Silencing the Inner Critic: What Neuroscience Teaches Us (Copy) (Copy)
We all have an inner voice. Sometimes it soothes and encourages us, but often it becomes the harshest critic we’ll ever meet. Recent research from New York University neuroscientists shows that self-criticism lights up the same neural pathways as when someone else is criticising us. In other words, the brain doesn’t distinguish much between an unkind boss and our own inner monologue.
The Hidden Cost of Overthinking: What the Brain Actually Does Under Pressure
We all have an inner voice. Sometimes it soothes and encourages us, but often it becomes the harshest critic we’ll ever meet. Recent research from New York University neuroscientists shows that self-criticism lights up the same neural pathways as when someone else is criticising us. In other words, the brain doesn’t distinguish much between an unkind boss and our own inner monologue.
Why We Can't Stop Replaying Conversations: The Neuroscience of Rumination
We all have an inner voice. Sometimes it soothes and encourages us, but often it becomes the harshest critic we’ll ever meet. Recent research from New York University neuroscientists shows that self-criticism lights up the same neural pathways as when someone else is criticising us. In other words, the brain doesn’t distinguish much between an unkind boss and our own inner monologue.