Intro I described the relationship between stress arousal and performance in my previous blog, graphically represented via the Yerkes-Dodson Curve. The optimal performance, conscious learning, and effective decision-making are most likely to occur at moderate stress levels. With this in…
NREM Stage 1 When you enter sleep mode, your body begins to transition from wakefulness to sleep. This happens as soon you lie down on your bed, where this state usually lasts from 5 to 10 minutes. You will tend…
Moreover, until we willingly allow and release our stress arousal and emotions, the thinking brain’s planning and decision-making will be biased by the arousal, anyway. While external guidance can provide supplemental information when we need to make a decision, only…
Intro I had to split my blog into two parts to approach stress scientifically. The first part is about the neurological processes we all experience under stress as humans. In part 2, I try to offer solutions that have a…
The brainstem serves as a relay station, passing messages back and forth between various body parts and the cerebral cortex. Many simple or primitive functions that are essential for survival are located here. The Cerebellum fine tunes motor activity or…
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We have been living in a completely different world that we did not see coming for almost two years now. So it makes sense that we weren’t prepared for it either. Our daily rhythm was completely turned upside down. Working…
Do you recognize the following situation? You have worked hard on a project for several months, and the deadline cannot be postponed. You are completely exhausted, and you wonder what you can do about it. I want to compare this…
How nice, isn’t it, when you have passed on something to your students for years, and it is now scientifically proven. An article from the World Economic Forum describes the positive effects of taking a cold shower. ID 177523333 |…
The vagus nerve is part of our involuntary nervous system. All vertebrates have two nervous systems: 1) An arbitrary nervous system that, for example, controls our movements by controlling our muscles; 2) An involuntary or autonomic nervous system that operates…
