Emotions, Morality and facing our own Mortality.

I’ve always encouraged my students to express their emotions openly. Emotions are involved in our moral decisions. Our brains are actually hardwired for morality. Research in neuroscience shows that ancient synapses within the brain light up intuitively when we make moral decisions. These studies have typically used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and other neuroimaging

Executive Function & ASD

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects cognitive processes, notably executive functioning (EF), manifesting as deficits in goal selection and initiation, memory and adaptation to changing contexts. Understanding these aspects helps shape support programs for individuals with ASD, such as private tutoring. The author suggests using coding analogies to explain these concepts to parents from a bioinformatics background, taking into account the spectrum nature of ASD. Cognitive remediation techniques, such as “chunking,” and animal-assisted therapies can be beneficial in improving EF, particularly in a one-on-one tutoring setup.