Realizing the Potential of Gene Therapy for Neurological Disorders
Gene therapy for disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease has seen success in animal models.
Adolescent Brain Development Impacts Mental Health, Substance Use
New findings offer promising avenues for early therapeutic interventions in young people.
DMU research reveals personality types who suffer most when the WiFi goes down
Do you get frustrated and angry when your WiFi connection stops working? It could be because of your personality.
Q&A: What neurological changes occur as a result of a relationship with a therapist?
Giveaway This Week!: This week we will be giving away 2 copies of The Psychotherapist's Essential Guide To The Brain! See below. It's question time again and today we are addressing 2 questions from our listeners: Bob Shebib - What specific neurological and biological...
Cocaine Adulterant May Cause Brain Damage
People who regularly take cocaine cut with the animal anti-worming agent levamisole demonstrate impaired cognitive performance and a thinned prefrontal cortex. These findings from two recent studies at the University of Zurich indicate that levamisole could have a toxic effect on the brain. Drug-checking programs should therefore be expanded, argue the researchers.
Grieving
Absence … missing … loss … longing … pain … powerlessness … anger. These are just some of the words found in any dictionary, but in our emotional dictionaries they can trigger powerful and painful feelings
Bawdy talk among adolescents can begin a cascade leading to unhealthy adult relationships
ASU research shows peer influences predict adult coercive relationships.
Understanding the Biology of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Psychologist Inna Fishman’s research indicates the presence of biological markers in the brain in children with autism.
Beating Procrastination
Beat Procrastination with Richard Hill This 10 Video training program for everyone explains what procrastination is all about and what you can do about it. Using Richard's Curiosity Approach, this program provides not only a unique...
How schools can optimise support for children with ADHD
New research gives the clearest guidance yet on how schools can best support children with ADHD to improve symptoms and maximise their academic outcomes.
Stanford researchers learn how the brain decides what to learn
Neuroscientists know a lot about how our brains learn new things, but not much about how they choose what to focus on while they learn. Now, Stanford researchers have traced that ability to an unexpected place.
SOP 11: John Arden and Mind-Brain-Gene (Part 2)
The second part of our conversation with John Arden about his latest book Mind-Brain-Gene
Why do some people hurt more than others?
Under normal circumstances, pain signals injury, and the natural response is to protect ourselves until we have recovered and the pain subsides.
For the brokenhearted, grief can lead to death
Grief can cause inflammation that can kill, according to new research.
Researchers uncover new target of alcohol in the brain
Alcohol blocks a potassium channel called KCNK13 that sits within the membrane of dopamine-releasing neurons in the VTA, researchers report.
A Fractal Life
A Fractal Life with Terry Marks-Tarlow A Discussion About Fractals and Therapy (1.5 hours) Learning objectives: The importance of variability The complexity of all systems Science and psychotherapy are essentially non-linear What are fractals and why do they matter in...
PTSD symptoms improve when patient chooses form of treatment, study shows
A new study is the first large-scale trial of hundreds of PTSD patients, including veterans and survivors of sexual assault, to measure whether patient preference in the course of treatment impacts the effectiveness of a type of cognitive behavioral therapy and use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a type of antidepressant often prescribed for PTSD.
Linguistic red flags from Facebook posts can predict future depression diagnoses
Research from the Penn Medicine Center for Digital Health and the World Well-Being Project marries social media data with medical-outcomes data for the first time.
How parenting affects antisocial behaviors in children
In a study of identical twins, the child who experienced harsher behavior and less parental warmth was more aggressive, and exhibited more callous-unemotional traits.
Mind-Brain-Gene: Toward Psychotherapy Integration
Mind-Brain-Gene describes the feedback loops between the multiple systems contributing to the emergence of the mind and the experience of the self. In so doing, it explains how our mental operating networks “self”-organize, drawing from and modifying our memory systems to establish and maintain mental health. This book synthesizes the research in psychoneuroimmunology and epigenetics with interpersonal neurobiology and research on integrated psychotherapeutic approaches.
Study identifies effective ketamine doses for treatment-resistant depression
A new study confirms that cannabis use is related to impaired and lasting effects on adolescent cognitive development.
SOP 10: John Arden and Mind-Brain-Gene (Part 1)
John Arden talks to us about the subject of his new book Mind-Brain-Gene
More young people abstaining from alcohol, and others drinking less
More young people are choosing not to drink alcohol, and many others are drinking less, according to a UCL research team.
Volume 6 Issue 11 Reading Course
Volume 6 Issue 11 short reading course The Yoga of Creative Consciousness and Cognition in Neuropsychotherapy (Part 2); Mind-Brain-Gene: Toward Psychotherapy Integration. (1.5 hours) In this course you will learn: About trauma-informed therapy and yoga The 4 stories...
