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27 minutes of mindfulness meditation a day changes brain structure

I confess that I’m struggling with my new meditation practice. I've diagnosed myself with a severe case of monkey-mind. ...
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February Walking Book Club – Saturday by Ian McEwan

February's Walking Book Club choice - Saturday by Ian McEwan - is another suggestion from that smart husband of ...
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Potential new treatment for traumatic brain injury – the female hormone progesterone

By Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator via Wikimedia Commons Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been headline news this ...
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I’m starting today – meditation, mindfulness and mind-emptiness

The Buddhist connection is one reason Mindfulness is so popular. Image from shutterstock.com It'll make you a better ...

21 top brain blogs to inform and inspire you

I've packaged up of some of my favourite brain, mind and neuroscience blogs on the internet. These bloggers ...
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Development of the electric brain. Interview with my favourite neuroscientist Dr Matt Grubb

Meet Dr Matt Grubb. He's one of my all-time favourite neuroscientists. Matt and I met in Oxford. We ...
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Uncovering the secrets to successful ageing with Dr Charlene Levitan

Dr Charlene Levitan from the University of New South Wales heads the Sydney Centenarian Study. She studies that ...
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December Walking Book Club – The Kitchen God’s Wife

In November, of my favourite authors Amy Tan, released a new novel -- The Valley of Amazement. It’s ...
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Using neuroplasticity to overcome your hardwired genetic code

The following piece was written for The Conversation by Tony Hannan, one of the neuroscientists I've profiled in ...
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Nurture over nature? Interview with neuroplasticity researcher Tony Hannan

Neuroplasticity research shows we have the ability to slow the onset of even fatal inherited disorders such as ...

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