Amygdala and Your Thinking
What is the amygdala and what does it do? The amygdala is a small almond shaped mass of grey matter inside the cerebral hemisphere part of the brain which is involved in processing your emotions. This is the fight, flight, freeze centre. When it doesn’t work as it should, it can contribute to disruptive behaviour […]
Informed Consent
The Canadian medical system requires that we are provided with “informed consent” — we trust this. If we are required to have surgery, usually we are presented with “informed consent” paperwork requiring our signature. The documents list all the surgery outcome, risks and possibilities for us to sign but, sometimes this is all verbal. This […]