Fear: One of the Strongest Brain Mapping Emotions

Fear is one of the strongest mapping emotions in the brain.  We have approximately 100 billion neurons in the brain mapping to thoughts, behaviors, patterns, and physiology.  About five times more of those neurons are allocated to threat detection or fear than to seeing things on the bright side.  The more we fear something, the […]

A Little Patience Goes a Long Way

The VLPFC (ventro lateral prefrontal cortex) controls our braking system and helps us inhibit behavior and exercise self-control. This area is easily exhausted and uses up large amounts of glucose and oxygen to function. SO exercising lots of self-control in one area actually decreases your ability to exercise self-control in another. If you’ve used will […]