Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services, Inc
Session 4:Affective literacy and brain functioning
Thursday September 25, 2008UMDNJ/SHRP, Scotch Plains, NJ
http:// brainsci-rehab-discussion.net
Paul’s emotion system
Frontal cortexAmygdala
Who has better emotional control ?
Main point #1:
Friends & loved ones - a natural, non-addictive source of “feeling good”
Main point #2:
Why do abstract symbols (words) help ?
PFC activation“blocks”Amygdalaactivation
Why do abstract symbols (words) help ?
PFC activation“blocks”Amygdalaactivation
Evolution of human frontal cortex ??