Brain Research

How Habits Can Make Or Break Us

Russell Poldrack | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Brain Research, Habits, Addiction & Recovery, Neuroscience, The Balanced Life, Brain, Living News
Russell Poldrack

The persistence of habits can be a blessing or a curse. By knowing more about where habits come from and how they develop, we can learn to manage their impact in our daily lives.

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Are We the Masters of Time? (Part 2)

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Time, Brain Research, Living News
Deepak Chopra

There's no doubt that you possess hidden powers. You have mastered levels of nature you aren't aware of. When you reach for a piece of chocolate, your desire is carried out by your arm automatically.

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The Emperor's New FMRI

Barry Schwartz | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Brain Research, Fmri, Reductionism, Psychology, Neuroscience, Dualism, FMRI Scanners, Naive Reductionism, Brain Science, Neuroscientists, Affective Neuroscience, Brain Tumor, Living News
Barry Schwartz

The lay attitude, "naïve reductionism," assumes that the causes of behavior lie in states of the brain, not in states of psychology. This is a profound mistake.

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Brain Scans 'Provide Clue To Leadership Skills'

cnn.com | Mark Tutton for CNN | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Leadership, Brain Research, Neuroscience, Leadership Skills, Brain, Health, Living News

A U.S. professor claims he has identified the parts of the brain that help to make someone a good leader. ...

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How The Brain Controls Binge Eating Is Better Understood Now, Researchers Say

medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Bulemia, Brain, Health, Brain Research, Eating Disorders, Fatty Food, Binge Eating, Living News

Scientists led a rat to the fatty food, but they couldn't make it eat. Using an animal model of binge eating, University of Missouri researchers disco...

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Susan Boyle Needs Your Friendship and Support

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Support, Friend, Stigma, Emotional Disorder, Mental Health, Entertainment, Mental Illness, Friendship, Susan Boyle, Brain Research, Health, Discrimination, Nervous Breakdown, Britain’s Got Talent, Breaking Living News, Priory, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

The emotional fallout of Susan Boyle's unexpected and disappointing defeat on Saturday night was clearly devastating. The front-runner failed to take ...

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I'm No Michael J. Fox, but...

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 03.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Parkinson's Disease, Dave Iverson, Brain Research, Medical Research, Frontline, Michael J. Fox, Living News
Kathleen Reardon

Tonight on Frontline or online you can watch Dave Iverson's "My Father, My Brother and Me." If you have Parkinson's disease or know someone who does, I recommend it highly.

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Brain Differences Between Poor and Rich Kids

Dr. Susan Neuman | Posted 01.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Education, Poverty, Research, Brain, Early Childhood Development, Brain Research, Living News
Dr. Susan Neuman

This study emphasizes the devastating effects of poverty on children's achievement, but we must be wary about its conclusions.

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