Biology and Life Blog (Andrew Cooper-Sansone)Microblog #7: How to Cooperate and DisagreeAmerica is divided, but the fact is that we must all find a way to live together. In other words, we must learn to disagree and cooperate.2 min read·Aug 25, 2021----
Biology and Life Blog (Andrew Cooper-Sansone)Microblog #6: Mindfulness and Pain Sensitivity in the BrainYou’re hammering a nail when you suddenly lose focus, and the next strike lands squarely on your fingertip. This causes pain-sensing…2 min read·Aug 17, 2021----
Biology and Life Blog (Andrew Cooper-Sansone)[NOTE: In the previous microblog, we wondered about how to reset our stress response after a…MABT involves three stages — awareness, access, and appraisal. It involves becoming mindful of bodily sensations and reinterpreting…2 min read·Aug 17, 2021----
Biology and Life Blog (Andrew Cooper-Sansone)If you do not take proper care of your emotions, your brain will respond in adverse ways.Your ability to perceive signals from your gut, heart, and other internal organs is called “interoception,” and these sensations are…2 min read·Aug 17, 2021----
Biology and Life Blog (Andrew Cooper-Sansone)“I can’t believe I did that,” is not an admission that we are incapable of accepting our own…The pathological extreme is seen in dissociative identity disorder (DID). A person with DID might believe she is in the morning a white…2 min read·Aug 17, 2021----
Biology and Life Blog (Andrew Cooper-Sansone)Microblog #2: Biochemical ContraptionsWithout biochemistry, one cannot understand how lifeless molecules combine to form a living thing.1 min read·Aug 17, 2021----
Biology and Life Blog (Andrew Cooper-Sansone)Microblog #1: Nature and Nurture and YouNature (genetics) and nurture (the social and physical environment) are the two fundamental explanations for our personalities…1 min read·Aug 17, 2021----