human brain research

Suffering The Human Blind Spot

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Suffering The Human Blindspots - HSP Health Blog

I am human and I have a blind spot. We all do. It has been called a lot of things: reactiveness, shortsightedness, mindlessness, ignorance. The labels really do not matter, because labels do not help us understand ourselves better. In fact, if we react to the labels, they may make our situation worse. What Is [...]

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Change Your Brain, Change Your Life!

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Thoughts really do create our lives. New research by Fred Travis, Maharishi University of Management in the US, Harald Harung, Oslo University College in Norway, and Yvonne Lagrosen, University West in Sweden on the brains of musicians demonstrates the potentially for highly developed brains that are open, curious, learning, playful and holistic in their thinking. The [...]

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Why We Cop Out

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Have you ever thought one thing and done another?Have you ever changed your mind when in a group that had different ideas? I know I have and it made me feel like a wimp. Being an HSP means that my positions are not the norm, and I am always seeking ways to bridge the difference. [...]

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Child Abuse Affects The Brain

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  Article first published as Child Abuse Affects the Brain on Technorati. The December issue of Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine has reported the findings of a Yale University Study which shows that child abuse, physical and emotional impact many areas of the brain. The study included the results of the self-reported Childhood Trauma Questionnaire and [...]

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Awareness And The Unconscious Mind

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Neuroscientist David Eagleman has written a great article about our unconscious brain and the limitations of awareness in Discover Magazine.  Our unconscious mind is a source of fear and awe in many people. We cannot control it. Like our bodies, it operates according to rules and processes that we do not understand. It can make [...]

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Migraines Increase Depression Risk

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  Article first published as Migraines Increase Depression Risk on Technorati. Migraines increase depression risk according to new research conducted at the University of Calgary in Canada according to a report on November 26 in Medical News Today. The number of people suffering from migraines and depression is substantial. The National Institutes of Health in their Summary Health [...]

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Scientists Take Steps Toward Dream Reading

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  Article first published as Scientists Take Steps Toward Dream Reading on Technorati.   The Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry has completed a new study where they take steps toward dream reading. The study shows that dreaming is not an isolated brain function.  The research results were released in the Cell Press journal Current Biology and reported [...]

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Study Reveals Bias Toward Optimism

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Article first published as Study Reveals Bias Toward Optimism on Technorati. Nature Neuroscience published on October 9, 2011 the findings of a study conducted by researchers at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at University College London on the question of pervasive optimism. The scientists wanted to understand why people maintained optimism in spite of [...]

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New Study Shows How Winning Affects The Brain

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Article first published as New Study Shows How Winning Affects The Brain on Technorati. So says a Yale study published in the October 6 issue of Neuron, a journal that investigates genetics and the brain. It has reexamined the reward pathways of the brain that are conventionally associated with the basal ganglia, a center brain region [...]

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ADHD, Autism and Schizophrenia Link

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A study out of Great Britain has shown that there is a link between, ADHD, autism and schizophrenia. Scientist have demonstrated that these diseases have a genetic basis, that there are differences in the brain structure which lead to these developmental disorders.  The study published in The Lancet and reported in Science Daily in September, [...]

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