José Antonio Rodríguez Piedrabuena -- Is the human brain really different?
Human brains did not evolve from reptilian brains by developing additional parts to house emotion. We do not have an inner snake or an emotional monkey to be controlled, as some courses offer, which, on the other hand, do not really question anything personal or corporate. The idea of snake or monkey [...]
Physical exercise and the brain
The brain, like muscles, malleable, plastic, can atrophy when it is not trained. Physical exercise is an antidepressant, anxiolytic and due to the release of endorphins that it produces, it raises self-esteem, well-being, positive thoughts and is a poly-pill that prevents many illnesses. Physical exercise produces the release of the growth factor [...]
We are conservative
All current neuroscientists, such as Joaquín M. Fuster, a Spanish professor of neuroscience in the United States and one of the world's leading authorities on the study of the cerebral cortex, say: “The vast majority of our decisions are unconscious. This means that we are not aware of the reasons behind the vast majority of our behaviours... we are inside [...]