All you need is … oxytocin
Many things make human beings unique: our thumbs, the complexity of our communication skills (excluding certain ex boyfriends!), and our fully..
Posts in the Changing your brain category
It’s a wonderful life
One of the best things about being a godmother to my best friend’s daughter is that I frequently receive photos of quite possibly one of the happiest babies I’ve ever known. In practically every shot, she’s bright-eyed..
Leonardo’s brain
Everybody’s talking about neuroplasticity. If you come to our conferences, it’s the subject du jour: that materialism is not true and the..
Mind over medication
Depression sucks. And as anyone who’s ever battled a major bout of the blues will tell you, one of the worst symptoms is the negative and..
The two of us
You see a spider in the corner of the room. You slowly walk up to it. You’re shaking because you’re terrified it’s going to leap up, land..
Like I care
People are just naturally kind. Or so the theory goes. But a recent study involving young folk is challenging the consensus view that empathy..
Happy and pain free
We assume how much pain we feel has a lot to do with the severity of the injury sustained. Yet due to advances in brain scanning techniques in..
Meditating for a happy body and mind
activity of telomerase, an enzyme that protects against celluar ageing and can be suppressed in response to psychological stress. The good..
Understanding the mind – with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
It was an amazing moment when His Holiness the Dalai Lama walked on stage for the Science of Mind Forum at Mind & Its Potential 2009. The..
How your thoughts change your brain!
Psychologist and mindfulness meditation practitioner, Dr Bruno Cayoun, took us on a fascinating exploration at Mind & Its Potential 2009..
