Christos Yapijakis, DMD,BS,MS,PhD: Associate Professor of Genetics and Member of the
Bioethics Committee of the School of Medicine at the National Kapodistrian University of
Athens (NKUA).
Brain: User Guide for Psychosomatic Health
Scientific knowledge constitutes also a philosophy of life, according to Epicurus. The brain perceives instincts, emotions and mental functions. Instincts and emotions are about the present. Mental functions may be about the past, present or future. In a stressful situation, a negative emotion is a safe criterion of truth, but we must not let it overwhelm us, as if our lives were in danger. The calm dealing with stressful situations strengthens our self-confidence and good psychology
The answers to the following questions will be discussed
- The answers to the following questions will be discussed (for teenagers aged 13-17):
- What are the basic functions of our brain?
- What are instincts, emotions and mental functions and how are they controlled?
- What are our real needs?
- What is mental and physical health?
- How does stress and anxiety endanger our health?
- How can we use our brain to be healthy?
- How is health linked to happiness?
Christos Yapijakis, DMD,BS,MS,PhD: Associate Professor of Genetics and Member of the Bioethics Committee of the School of Medicine at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA).
He is a Researcher at the University Research Institute of Maternal and Child Health and Precision Medicine at NKUA and Member of the Advisory Committee of the Applied Philosophy Laboratory of the School of Philosophy at NKUA.
He is an internationally recognized researcher in Medical Genetics and is the first scientist who carried out ancient DNA research in Greece and identified the microbial agent responsible for the Plague of Athens in 430 BC.
