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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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