What is your \u2018Emotional Homunculus\u2019? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The word \u2018Homunculus\u2019 translates from the Latin as \u2018little man\u2019, but has always referred to our \u2018inner human\u2019. The emotional homunculus is the part of the brain that makes us uniquely human. Over time, the Emotional Homunculus uses emotions \u2013 good or bad, pleasure or pain, risk or reward \u2013 to build up a template for how we behave. It\u2019s kind of like a vinyl record that has grooves scratched into it over our lifetime. So how does it do this? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well, inside your head are many powerful chemicals (for example, Dopamine and Adrenaline all working together to create different emotional states). If you\u2019ve ever wondered why some days you can\u2019t get out of bed and on others you\u2019re so excited you can\u2019t sleep, that\u2019s your \u2018Brain\u2019s Amazing Drugs Cabinet\u2019\u2013 the part of your brain that determines how we see, act and react to the world around us based on our emotions and the ways we\u2019ve learned to react to things in the past. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cyrenians Scottish Centre for the Conflict Resolution\u2019s video provides an introduction to the Emotional Homunculus. It features Dr Sara Watkins who explains what an Emotional Homunculus and the Brain\u2019s Amazing Drug Cabinet are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/www.scottishconflictresolution.org.uk\/homunculus<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are keen to learn more, The Resource Hub on the Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution website is full of fantastic resources which help us understand what is happening in our brain and body when we are faced with different life situations and emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information and to view and download resources, visit the Resource Hub at the SCCR website https:\/\/www.scottishconflictresolution.org.uk\/resource-hub\/cranial-cocktail<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n <\/p> <\/ul><\/div>\n