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Minding Your Baby’s Mind: Raising A Smart and Happy Child

April 25, 2019

Every time molecular biologist John Medina taught parents about their babies’ brains, he noticed something interesting: They didn’t seem to care. “Even though I was talking about cells and molecules, I would get the same five questions every time,” Medina says, listing them

How Our GxE (Gene-Environment Interaction) Makes Us Who We Are

April 23, 2019

Is there a gene that leads you down the path to debilitating depression only after the fourth hard knock comes along in your life? Is there another gene conferring a higher vulnerability for schizophrenia that gets triggered only if you become the victim of vicious bullying before

Grasping for Agape: Unconditional Love and the Human Mind

April 21, 2019

Although the concept is known by many names and iterations, the ideal of unconditional love is universally held in the collective human psyche. Most cultures have religious or philosophical principles that refer to the concept, often presented as the ultimate goal of the human maturation process. Yet, unconditional love

How Neuroscience is Impacting Disaster Management Strategy

April 18, 2019

Life-threatening situations, like the ones created by natural calamities, can test even the bravest among us. How fear impacts the brain has emerged as an important area of study for neuroscientists and psychologists. When the brain detects imminent danger, it responds in a fairly standard manner. “Generally, the brain

Searching for the Cause and Cure of Multiple Sclerosis

April 16, 2019

Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects 2.5 million people worldwide, including 400,000 Americans. The National Institutes of Health describes MS as a nervous-system disease impacting the brain and spinal cord. It damages the myelin sheath, the material that surrounds and protects nerve cells, often

Money on the Mind

April 15, 2019

“When I was young, my mom told me the dirtiest thing in the world is money” reflects Yuegang Zuo, professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. His latest work reinforces the fact that 90 percent of all paper money circulating in U.S. cities contains traces

Elements of Emotionally Effective Advertising

April 14, 2019

Remember the famous New Yorker cartoon where two women are talking and one says to the other, “But enough about me. What do you think about me?” Solipsistic myopia is endemic to human behavior, so it’s no surprise that such a condition afflicts companies, too. As a client at a big

Making the World a Better Place: Poverty Eradication and Mental Well-Being

April 13, 2019

It is difficult for all of humanity to flourish at its fullest potential when millions struggle to survive every day. When poverty is such a widespread issue, it seems like we must first look toward its eradication before we can solve any other global problems. Poverty is a societal matter, and so as a society

Taking Notice of The Teenage Brain

April 12, 2019

The foregoing is an excerpt from Frances Jensen’s book, “The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults.” So what did Jensen find out about that murky and mysterious organ, the adolescent brain? More than anything, she discovered that teenagers

Listening to Neurons: An Interview with Dr. Leah Krubitzer

April 11, 2019

Dr. Leah Krubitzer is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis, where she is the head of the Laboratory of Evolutionary Neurobiology. Her research concerns the brain’s neocortex, the largest part of the cerebral cortex — involved in perception, memory, spatial reasoning and language

Using Applied Behavior Analysis to Treat Autism

April 10, 2019

The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) was established in 1990. Today, the organization incorporates 26 treatment facilities around the globe that employ some 1,500 individuals for the study and treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Although initially founded to rehabilitate children

Arts and Music Education for Everyone: Its Manifold Benefits

April 10, 2019

Say your child has been having problems in reading and math. Should you hire a private tutor, or enroll your son or daughter in a music class? According to the results of a three-year study called “Learning, Arts, and the Brain,” the surprising answer may be: both.

From Building Brains to Brained Buildings: An Interview with Michael A. Arbib

April 5, 2019

These days, our lives are run by genius gadgets: iPhones, iPads, computers, robots. Did you ever stop to wonder who put the “Siri” in Siri? And what does R2-D2’s brain — if you can call it that — look like? As technology and computers make their presence more and more known in every facet of our lives

Different Drummer: One Man’s Music and Its Impact on ADD, Anxiety, and Autism

April 3, 2019

The science of creativity has always been fascinating, whether it’s sculpting, writing a novel, or just experimenting with music. How do artists, whatever the medium, get their ideas? More importantly, why does it intrigue us? Not only can these powers give us unforgettable work, but they also

Neurotoxins and the Developing Brain

March 31, 2019

We have long known that there is a critical period during a child’s development during which the brain is considerably more malleable than an adult’s brain. In other words, outside influences — both positive and negative — have a much greater impact on neuronal formation and function from gestation to

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