Mental Health and Well-Being for Mind and Brain
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Health and well-being for
mind and brain Professor Billy O’Connor
Honorary Visiting Scholar
Flinders University School of Medicine
Adelaide, South Australia.
April 7th 2014
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http://Inside-the-brain.com/
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Number of synapses About 100 trillion
THE BRAIN’S VITAL STATISTICS
Adult weight
Adult size
Number of neurons About 100 billion neurons
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Dentrite
Soma
Axon
Terminal
NEURON STRUCTURE & IMPULSE FLOW
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Enriched enviornment Deprived environment
= Challenge = Monotony, isolation, low expectations.
Credit: NYU Langone Medical Center
OUR BRAINS CHANGE IN RESPONSE TO EXPERIENCE
= Challenge, autonomy, complexity, a connection
between reward and effort.
= Avoidance, dependence, monotony, isolation,
low expectations.
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• Intensive care of others to the expense of self care
• Pushing yourself too hard
• Heavy workload
• Limited resources
• Organisational pressure
• Long hours on the job
• Inability to set appropriate boundaries
SOURCES OF STRESS AT A PERSONAL LEVEL
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THE DYNAMICS OF WORRY & STRESS B
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Over time - hyperventilation reduces the oxygen supply to the brain……
…….which can lead to panic.
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INSIDE-THE-BRAIN WEBSITE
http://inside-the-brain.com/2011/07/05/your-brain-and-the-art-of-confusion/
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SINGING IS A GOOD STRESS-BUSTER
Singing regulates breathing and improves the immune system.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2081394/Want-children-perform-better-school-happier-Then-playing-field.html
https://www.mentimeter.com/p/2c0de88df9bb
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Exercise increases ‘neurogenesis’ (growth of neurons) in the
hippocampus - a region important for memory and implicated in cognitive
aging.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A 104(13):5638-43 (2007). http://www.sfn.org/index.aspx?pagename=publications_rd_alzheimers
Warmer colours indicate higher levels of nerve growth factor in the
hippocampus of [A] exercising animals compared to [B] sedentary
animals - blue indicates the lowest level.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ENHANCES MOOD AND COGNITION
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MENTAL STIMULATION IS ALSO IMPORTANT
People who read more challenging books develop more neural connections.
When it come to knowledge, you either use it or loose it.