by SoP | Sep 11, 2022 | Science of Mental Health, Videos |
Richard explores the nature of the social brain and The Polyvagal Theory by Stephen Porges. Learn more as a member of The Science of Psychotherapy! Get access to hundreds of articles, videos, and a community of mental health professionals to help you understand the...
by SoP | Jul 30, 2021 | Science of Mental Health |
Longer breaks during learning lead to more stable activation patterns in the brain We remember things longer if we take breaks during learning, referred to as the spacing effect. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology gained deeper insight into the...
by SoP | Jul 16, 2021 | Science of Mental Health |
Thanks to a unique system that decodes brain activity during sleep, a UNIGE team is deciphering the neuronal mechanisms of memory consolidation. We sleep on average one third of our time. But what does the brain do during these long hours? Using an artificial...
by SoP | Jul 8, 2021 | Science of Mental Health |
Children who eat slower are less likely to be extroverted and impulsive, according to a new study co-led by the University at Buffalo and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The research, which sought to uncover the relationship between temperament and eating...
by SoP | Jul 2, 2021 | Science of Mental Health |
Rough night of sleep? Relying on caffeine to get you through the day isn’t always the answer, says a new study from Michigan State University. Researchers from MSU’s Sleep and Learning Lab, led by psychology associate professor Kimberly Fenn, assessed how...
by SoP | Jun 30, 2021 | Science of Mental Health |
In first-of-its kind research led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst psychotherapy researcher, mental health care patients matched with therapists who had a strong track record of treating the patients’ primary concerns had better results than patients who...
by SoP | Jun 27, 2021 | Science of Mental Health |
Listening to music while running might be the key to improving people’s performance when they feel mentally fatigued a study suggests. The performance of runners who listened to a self-selected playlist after completing a demanding thinking task was at the same...
by SoP | Jun 27, 2021 | Science of Mental Health |
The link between the different hierarchies of personality, sleep patterns and even genetics has been discovered by researchers from the Department of Psychology at the University of Warwick. A typical example of a morning person is thought to be someone who wakes up...
by SoP | Jun 22, 2021 | Science of Mental Health |
Legend has it that Marie Antoinette’s hair turned gray overnight just before her beheading in 1791. Though the legend is inaccurate—hair that has already grown out of the follicle does not change color—a new study from researchers at Columbia...
by SoP | Jun 15, 2021 | Science of Mental Health |
A new study found higher education students are more engaged and motivated when they are taught using playful pedagogy rather than the traditional lecture-based method. The study was conducted by University of Colorado Denver counseling researcher Lisa Forbes and was...
by SoP | Jun 15, 2021 | Science of Mental Health |
New study and a review of decades of data pushes the memory clock back over a year, but the study confirms everyone is different On average the earliest memories that people can recall point back to when they were just two-and-a-half years old, a new study suggests....
by SoP | May 15, 2021 | Science of Mental Health |
Investigators review research that shows spiritual fitness and meditation mitigate the negative effects of stress and reduce the risk of memory loss, cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer’s disease It is projected that up to 152 million people worldwide will be...
by SoP | May 11, 2021 | Science of Mental Health |
Watching meaningful films – those that we find moving and poignant – can make us feel more prepared to deal with life’s challenges and want to be a better person, a new study found. The findings point to one reason why people may choose to see movies...
by SoP | Mar 31, 2021 | Science of Mental Health, Videos |
Reviewing and integrating the entire series of videos to understand how to create a wonderful life, better health and ongoing wellbeing. The key: creating a STATE of CURIOSITY to stimulate gene expression, protein synthesis and brain pasticity that enables the...
by SoP | Mar 31, 2021 | Science of Mental Health, Videos |
An insight into the way experience effects gene expression and the proteins that are made to create you as a physical being. Information and exploration about the brain and how to use that information in daily life and psychotherapeutic practice.
by SoP | Mar 31, 2021 | Science of Mental Health, Videos |
How is Vitamin D important for health and especially brain health? Information and exploration about the brain and how to use that information in daily life and psychotherapeutic practice.
by SoP | Mar 31, 2021 | Science of Mental Health, Videos |
The Dartboard, a therapeutic visualization application that comes from the Curiosity Approach. Opening up the connection between outer and inner mind to promote natural problem solving.
by SoP | Mar 31, 2021 | Science of Mental Health, Videos |
What are some of the various uses for marijuana? What can be done… and what shouldn’t be done. There is a relationship between cannabis and mental health, but what do we know from research? Information and exploration about the brain and how to use that...
by SoP | Mar 31, 2021 | Science of Mental Health, Videos |
The brain is not a constant. The way our brain deals with information and how it flows through the billions of neuronal pathways changes in response to the environment, both external and internal. A winner/loser world mindset changes everything. Information and...
by SoP | Mar 31, 2021 | Science of Mental Health, Videos |
Mummy Brain – in response to a request we talk about some facts, not myths, about the brain during pregnancy and after birth. There are changes, but the reasons are for something very important – which is obvious to anyone who is pregnant or has a child....
by SoP | Mar 31, 2021 | Science of Mental Health, Videos |
The hemispheres and the interplay between them. We’ve heard a lot about the right and left hemispheres of the brain, but how do they work together? How do they compete? What’s the best way to create harmony between the hemispheres?
by SoP | Mar 31, 2021 | Science of Mental Health, Videos |
Being Within – Leaning into the Future. “When you ‘read the book new’ you can create the springboard on which you can believe and entertain and sometimes grasp POSSIBILITIES that are not otherwise knowable, when stable and settled. Lean into...
by SoP | Mar 31, 2021 | Science of Mental Health, Videos |
The 9 Wellness Voices. We know that relationship is the key factor in therapy, but in all other areas of life, too. By just noticing these 9 wellness factors, you can quickly get a sense of another person, how they are feeling and how to make a connection.
by SoP | Mar 31, 2021 | Science of Mental Health, Videos |
Lifestyle and the Brain. What is the environment that our biology has organized itself around? Well, not the one we live in today! So, how do we reconcile this lifestyle “dissonance”? What is the “right” lifestyle for today? You may be...
