Dr. Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy

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[Dr. Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy @neurokrish]

Why does #intelligence fail in the face of #emotion ? In this masterclass episode of the #Neurokrish Immersion, we explore the revolutionary work of Russian physician Alexander Luria to map the architecture of the human experience https://t.co/ItueFyBsMu

[Jawwwn @jawwwn_]

Peter Thiel: Europe will never have massive tech companies because they fear success.

"In Silicon Valley, there's this pornography of failure. You talk about all your failures, and this somehow means you're going to succeed."

"In the social democratic European societies, it's acceptable to be moderately successful, it's not acceptable to be wildly successful. If you have a successful company that's starting to grow, it will get short-circuited, and you'll sell the company. You'll never get to an enormous company if you sell it along the way."

"The single most important decision in the history of Facebook— summer of 2006. It was two years into the company. We got an acquisition offer for $1B from Yahoo to buy the company. There were three of us on the board— Mark Zuckerberg, myself, and another VC. We had a meeting to decide if we should take the $1B."

"The two of us thought it was a lot of money, we should maybe take it. Mark started the board meeting— 'this is a pro forma thing, we're just going to talk about this for 10 minutes. Obviously we're not taking it.'"

"Any super big tech company is one where you've been offered multiple times for people to buy it, and you've chosen never to sell it. You're not that afraid of success."

"In Europe, the answer is to check out sooner rather than later and go back to the decade-long vacation that people are on in Europe."

[Dr. Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy @neurokrish]

The Europeans are living off the wealth their forefathers generated by plundering the world. That is the mountain they are eating out of today. It will disappear in another generation at the rate at which they are consuming it. The feeling of entitlement expressed by the protagonist in your post, that I should be able to work less and have time for myself, is dangerous, not just for the generation that experiences such entitlement, but for those that follow. In aping the west, we have a generation in India, sitting on the precipice of that slippery slope. What Shri. Narayanamoorthy and other great achiever’s are saying “work like your life depends on it” is the only mantra for a country like Bharath that aspires to be among the top 3 economies in the globe.

[Nalini Unagar @NalinisKitchen]

This is Himani Sharma, who has been living in Germany for the last 4 years.

She said:
"Life slows down in Europe after 6 p.m. Work is over, and people actually go back to living their lives.

But when I was in India and met friends, they were still mentally at work, checking their phones, replying to messages, eating quickly, and then leaving.

But in Europe, people sit in cafes for hours, sipping one drink slowly, having deep conversations, enjoying the weather, ordering a little food, and simply spending time with each other. Nobody is constantly on their phone."

I 100% agree with Himani. Personal life matters.

But in India, we have people like Narayana Murthy, who enjoy vacations with their families but want people to work 70-72 hours a week.

[Thinley Wangyal @thiwangs]

The Buddha’s compassion and teachings are offered equally to everyone, regardless of status or background.

[Dr. Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy @neurokrish]

This is incorrect. Prevention of decline medication is available for over 2 decades and disease modifying drugs for Alzheimer’s have been available for 2 years. Needless to say all other things you recommend here like exercise, diet and lifestyle are as good for the brain ad they are for your heart!

[Dr. Shriram Nene @DoctorNene]

There may be no single pill for dementia prevention.

But there is a pattern worth paying attention to:

Move.
Eat better.
Train the brain.
Stay connected.
Measure silent risk.
The FINGER trial showed lifestyle can help protect cognition. Newer shingles vaccine data adds another clue - a strong signal, not final proof.
The big takeaway?
Your brain ages with your whole body.
Build the system early.
At 40, you are not late.

[Dr. Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy @neurokrish]

Listened to @GadSaad on the @joerogan podcast. Fascinating! 👌

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Essential reading

[Dr. Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy @neurokrish]

The Oxford Dictionary defines insight thus - “an understanding of what somebody/something is like”. Beyond lure and lucre, perhaps these gentlemen (and ladies) finally understood the pitfalls of remaining in “the confusional state” that defines much of our opposition polity today? Why should we put enlightenment beyond the reach of our politicians and their decisions?

