Dr Rai makes RU faculties aware of happiness, neurobiology

Noted medical expert Dr RK Rai delivered a lecture to 43 Professors of different Universities of India in Academic Staff College Ranchi on Friday on a topic ‘Health, Happiness and Neurobiology of excellence’ highlighting 15 points of health and happiness and how to achieve learning through neurobiology of excellence. It was for the first time that in RU such lecture was arranged.

CEO, CTPL Asia cum Chairman Seven Palm Hospital and Research Centre, Ranchi, Dr RK Rai, who is the former Chief of Medical Services, HEC Ranchi said on the occasion that Health – is not simply absence of infirmity and disease rather it is well being of Physical, Mental, Social and Spiritual factors. 

Talking about joy and happiness Dr Rai said that there need to be management of emotions. He described positive emotions or wholesome emotions as Love, Compassion, Forgiveness and Letting go things and events and persons. About negative emotions he said they are destructive emotions like anger, anxiety and depression, craving and delusion.

Dr Rai talked about 15 simple ideas to balance one’s mind, body and soul. He said that a sound philosophy of life, genuine altruistic love oriented to the well- being of others bring supreme happiness.

Describing about neuro biology of excellence, Dr Rai said that positive emotions enhance the capacity of frontal cortex, which is the seat of planning and decision

making and Amygdala is responsible for destructive emotions which hamper the work of frontal cortex.

The excellence of Execution lies in the synchrony of the functioning of frontal cortex and Amygdala which can be achieved through the factors:Self Awareness, Self regulation, Motivation, Empathy and Social connections.