http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/20/mindbody-emotions-and-decision-making/ Brain Fitness and Cognitive Health news Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:42:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/20/mindbody-emotions-and-decision-making/#comment-108127 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:40:21 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/20/mindbody-emotions-and-decision-making/#comment-108127 [...] - If you want to learn more: some highlights on Damasio's research. [...] [...] - If you want to learn more: some highlights on Damasio's research. [...]

]]> http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/20/mindbody-emotions-and-decision-making/#comment-62014 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:10:36 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/20/mindbody-emotions-and-decision-making/#comment-62014 [...] If that book is sold out, we could also benefit from reading Damasio's Descartes Error and discover how emotions are important for good decision-making. Or help us improve our ability to read emotional messages. As long as we believe we can somehow benefit from it, we'll try! [...] [...] If that book is sold out, we could also benefit from reading Damasio's Descartes Error and discover how emotions are important for good decision-making. Or help us improve our ability to read emotional messages. As long as we believe we can somehow benefit from it, we'll try! [...]

]]> http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/20/mindbody-emotions-and-decision-making/#comment-657 Sat, 09 Dec 2006 02:40:56 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/20/mindbody-emotions-and-decision-making/#comment-657 [...] AF: We have been talking mostly about cognition or “thinking”. What about the role of emotions, as shown by the great research by Damasio? [...] [...] AF: We have been talking mostly about cognition or “thinking”. What about the role of emotions, as shown by the great research by Damasio? [...]

]]> http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/20/mindbody-emotions-and-decision-making/#comment-129 Sun, 29 Oct 2006 02:40:20 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/20/mindbody-emotions-and-decision-making/#comment-129 [...] This is how we learn. Now, learning this way requires effort and getting out of our comfort zones. A key condition for learning is self-driven motivation, a sense of ownership. To feel in control, to feel that one is making progress, is necessary for this Learning Cycle to self-perpetuate. Antonio Damasio made a strong point on the role of emotions in his great Descartes’ Error book. [...] [...] This is how we learn. Now, learning this way requires effort and getting out of our comfort zones. A key condition for learning is self-driven motivation, a sense of ownership. To feel in control, to feel that one is making progress, is necessary for this Learning Cycle to self-perpetuate. Antonio Damasio made a strong point on the role of emotions in his great Descartes' Error book. [...]

]]> http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/20/mindbody-emotions-and-decision-making/#comment-128 Sat, 28 Oct 2006 22:29:57 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/20/mindbody-emotions-and-decision-making/#comment-128 [...] Further Links Mind/Body, Emotions, and Decision-Making Social Intelligence and Mirror Neurons Social Intelligence and the Frontal Lobes An Ape Can Do This. Can We Not? “Use It or Lose It” : What is “It”? The Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes and the Civilized Mind by Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg Brain Exercise at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute [...] [...] Further Links Mind/Body, Emotions, and Decision-Making Social Intelligence and Mirror Neurons Social Intelligence and the Frontal Lobes An Ape Can Do This. Can We Not? “Use It or Lose It” : What is “It”? The Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes and the Civilized Mind by Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg Brain Exercise at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute [...]

]]> http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/20/mindbody-emotions-and-decision-making/#comment-127 Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:02:57 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/20/mindbody-emotions-and-decision-making/#comment-127 [...] Further Links Mind/Body, Emotions, and Decision-Making Social Intelligence and Mirror Neurons Social Intelligence and the Frontal Lobes An Ape Can Do This. Can We Not? “Use It or Lose It” : What is “It”? The Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes and the Civilized Mind by Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg Brain Exercise at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute [...] [...] Further Links Mind/Body, Emotions, and Decision-Making Social Intelligence and Mirror Neurons Social Intelligence and the Frontal Lobes An Ape Can Do This. Can We Not? “Use It or Lose It” : What is “It”? The Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes and the Civilized Mind by Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg Brain Exercise at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute [...]

]]> http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/20/mindbody-emotions-and-decision-making/#comment-126 Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:30:27 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/20/mindbody-emotions-and-decision-making/#comment-126 [...] This is how we learn. Now, learning this way requires effort and getting out of our comfort zones. A key condition for learning is self-driven motivation, a sense of ownership. To feel in control, to feel that one is making progress, is necessary for this Learning Cycle to self-perpetuate. Antonio Damasio made a strong point on the role of emotions in his great Descartes’ Error book. [...] [...] This is how we learn. Now, learning this way requires effort and getting out of our comfort zones. A key condition for learning is self-driven motivation, a sense of ownership. To feel in control, to feel that one is making progress, is necessary for this Learning Cycle to self-perpetuate. Antonio Damasio made a strong point on the role of emotions in his great Descartes' Error book. [...]

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