[vir sanghvi @virsanghvi]

Sharp Edge: How can so called secular, liberal politicians suddenly forget every terrible thing they have said about the BJP & its ideology & suddenly change sides & defect?
It’s happening in Bengal now. But it has happened all over India for years. It’s not just Hemanta Biswa Sharma who went from being a’secular’ Congress leader to becoming the BJP’s Muslim baiter. The BJP is full of former Congressmen who have abandoned their principles & been lured away by the promise of power & riches.
Ultimately it is the conscience-less greed & hypocrisy of bogus ‘Secular’ politicians, who abandon ideology as soon as they get a better offer, that keeps the BJP flourishing

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[Dr. Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy @neurokrish]

While you are right to be concerned about your heart health given the medical history, i have learnt over time as a medical practitioner that close monitoring using wearables has many pitfalls. The best way to watch your health is through periodic monitoring visits to your GP, rather than using a device. Fluctuations are common and not all fluctuations are bad or need to be fixed. The human body adapts to various aspects of the environment and those are just normal adaptations, which the system is designed for, not problems needing solutions. Fight and flight occur hundreds of times within ourselves, without us being consciously aware. A device reports every one of those experiences!

[Karthik 🇮🇳 @beastoftraal]

During the drive from Bengaluru to Coimbatore last Saturday, while we were moving way to slowly in the massive traffic jam near Thoppur (flyover construction on the highway and crisscrossing traffic from roads on either side of the highway), my Garmin gave me an 'abnormal heart rate alert' and said that my heart rate was persistently above 100!

This was my first long drive after angioplasty and stents last August and this alert scared me a bit even though I was feeling perfectly normal (though annoyed by the traffic holdup on a route that I'm used to whizzing past smoothly in my earlier drives. But since I had gone to Coimbatore by road for a death in the family on May end/June start—this was in a cab when I wasn't driving—I did notice this massively slow moving traffic then).

So, we stopped... I had some water and waited out for about 5 minutes. Ironically, my son who was in the rear seat (and not driving), who also wears a Garmin watch, said his Garmin to had the same alert at the same time! So, not sure whether this is a Garmin-centric anomaly, or something larger - the intense heat (despite the a/c) outside, slow moving bumper-to-bumper traffic, or something else.

However, from that point on, I started observing my heart rate from time to time all through my drive, and I noticed that while I'm driving, it steadily hovers around 80-90 (going up to 99-101 type occasionally), no matter the traffic, smooth roads, etc.!

Considering I have driven every single day to Ogilvy Whitefield (earlier office) from Sarjapur Road (about 45-60 minutes morning; 60-90 minutes evening) in mind-numbing, absolutely horrendous traffic for 5 full years from 2013 to 2018, I feel even that may have caused my heart-related issue... or could have at least been a potential cause that made it worse!!

[TIMES NOW @TimesNow]

Annamalai Vs 'Idea Of India'

Annamalai is a nationalist, and he has never been partial, and he won't take any kind of divisive politics. He is not against the labour that comes from different parts of India, but what he meant was that it should be monitored: @CNarasimhanBJP

Annamalai is a very good friend, but God knows how many friends I have lost by speaking the truth...Tamil Nadu is ranked 6th in North Indian migrant labour, while Gujarat is No. 1 or 2, so when Annamalai blames North Indians for anything, he doesn't have the data: @ARanganathan72 tells @RoyPranesh

[BillionsHealed @BillionsHealed]

Health Literacy:

"The future of integrative medicine in India may ultimately have little to do with integrating systems and everything to do with integrating our understanding of the person."

via @neurokrish

#EveryStoryCounts
#billionshealed

[Dr. Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy @neurokrish]

"The danger of the drift is that you never know how far you've gone until you look back at the shore you left."
— Ezra Klein

[S Gurumurthy @sgurumurthy]

I had always viewed Annamalai positively in BJP and even after he left. But this narrative against Northern state is unacceptable. Is it a slip from or step to another Dravidian movement, future alone can tell. @annamalai_k

[S Gurumurthy @sgurumurthy]

I had always viewed Annamalai positively in BJP and even after he left. But this narrative against Northern state is unacceptable. Is it a slip from or step to another Dravidian movement, future alone can tell. @annamalai_k

[Dr. Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy @neurokrish]

Hearty congratulations @rishikesha 💐

[Ashoka University @AshokaUniv]

Ashoka University has announced the appointment of Rishikesha T. Krishnan as its next Vice-Chancellor, effective 1 August 2026. Professor Krishnan is one of India's most respected academic leaders and has previously served as Director of both IIM Indore and IIM Bangalore. A noted management and policy scholar, his work on systematic innovation has had a significant impact across academia, industry, and public policy.

