Story telling is an art. Being able to communicate with the beauty of words put to good use is...
Insula in the Brain: Helps Us Know How We Feel and Experience
admin, , Explaining Brain, arousal, cingulate, emotion, empathy, insula, mani pavuluri, sensorimotor integration, somatic, stress, tension, ventrolateral prefrontal cortex, 2Insula is a very special area of the brain, right behind the front end of the cortex on both...
Feather Dusting Difficult Communication
admin, , Thinking Life, art of living, awareness, brain, cognitive, conduct, emotion, frustration tolerance, kindness, mani pavuluri, marital conflict, marriage counselling, Projective Identification, relationship, resilience, serene, stamina, stress, thinking, vision, 4Say you are really committed in a relationship to someone you adore. You get along quite fine on all...
Brain Wiring: Understanding Children
admin, , Helping Teachers, adolescent, attention, brain, child, cognitive, Emotion Processing, Emotion Recognition, Emotion Regulation, empathy, executive function, flexibility, impulse control, information, mani pavuluri, Motivation, organization, Perspective Taking, Planning, problem solving, Remembering, Response Inhibition, Verbal Memory, working memory, 0Basics first. Children’s brain functions are still developing. There is a wide margin for what is normal and healthy....
Loving Too Much: So?
admin, , Helping Parents, adolescent, affection, bond, boundaries, boundary, caring, child, kindness, love, mani pavuluri, parenting, Respect, 0I recall hugging, playing, dancing and kissing my toddler sons with such joy and intensity. I asked a lot...
Prefrontal Cortex: CEOs of Emotion and Cognition
admin, , Explaining Brain, adolescent, amygdala, bipolar disorder, brain, brain function, child, cognitive, domain, Dorsolateral PFC, emotion, executive function, learning, mani pavuluri, medial prefrontal cortex, Orbitofrontal Cortex, thinking, Ventrolateral PFC, whole brain networks, 2When I think of multiple CEOs of prefrontal cortex (PFC): I think of multiple C level executives of Caterpillar...
Amygdala and Emotions
admin, , Explaining Brain, adolescent, amygdala, bipolar disorder, brain, brain function, child, cognitive, domain, emotion, feeling, frustration tolerance, learning, mani pavuluri, stress, teen, 2I was delivering a speech in University of Athens, Athens, Greece. I was describing that amygdala is the size...
Reactive Kid and Emotion Regulation
admin, , Helping Parents, adolescent, amygdala, conduct, discipline, emotion, Emotion Regulation, frustration tolerance, mani pavuluri, problem solving, 0The most important message I give to parents is there is no magic bullet. But a careful reflection and...
Domino Effect of Bullying at School
admin, , Helping Teachers, adolescent, bullying, child, conduct, defend, emotion, friends, learning, mani pavuluri, resilience, school, self esteem, skills, social skills, stress, 2What is often not noted in school is the ripple effect of bullying. Especially in a therapeutic school, but...
How is Residential Setting Useful
admin, , Helping Teachers, cognitive, emotion, home schooling, information processing, learning, mani pavuluri, resale, residential, resources, 0These are the extraordinary insights from a teen. I listened with admiration. The staff are on the job unlike...