Category Archives: Brain Science
Six Hours of Sleep is Not Enough
Sleep is a big deal for most of my clients. For some, it’s because their stress levels and brain activation […]
Calming through the Vagus Nerve
The vagus nerve is actually two sets of nerves that drive the parasympathetic nervous system, or the part of the […]
How You Fuel Your Brain Matters
This blog post from Harvard Health Publishing is several years old, but the information is good. Too many of us […]
Havening and the Brain
Just yesterday, I was introduced to a psychosensory modality called havening, and it has intrigued me enough that I want […]
Violent Video Games and Brain Changes
Many parents of clients ask me about the impact of violent video games on the brain, and now, finally, there […]
Vitamin Deficiencies Linked to Panic Attacks
When it first came out, I missed an important article about the link between low levels of vitamin B6 and […]
Meaningless Diagnoses
A study conducted at the University of Liverpool and published a few days in Psychiatry Research finds that psychiatric diagnoses […]
The Brain that Changes Itself
Back in 2007, Canadian psychiatrist Dr. Norman Doidge wrote a fascinating book on brain plasticity entitled The Brain that Changes […]
Nature Pills
An article in Neuroscience News and Networks suggests that 20 minutes in nature every day significantly lowers stress hormones. A […]
Connectivity Blurs Together Emotionally Charged Memories
A study published yesterday in the journal Neuron indicates that balanced electrical communication between two regions of the brain facilitate […]
The Brain is NOT a Computer
It should not be controversial to say that the brain is not a machine. However, when I try to explain […]
Focus to Forget
Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have found that it takes more energy to forget something than to […]
Low Iron, B-6 Linked to Panic Attacks
According to a study published in the Japanese journal Acta Medica Okayama, vitamin B-6 and iron are important cofactors in […]
