Today we don’t gather our own food, fight off wild animals, or live in caves. And yet we’re equipped with stone-aged brains. With practice, however, we can change our brains, and our lives, for the better. Check out this video to learn how!... Read more
How do I develop an inner protector? Not being able to find an inner protector is a real fact of the inner of world of many people. Developing one is a matter of committed practice toward one’s own well-being, which will gradually change the brain. Some steps along the way: Look for little natural moments The post Developing An Inner Protector appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
I developed the Taking in the Good Course – six, 3-hour classes combining presentations, experiential activities, and written materials – teaching participants how to turn passing experiences into lasting inner strengths. The preliminary (not yet peer-reviewed) findings in a recent study conducted in collaboration with faculty from UC Berkeley and UC Davis indicate that people who The post When Good Is Stronger Than Bad appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
You were quoted in a short post about negativity bias in which you stated, “The brain is like Velcro for negative experiences and Teflon for positives ones.” Can you explain this in more detail? As the brain evolved, it was critically important to learn from negative experiences – if one survived them! “Once burned, twice The post Overcoming the Negativity Bias appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
Keys to Awareness Feel that your own well-being and functioning matters. Get on your own side; be for yourself. Question: How many people does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: Only one. But the light bulb has to want to change. Cultivate wanting to be in reality, to know the facts of the The post Key Points of Awareness – Part I appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
“Is the “fight or flight” response the functional part of the primitive/reptile brain or the emotional brain?” These distinctions about the brain – fight or flight response, primitive/reptile brain, emotional brain – are used a lot these days, but they’re inherently fuzzy. The amygdala (as you know, there are two of them, one on each The post The Fight or Flight Response appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
In this video, I explain how we can use our minds to change our brains to change our minds for the better. This video was taken at the Greater Good Science Center in UC Berkeley as part of the Science of a Meaningful Life Series. The post Understandin... Read more
“As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate The post appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
In Part I and Part II of this blog series, we discussed the meaning of the words: mind; brain and God, and looked at the interdependence between the mind and the brain. In this last part of the discussion we’ll examine the neural correlates and morality and summarize the discussion. Do Neural Correlates Mean There’s The post The Mind, the Brain, and God – Part III appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
In the last blog post we discussed the meaning of the words mind, brain and God and saw how the mind and the brain are interdependent. In this segment we’ll go into the popular arguments for and against God and further into the link between the mind and the brain. Proofs and Disproofs Lately, numerous The post The Mind, the Brain and God – Part II appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
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