her engaging fiction with the first book in her Sammy Dick, Private Investigator series and then go on to read books 2 and more. Everyone needs to have a little fun now and then and these book give it to you!
In our next Brain Matters Conference, we're exploring what I call the mind-body continuum. Where does our mind stop and our body begin? How does our mind control our body? How does our body affect our mind?
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