The Brain - Te Roro

Our Healthy Body, Healthy Mind inquiry has us thinking. Is brain health physical or mental? Both, of course!

We learnt that while the brain is only 2% of our body mass, it uses up to 20% of our blood supply. We know that keeping and healthy and fit is the best way to ensure our brain is always at its physical best. We looked at some metaphor (monkeys in a tree, the hand model) - different ways of thinking about our brain and emotional well-being. Our brain has different parts which can be separated into upper (thinking and logic) and middle (survival). When these parts are communicating, we can make decisions and focus on tasks. Sometimes the communication breaks down and we might "flip our lid."