Sharing his thoughts on his appointment, Professor Krishnan said, 'Since its inception, Ashoka University has set high standards as a new-generation, research-driven institution. It is a great privilege to lead the University as its Vice-Chancellor at this critical yet exciting juncture in its evolution.’

Ashoka University warmly welcomes Professor Rishikesha T. Krishnan as its next Vice-Chancellor.

Read More: https://t.co/uWdU1xZF2h

(@rishikesha, @PramathSinha, @somakrc)

#AshokaUniversity

[Dr. Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy @neurokrish]

Delighted to share these insights about “whole person care”! #integrative-medicine https://t.co/UfInslivoS

[Dr. Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy @neurokrish]

What do an Austrian neurologist in Auschwitz, a prisoner of war in Vietnam, an 80-year-old stroke survivor, and a flower-stealing #Rottweiler have in common? More than you might imagine. A meditation on resilience, purpose, neuroplasticity and the human condition.
#Neuroscience #Resilience #HumanPotential #NeuroKrish https://t.co/v0eSwVPZU3

[Dr. Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy @neurokrish]

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[Sriram V @MadrasMobile]

Tomorrow the max temperature in Chennai will be only 35 deg C. Be careful of the cold everyone.

[Ramya Kannan @ramyakannan]

Do subscribe to Health Matters - a weekly newsletter that attempts to provide a bird’s eye view of the happenings in the health sector across the world, and India. A 3-member team - @zubeda_h @athiraelssajo and I - take turns to write it, four weeks a month, goes out Tue eve.

[Dr. Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy @neurokrish]

Wouldn’t this be a good solution for Bengaluru?! https://t.co/CZEBmsYjlb

[Tejasvi Surya @Tejasvi_Surya]

But will acquire 6 acres of Lalbagh to build tunnel road.

[successmovers @successmoverss]

“Life is not just eating, drinking, television and cinema. The human mind must be creative, must be self-generating; it cannot depend on just gadgets to amuse itself.”

— Lee Kuan Yew

[Dr. Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy @neurokrish]

Profound! Thank you for this!

[Dr. Arthur Brooks @arthurbrooks]

Aristotle believed there are three kinds of friendship:

The first is friendship of utility:

These are relationships built around usefulness. Colleagues, professional contacts, people connected by a shared purpose. There is nothing wrong with these friendships. But when the purpose ends, the relationship often does too.

The second is friendship of pleasure:

These are the people you enjoy being with. You laugh together, share interests, and enjoy one another’s company. These matter too. But they are often tied, at least in part, to what you bring—your wit, your energy, your charm. And when those things change, the friendship sometimes does too.

Then there is friendship of virtue:

This is the rarest kind. These friendships are built on mutual respect and admiration—not for what you accomplish, but for your character and values. They love your being, not your doing. They know you deeply, and you know them. They can last a lifetime. Spouses in healthy marriages have this. The closest siblings sometimes do too. So do the rarest of friends. Most people have very few of these. Strivers often have none.

Many successful people are surrounded by others and still lack this kind of friendship. Achievement often trains us to be admired, not known. To perform well, not reveal weakness. So strivers tend to accumulate friendships of utility—and because success can be attractive, friendships of pleasure too. But they are often missing friendships of virtue. A lot of deal friends. Very few real ones. That emptiness is often where the meaning crisis begins.

Here’s the exercise I give my students:

List the ten people you spend the most time with each week. Then label each one: utility, pleasure, or virtue.

A full social life is not the same thing as deep friendship.

And one of the clearest markers of a meaningful life is not how many people are around you, but how many truly know you.

[theendeavorpath @theendeavorpath]

“There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction.”

— Winston Churchill