The Functional Brain Diagram

The Functional Brain DiagramHelping clients harness neuroplasticity

An educational tool, utilising powerpoint softwareThat helps clients understand how their brains workAnd how they can work better with mindfulness

practice

- Dr Kingsley Mudd, GP & ACT Therapist

The Human Brain – a bit like a computer …

What’s going on inside the computer?

MEMORY

IMAGINATION

EMOTION

What’s going on inside the computer?

MEMORY

IMAGINATION

EMOTION

PROBLEM-SOLVING

PLANNING

LOGICANALYZING

SENSATIONS

What’s going on inside the computer?

MEMORY

IMAGINATION

EMOTION

PROBLEM-SOLVING

PLANNING

LOGICANALYZING

SENSATIONS

AWARENESS

MEMORY

IMAGINATION

EMOTION

PROBLEM-SOLVING

PLANNING

LOGICANALYZING

SENSATIONS

AWARENESS

The Attention Centre – the Central Processing Unit

The Attention Centre – the Central Processing Unit

MEMORY

IMAGINATION

EMOTION

PROBLEM-SOLVING

PLANNING

LOGICANALYZING

SENSATIONS

AWARENESS

Neuroplasticity – ‘mind-gym’

Neuroplasticity – ‘mind-gym’

MEMORY

IMAGINATION

EMOTION

PROBLEM-SOLVING

PLANNING

LOGICANALYZING

SENSATIONS

AWARENESS

What happens to our brains at school?

MEMORY

IMAGINATION

EMOTION

PROBLEM-SOLVING

PLANNING

LOGICANALYZING

SENSATIONS

AWARENESS

Lots of training in thinking …

MEMORY

IMAGINATION

EMOTION

PROBLEM-SOLVING

PLANNING

LOGICANALYZING

SENSATIONS

AWARENESS

Minimal training in attention or emotional regulation …

MEMORY

IMAGINATION

EMOTION

PROBLEM-SOLVING

PLANNING

LOGICANALYZING

SENSATIONS

AWARENESS

‘Brain loops’ or ‘Short Circuits’

MEMORY

IMAGINATION

EMOTION

PROBLEM-SOLVING

PLANNING

LOGICANALYZING

SENSATIONS

AWARENESS

An ‘anxiety loop’ …

MEMORY

IMAGINATION

EMOTION

PROBLEM-SOLVING

PLANNING

LOGICANALYZING

SENSATIONS

AWARENESS

An ‘anxiety loop’ …

MEMORY

IMAGINATION

EMOTION

PROBLEM-SOLVING

PLANNING

LOGICANALYZING

SENSATIONS

AWARENESS

An ‘depression loop’ …

MEMORY

IMAGINATION

EMOTION

PROBLEM-SOLVING

PLANNING

LOGICANALYZING

SENSATIONS

AWARENESS

The Good News …

MEMORY

IMAGINATION

EMOTION

PROBLEM-SOLVING

PLANNING

LOGICANALYZING

SENSATIONS

AWARENESS

After Mindfulness Training

Enables us to escape from brain loops…

MEMORY

IMAGINATION

EMOTION

PROBLEM-SOLVING

PLANNING

LOGICANALYZING

SENSATIONS

AWARENESS

After Mindfulness Training

A Wheel of Awareness …

MEMORY

IMAGINATION

EMOTION

HUB OF AWARENESS(Attention)

Ref – The Whole Brain Child, Siegel & Bryson

THOUGHT

SENSATIONS

A Wheel of Awareness …

MEMORY

IMAGINATION

EMOTION

HUB OF AWARENESS(Attention)

Ref – The Whole Brain Child, Siegel & Bryson

THOUGHT

SENSATIONS

How I use it at work …The powerpoint animation lives on my

notepad computer and I show it to clients when appropriate.

The Wheel of Awareness diagram is laminated and lives on my (physical) desk top.

These tools will be on the ACBS website should you wish to access and use them.