#pre-frontal cortex

~ From This is Not The End: Conversations on Borderline Personality Disorder

7 TIPS FOR OVERCOMING SELF-SABOTAGE

Why We Self-Sabotage – Understanding The Science of Change

You may have made resolutions again this year but did you actually tell your emotional brain about them?

No?

Then it is likely that by now, midway through the first month of the new year, those resolutions are a dim and distant memory.

We humans are notoriously bad at changing habits, but it’s not because we are inherently weak willed…

~ From Mindfulness for Borderline Personality Disorder

This certainly feels true most days but I’m not sure if it’s comforting to know science supports it... ? 🤔😂

Understanding Widow Fog – Pt. 2

This article is reproduced with the very kind permission of widower, Corey Standford, who is also an Executive Coach & Wellness Author.  The article first appeared on his website on October 16th, 2014.  Understanding Widow Fog by Corey Stanford Part II:  Emotional Regulation and Clarity

In Part I: The Problem, I described Widow Fog and its underlying cause. This article builds on Part I…

Widows and widowers experience a phenomenon called Widow Fog that begins with the loss of your spouse and can vary in duration and ...

The following article is reproduced with the very kind permission of widower, Corey Standford, who is also an Executive Coach & Wellness Author.  The article first appeared on his website Stanford Coaching on October 16th, 2014.

Stanford Coaching

Understanding Widow Fog by Corey Stanford

Part I: The Problem

This is the first in a series of brief articles written for my fellow widows and widowers…

At the same time that young adults are experiencing new levels of sophistication in thinking and emotional regulation, their brains are undergoing changes in precisely the areas associated with these functions. While it is not possible to determine cause-and-effect, brain and behavior are changing in parallel.

 Pre-frontal cortex: The most widely studied changes in young adulthood are in the pre-frontal cortex, the area behind the forehead associated with planning, problem-solving, and related tasks. At least two things affect the efficiency in its functioning:

myelination: the nerve fibers are more extensively covered with myelin, a substance that insulates them so that signals can be transmitted more efficiently, and

synaptic pruning: the "briar patch" of connections resulting from nerve growth are pruned back, allowing the remaining ones to transmit signals more efficiently.

Connections among regions: At the same time, the pre-frontal cortex communicates more fully and effectively with other parts of the brain, including those that are particularly associated with emotion and impulses, so that all areas of the brain can be better involved in planning and problem-solving.