Tag Archives: Brain and behavior

How does cooking lead to neuroscience?

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Mingle

I was making stew. I substitute turkey breast for beef to make it more heart healthy. I reduce the rosemary called for by the recipe. I like the smell of pine; the taste not so much. I compensate by adding … Continue reading →

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You Wanna Butt Heads With Me?

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Mingle

Goats are the gentlest of souls. Yet, sometimes, even the nicest, easy going goat needs to say “Stop messing with me!” Anger gets a bad rap because often people go overboard. They think that expressing anger means yelling, calling names, … Continue reading →

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Flattery — Criticism — It’s All the Same.

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Mingle

I am a sucker for flattery. It gets right into my ego and I tell myself I really am all that. Then comes the zinger. Someone hits me with a critical remark, a judgment, a little pin stuck in my … Continue reading →

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The Difference Between Sixty-three and Twenty-three.

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Mingle

The dune was a few dozen yards from the beach. The locals call it “The Big Hill” as it is the largest sand dune along the shore of Lake Michigan near St Joseph.  The water of the lake was crystal … Continue reading →

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Happiness is All (Mostly) in Your Head

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Mingle

There is a blog I have been following, called the Happsters. It’s about happiness. Check it out. There is happiness and then there are things that make you happy (or unhappy). Most people are chasing the things that make them … Continue reading →

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NOT GOOD ENOUGH

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Mingle

“I’ve never felt good enough.” We live in a culture of not-good-enough, not rich enough, not smart enough, not cool enough, my lawn isn’t green enough, my hair isn’t thick and shiny enough, my ass isn’t thin enough. Makes you … Continue reading →

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Filtering and Clumping

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Mingle

Nearly everyone thinks they are open minded. Our brains have different ideas. They are designed to filter and clump. We filter out information that seems irrelevant; that is a good thing since we couldn’t possibly pay attention to everything we … Continue reading →

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Mad as Hell!

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Mingle

They all left me behind. I don’t know where they went, but I was stuck finishing the packing. There were items of clothing, blankets, a DVD, and various other things that might have to be left behind. There were two … Continue reading →

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Where is My Car?

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Mingle

It was a perfect water park day. I was all packed and ready to load up, pick up a friend, and head to my favorite water park. I got down to my parking space and it was empty. My brain … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Behavior

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Mingle

How do you speak about yourself? We manipulate our world by the words we choose to describe it.  Two ways we do this is by talking about ourselves as a state of being (“I am depressed.”) and using words that … Continue reading →

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