Let us think that our body is like a sacred temple that hosts us. We need to upkeep the...
“Framework:” A Powerful Concept Of Parenting
admin, , Helping Parents, adolescent, bipolar, child, conduct, discipline, empowering, family, happiness, happy, help, influence, mani pavuluri, mothering, operant conditioning, oppositional, parent and child, parent training, parenting, parenting tools, prefrontal, problem solving, relationship, role model, shaping, tantrum, teenage, 2Framework is a parenting paradigm that we intuitively adapt. I came to reflect on the topic since parents frequently...
Tune up with Mike and Mani Podcast: Reward Circuit and Nucleus Accumbens
admin, , Explaining Brain, bipolar disorder, mani pavuluri, nucleus accumbens, reward circuits, substance abuse, 0Tune up with Mike and Mani: Thinking and Feeling Good In this episode, Dr. Pavuluri talks with Mike about...
Reward and Emotion Circuits are Linked in the Brain: A Hot Mess If Things Go Wrong
admin, , Explaining Brain, adolescent, brain, child, emotion, mani pavuluri, nucleus accumbens, reward, substance abuse, 2# Reward # Emotion # Brain # Circuits # Nucleus Accumbens I bet you know at least one person...
Brain Plasticity is Enhanced with Music Making
admin, , Explaining Brain, adolescent, child, conduct, emotion, executive function, flexibility, forward planning, information processing, long-term memory, mani pavuluri, music, plasticity, resilience, sensorimotor integration, sustained attention, visuospatial acuity, whole brain networks, working memory, 0# Making music # Brain #Plasticity Did you ever hear that left brain is for language and math and...
Information Processing: Frustration Tolerance in School
admin, , Helping Teachers, adolescent, bipolar disorder, brain, child, conduct, discipline, emotion, executive function, flexibility, frustration tolerance, information processing, learning, mani pavuluri, parent training, resilience, school work, sustained attention, teacher, teacher training, training, whole brain networks, 0A lot of children and adolescents struggle to manage frustration as anger builds up if they are stuck and...
Welcome to Thinking and Feeling Good: Tune up with Mike and Mani
admin, , Explaining Brain, adolescent, bipolar disorder, brain, child, conduct, emotion, mani pavuluri, 0Host Mike Knezovich and Dr. Mani Pavuluri introduce the start of periodic podcasts that translate science and knowledge into techniques for...
Mental Stamina: Attention Towards What Matters
admin, , Helping Parents, adolescent, awareness, bullying, child, conduct, discipline, emotion, focus, mani pavuluri, meditation, mindfulness, problem solving, stamina, sustained attention, 3#Mental Stamina # Resilience # Practice # Time # Attention # Positive Energy Have you ever felt that suddenly...
Mindful Life: Peace or Happiness is Not Oasis
admin, , Thinking Life, adolescent, art of living, discipline, happiness, mani pavuluri, peace, problem solving, resilience, sensorimotor integration, stamina, zen, 0There are so many profound writers such as the age-old icons like Jiddu Krishnamurthy who wrote on mindfulness in...
Reboot: So Necessary In An Intimate Relationship
admin, , Thinking Life, adolescent, art of living, mani pavuluri, mindfulness, reboot, refresh, When Breath Becomes Air, 0I love the word ‘reboot.’ This is a precious word to ‘refresh’ from a periodic fight with your loved...