There are probably times where the creative process is not helped by collaboration.

Our emotional map is laid down mainly in relationship with our earliest caregiver in the first couple of years of life.

When we had to survive on our wits, gather and kill our food from scratch and be more at the mercy of our environment than we are today, we probably had enough challenge to keep our brains healthy.

Neurogenesis continues throughout life and we have the capacity to establish new neural pathways and strengthen existing ones.

Meditators are shown to have thickening in parts of the brain structure that deal with attention, memory and sensory functions. This was found to be more noticeable in older, more practiced meditators than in younger adults which is interesting because this structure usually tends to get thinner as we age.

If someone is depressed they tend to retreat within the inner circle of their comfort zone which in the longer term, may contribute to exacerbating a problem rather than soothing it and if not seeking to expand the comfort zone becomes the norm.

If we keep practicing mental skills it is likely we can strengthen neural connections and make new connections.