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The Women’s Brain Book / Demystifying the Female Brain

I've written a book! Just one book. It may appear that I've written two, but, we're publishing the ...

How to teach your kids about their brain.

Knowledge is power. So learning about the brain lays strong foundations for emotional intelligence. Wise words from clinical ...

How to walk away from Alzheimer’s disease

10,000 steps. That is the magic number of steps we should walk every day to improve our physical ...

Health Check: four key ways to improve your brain health

Health Check: four key ways to improve your brain health Anthony Hannan, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental ...

These are the 13 neuroscience blogs and podcasts you need to follow in 2016.

Neuroscience is seductive. We have studies proving that the presence of irrelevant neuroscience information makes explanations of psychological phenomena ...

Can you think yourself into a different person?

  We used to believe our brains couldn’t be changed. Now we believe they can – if we ...

Increasing Brain Potential ‘The Exchange’ TV show

  https://youtu.be/QReEE2t-4TY The Exchange TV says their show is a little is like meeting with your friends in ...

Knitting your way to a healthier and happier mind.

I've been proudly involved with Neural Knitworks since its inception, sharing the latest article out on this fabulous ...

Knitting your way to a healthier, happier mind

I've been proudly involved with Neural Knitworks since its inception, sharing the latest article out on this fabulous ...
PTSD, stress, cortisol, memory

Fearful memories reinforced by the stress hormone cortisol.

Fearful memories are reinforced by the stress hormone cortisol. We're all more likely to remember events that have ...

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