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U.S spends billions researching the brain. Find out how little we know. Making a little headway. Respectful comments welcome! Enjoy.

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SAMMY
2 days ago
Psychiatrists Call for Transition to Social Rather Than Biological Treatments
madinamerica.com - Kevin Gallagher
“Something is wrong with American psychiatry.” With that statement, Helena Hansen, Kevin J. Guitierrez, and Saudi Garcia opened their recent article, …
SAMMY
Dec 1
Exercise Boosts Brain Power—Neuroscientists Don't Know How
psychologytoday.com - Christopher Bergland
New research raises questions about how exercise improves cognitive performance. My neuroscientist father was always quick to admit that despite …
SAMMY
22 hours ago
How exposure to language in the womb shapes the brain
bigthink.com - Mo Costandi
In the 1950s, Noam Chomsky proposed his theory of universal grammar, which argued that language acquisition is biologically determined and that …
SAMMY
1 day ago
Lonely? Here’s The Best Brain Hack
Forbes - Christine Comaford
How did we get to the point where we have a loneliness epidemic? And how can we help to end it? This blog will attempt to address both questions, thanks to neuroscience. Last month I wrote a blog with 12 Proven Cures For Loneliness. I shared the 12 connections humans need and how to get re-connected …
SAMMY
Mar 18, 2015
The neuroscience of mindfulness meditation
nature.com - Yi-Yuan Tang , Britta K. Hölzel, Michael I. Posner
Key Points It is proposed that the mechanism through which mindfulness meditation exerts its effects is a process of enhanced self-regulation, …
SAMMY
Oct 24, 2022
Meditation literally changes how your brain's neurons move
Inverse - Elana Spivack
This is your brain on mindfulness. Some meditation buffs bill the practice as a panacea. Mindfulness fans swear that, with meditation, depression and …

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