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Does CBT teach your prefrontal cortex to keep emotions in check?

Does CBT Teach Your Prefrontal Cortex To Keep Emotions In Check? In 2014, science journalist Emily Anthes wrote ...

The uncertain brain. A guide to facing the fear of the unknown.

Click here to download a PDF of this article “…in these uncertain and unprecedented times…” How often have ...

How to break bad habits using neuroscience

What are habits? Your brain is fundamentally lazy. When it can, it wires thoughts, emotions, or behaviours into ...

Nurture your mind and it will nurture your body.

Today's blog post 'The Body Whisper' comes from the wise and super smart Xian Hu, a.k.a. Mandy, who studied ...

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 ...
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This is your brain on therapy

Dr. Dan Metevier is a psychologist from Carlsbad, California. He works with a variety of clients and helps ...

Are you afraid of happiness? Take a quiz to find out.

Are you afraid of happiness? Take a quiz to find out. Underlying much of the traditional research on ...

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