Tag Archives: Flow

Awakening Unto Awareness 7 PLAY

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Joel

PLAY You might not think of PLAY in terms of affective neuroscience, but according to Jaak Panksepp’s years of lab research, it is. Playfulness is the source of one of the most positive social-affective feelings our brains can generate.

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Awakening Into Awareness

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Joel

This is the introduction of my third book (first book published in Japan in Japanese) “Awakening Into Awareness: Affective Emotional Neuroscience & Attention Therapies” set for publication January 2021. I will share the entire book, chapter by chapter up until the … Continue reading →

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Video Games R Us

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Joel

Video Games You may have heard of the nine-year-old girl in the U.K. whose father discovered her sitting on a urine-soaked cushion playing the video game “Fortnite.” But before you get in an argument or debate as to whether “Fortnite” … Continue reading →

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PLAY for Mental Health

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Joel

Jaak Panksepp called the seventh affect system the Play System. Seven Primary Affect Systems SEEKING or expectancy RAGE FEAR LUST CARING PANIC/GRIEF PLAY You might not think of PLAY in terms of emotional or affective systems, but according to Jaak … Continue reading →

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