Better By Mistake: An Interview with Alina Tugend
Afraid to make a mistake? Donât be. According to author Alina Tugend, the best way to become an expert in your field is by making mistakes, lots of them, but to cooperate with the brain on learning...
View ArticleThe Science of Meditation
Photo: Lorriane DiSabato The Affective, Cognitive, and Social Benefits of Meditation Symposium from the Association for Psychological Science 2011 conference on the effects of various (mostly Buddhist)...
View Article4 Ways to Manage Oppositional Defiant Disorder in Children
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is a childhood disorder that affects anywhere from 6 to 10 percent of children. It is characterized by a negative set of behaviors in a child directed toward the...
View ArticleTiki Barber, Football, Retirement and Depression
As a reminder that depression strikes anyone, at any time, for any reason or no reason whatsoever, I give you Tiki Barber. For those of you unfamiliar with Mr. Barber, he was a professional (American)...
View ArticleCultivating Self-Compassion
When something has gone wrong, when thereâs been a mistake made, no matter how small, many people are all too quick to point the finger â at themselves. They flog themselves for any failure,...
View ArticleBreastfeeding Benefits â Add One More to the List!
It  never hurts to add one more benefit to  breastfeeding. According to WhattoExpect.com here  is yet another good reason to breastfeed your baby. Researchers found that infants who are even...
View ArticleAre Low Carb Diets Bad for the Brain?
Are low carbohydrate diets bad for the brain? Ketogenic diets (low carbohydrate diets) promote the increased use of ketone bodies–soluble compounds produced by the body when fatty acids are broken...
View ArticleBrain Training to Enhance Performance, both post-Traumatic Brain Injury and...
A couple of very interesting recent announcements show (in a military context) how well-targeted brain training can complement and augment existing approaches, both to help ânormalâ and...
View ArticleSleep Psychology
Shelby Harris Interview with sleep psychologist Shelby Harris. Topics include adjusting circadian rhythms, sleep hygiene, dreams, nightmares and sleep paralysis, narcolepsy, and her professional view...
View Article9 Myths, Misconceptions and Stereotypes about ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects about four percent of U.S. adults (Kessler, Chiu, Demler & Walters, 2005). Still, many myths, stereotypes and downright fallacies abound â...
View ArticleSmoking in pregnancy tied to childâs cholesterol
A new study reported by Reuters from the  European Heart Journal describes the effects on children whose mothers smoked while they are pregnant.  The study indicates that smoking in pregnancy...
View ArticleWarm Temperatures Improve Feelings of Social Isolation
See also Heat Therapy.A 2008 study demonstrated that âExperiencing Physical Warmth Promotes Interpersonal Warmth.â The idea is based on the fact that both physical and psychological 'warmth'...
View Article"Why Neuroscience Matters"
On May 11, 2011 Ginger Campbell, MD gave a talk entitled "Why Neuroscience Matters" at the London Skeptics in the Pub. Episode 42 of Books and Ideas is an edited version of that talk, including the...
View ArticleCity Mouse Vs. Country Mouse: The City Really Can Change Your Brain
So you’re living in NYC, and you just can’t understand why your friends visiting from rural Ohio seem so overwhelmed by the sights and sounds of the place. Or maybe you’re living the good life in small...
View ArticleEnhancing BCIs through electrocorticography (ECoG)
Electrocorticography (ECoG) records the âhigh-gammaâ (>60 Hz) frequency profile of the cortex, featuring a temporal resolution of the order of milliseconds [1]. Coupled with a software...
View ArticleMarsha Linehan: What is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)?
Last week the New York Times ran a fascinating piece on Marsha Linehan, Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington and the original developer of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), a...
View ArticleExperience Corps: Promoting Healthy, Meaningful Aging Through Social Involvement
The current issue of Cerebrum âa great publication of the Dana Foundationâ includes the excellent in-depth article Promoting Healthy, Meaningful Aging Through Social Involvement: Building an...
View Article10 Things You Should Never Say to a Pregnant Woman
As any pregnant woman knows, once you’re with child, it seems like everyone’s got something to say. And while it’s often with the best intentions, some people don’t seem to realize that...
View ArticleThe Illusion of Confidence
We often overestimate our abilities, and overestimate the abilities of others who exude confidence. Are we correct in thinking the athlete who radiates confidence must be competent in her/his sport?Â...
View ArticleThe Best Self Development Books of 2011
You probably think it’s a bit odd me throwing my best self development and Life Coaching books of 2011 at you with half the year to go, right? I guess it is, but I thought as itâs holiday time and...
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