MATURING YOUR PREFRONTAL CORTEX
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“Pay ATTENTION !”
There are 2 WAYS our attention can be directed …
ONE IS VOLUNTARY ATTENTION (Top-Down) from PREFRONTAL CORTEX (PFC) : It is Goal-Driven … You
are paying voluntary attention now as you read this book / listen to me.
OTHER ONE IS REFLECTIVE ATTENTION (Bottom-Up) : This is driven by a stimulus you cannot ignore …
Your focus on this book would be interrupted if you smell smoke or had a sudden pain.
Voluntary Attention is under YOUR CONTROL. It sis the QUALIFY of attention that driven the neuroplastic
changes. The main brain regions involved the parietal lobes and the thalamus. When we pay attention,
dopamine is released, and this neurotransmitter is associated with alertness and positive attitude.
DOPAMINE also helps to consolidate memories more QUICKLY. Research consistency shows that neuroplastic
changes are greatest when we pay voluntary attention.
Pay attention is even more important if we are trying to carve a habits and dismantle an old one.
Voluntary attention stops us slipping into the grooves of the old habit. We often suggest people practice
voluntary attention by asking them to practise the skills they want in the most difficult circumstance. We make
them practise in different ways for strengthening their PFC.
MINDFULNESS or Meditation practice also help to build attention …
and
Process Imagination & Creativity
PREFRONTAL CORTEX
(PFC)
“The Marshmallow Effect”
In 1960, Walter Mischel was working with 4-Year-Olds Stanford University Nursery School.
Each child sat in a room with a Tasty Marshmallow treat on the table in front of them. They
were told Mischel world go out of the room for about 15 Minutes. In this time, they could eat
the Marshmallow if they wished, but if they waited until Mischel returned, they would get a
second Marshmallow.
About 1/3 of the children ate the Marshmallow immediately. Another 1/3 waited, but still ate
it before Mischel returned. A 1/3 (THIRD) were able to WAIT UNTILL he returned and
were REWARDED with a second Marshmallow, as promised. Mischel had 2 daughters at
the school, and as he followed the children’s progress, he noticed some patterns. Dose how
long a child waited for a treat at the of four predict anything about their future life?
Yes it dose. Over the years, the Marshmallow test has proved a remarkable predictor of
future success of these children. The longer a child waited, the HIGHER THEIR SAT
scores (a Standardised Test of Academic Achievement used for admission to University). The
longer they waited, the more likely they would have a LOWER BMI (Body Mass Index) …
As the research progressed and was duplicated by other researchers, it appeared that the
children who waited the longest were like to be SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE - defining success
by HEALTH, WEALTH and HAPPINESS … Because of their maturing brain with
better mastering Prefrontal Cortex (PFC)
SPIN UP POWER