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John Medina Brain Rules Walking Book Club

Brain Rules – Walking Book Club

The return of the Walking Book Club Lets kick this Walking Book Club off again!! Why walk and ...

5 ways to improve your body-mind connection

Did you know that the chit chat between mind and body goes two ways? Your body is an ...

The colour of music

Vanessa Wamsley is a journalist who writes science, nature and education stories. After years of misunderstanding science, she brings ...

Free e-course – Principles of Neuroscience Masterclass

Health or wellness professional or coach?  This neuroscience Masterclass is for YOU! What has the brain got to ...

My top 5 brain health stories for 2014.

As 2014 draws to a close I've crunched the numbers and come up with the the top 5 most ...

Antidepressants may be no better than a placebo, so why take them?

The placebo effect, the power of belief, and the mind-body relationship is fascinating. In fact, a desire to understand ...
Global impact statistics dementia Alzheimer's disease info graphic

Global impact of dementia 2013-2050 [infographic]

Infographic thanks to Alzheimer's Disease International (2013) .
before I die top regrets of the dying

Why facing death makes us want to live

  This weeks fabulous and thought-provoking guest blog post comes from Mandy Hu (aka Xian Hu) who studied Neurobiology at the ...
30 minutes exercise, half a spin class, promotes neuroplasticity

30 minutes cycling (equivalent to half a spin class) promotes brain plasticity

Don't have time to exercise? Remember the blog post I wrote about Tony Abbott, Barak Obama and Richard ...
Why your season of birth affects your mood

Season of your birth affects your mood in later life

I'm turning 40 early in the new year and planning to celebrate fearlessly and fabulously with a mid-summer ...

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