Emotional regulation is the ability to balance experiences a full range of human emotions without becoming overwhelmed by them. In this article I will provide an overview of the core emotions and what it means to
Our need for predictability is the neuropsychological driver that assists us in using our perception and cognition of patterns and consequences to assist us in navigating our lives in many different ways.
Our fundamental wiring makes us act in many ways that protect the safety and wellbeing of ourselves and our community. Protection is the psychological driver that assists us in producing behaviours and working long-term to meet
The interoceptive sense interprets information from inside our body to tell us about our physical regulation. In this article will outline the interoceptive sense and how we can support its regulation.
The proprioceptive sense interprets information from our muscles and joints to allow us to coordinate our body to achieve tasks.
The vestibular sense interprets information from our environment through our inner ear to orient ourselves in our 360 degree environment.
The tactile sense, commonly known as the sense of touch, the tactile system interprets data received through contact with our skin. Touch is a complex sense for a number of reasons.
The Gustatory sense is commonly known as the sense of taste (or sometimes the oral sense), the gustatory system interprets multiple oral inputs including flavour and texture. Both of these, though, are multimodal perceptions, with flavour
The olfactory sense is commonly known as the sense of smell, the olfactory system interprets scent and odour from our environment, and contributes to the perception of taste.
The visual sense is commonly known as the sense of sight. The human visual system interprets visible (to our species) light from our environment. Our brain interprets this light as images and processes these to understand
The human brain seeks to regulate: physically, cognitively, sensorily, emotionally and psychologically. Each of these aspects of regulation is complex. This website seeks to explain all of these aspects in detail, and in the simplest way possible.
