Have you always thought of yourself as a “people person”?

Or is social interaction a bit of a hassle: something you do to be polite, rather than through choice?

Well, whichever camp you fall into, there’s now evidence from Cambridge University scientists that your brain may influence how you naturally feel about connecting with others. It’s all to do with having more or less brain tissue in certain areas of your brain,  apparently. For more information, see the article here:

http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2009052001

Sociability is in the mind too…

However, even if your brain controls your pre-disposition, many neuroscientists now feel that the brain has much more plasticity (ie ability to change) than was once thought. If you happen to feel like soaking up even more info today, see the article here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroplasticity

Which means that if you, or someone you know, recognises themselves in the portrait of the more reserved people identified by the scientists, your intial or current, “wiring,” is something that you can alter, if you wish.

Of course, you may be happy exactly as you are…which is great. I once knew a very reserved chap who wanted to walk solo across the Kalahari. Never did find out whether he managed it or not, but it stands to reason that in circumstances like that, and in many others, a naturally-gregarious personality would be a liability, rather than an asset.

By the same token, if people tell you that you never stop talking, and that’s an issue for you, saying, “I’m blaming it on my brain cells,” isn’t enough. At best, it’ll only help you to raise a laugh whilst you work on the listening side of communication…

Whatever kind of communication you’re after, forgive me, but  I can’t resist a quick plug for Be the Life and Soul of the Party  here. It’ll  help you get the results you want, whichever kind of brain you happen to have at the moment. If you don’t have your copy yet, please do check it out now.