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Knitting your way to a healthier and happier mind.

Sep 16, 2015 | Healthy Living,  Stress,  The Scientists Speak | 1 Comment

I've been proudly involved with Neural Knitworks since its inception, sharing the latest article out on this fabulous ...
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Knitting your way to a healthier, happier mind

Sep 16, 2015 | Creativity,  Education,  Healthy Living,  Mental Health,  Neuroscience,  The Scientists Speak

I've been proudly involved with Neural Knitworks since its inception, sharing the latest article out on this fabulous ...
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My TEDx talk ‘Indulge Your Neurobiology’

Jun 3, 2015 | Creativity,  Education,  Healthy Living,  Mental Health,  Mind-Body,  Neuroscience,  Performance,  Sleep,  The Scientists Speak | 69 Comments

Here it is: My TEDx Northern Sydney Institute talk 'Indulge Your Neurobiology'. In my talk I share my ...
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Guess what? You’re not your job.

May 31, 2015 | Healthy Living,  Professionals,  Stress,  The Scientists Speak | 4 Comments

Thanks to Bek Lambert from Hacking Happiness for another savvy reminder of the blurring of the lines between work, home ...
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My top 5 brain health stories for 2014.

Dec 18, 2014 | Creativity,  Healthy Living,  Mind-Body,  Neuroscience,  Professionals,  Psychology,  Stress,  The Scientists Speak | 1 Comment

As 2014 draws to a close I've crunched the numbers and come up with the the top 5 most ...
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30 minutes exercise, half a spin class, promotes neuroplasticity

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

Oct 31, 2014 | Exercise,  Healthy Living,  Mental Health,  Mind-Body,  Neuroplasticity | 2 Comments

Don't have time to exercise? Remember the blog post I wrote about Tony Abbott, Barak Obama and Richard ...
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Why working too hard impairs your thinking.

Aug 21, 2014 | Healthy Living,  Performance,  Professionals,  Stress,  The Scientists Speak | 3 Comments

This week's blog post comes from Rebekah Lambert. Rebekah makes her living as marketing, content creation and copywriting freelancer ...
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Is ‘chemo brain’ real?

May 23, 2014 | Healthy Living,  The Scientists Speak | 3 Comments

'Chemo brain' and cognitive decline after cancer - is it real? Cancer and its treatments cause a variety ...
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This is your brain on knitting

Apr 27, 2014 | Creativity,  Education,  Healthy Living,  Mental Health,  Neuroscience,  The Scientists Speak | 6 Comments

I'm super excited to share this new art-science initiative that I've helped get up and running here in ...
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How to become a centenarian – 9 lessons from the people who’ve lived the longest.

Feb 14, 2014 | Diet,  Exercise,  Healthy Living,  Sleep,  Stress | 10 Comments

Late last year in my Meet the Neuroscientists interview series, I spoke to Charlene Levitan who studies centenarians ...
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