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Next to evolve was your “Middle” or “Mammalian” brain, possessed by mammals. Recent
research has shown how important this brain is to learning. The middle brain controls your
hormones, your immune system, your sexuality, your emotions and an important part of your
long term memory. It is no co-incidence that your emotions and long term memory are
controlled from the same middle brain.
When something involves strong emotions, it is usually well remembered. Can you remember
your first kiss with that someone special, or where you were when you heard that someone
significant had died? It also reinforces the fact that enjoyment and fun are important parts of
learning, involving as they do, so many positive emotions.
To try and picture the “three brain” image, make a fist with your left hand. Now wrap your right
hand over the top of this fist. Your left wrist represents your primitive brain, your left fist is your mid-
dle brain and your right hand wrapped over it is your “New” third brain.
