PTSD and Social Working Memory Connection
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, almost 7% of the population will deal with PTSD at some point in their life. PTSD is characterized by intrusive memories of a traumatic event which result in persistent sleep difficulties, feelings of loneliness, anxiety and social isolation. Research from a new study published in the journal […]
How Parental Anger Can Affect Children
Everyone experiences anger at some point in their lives. Whether it’s because someone took our parking spot, we didn’t get the raise we were promised, or we missed making a passing grade in our schoolwork—anger is a natural emotion. Experiencing disappointment, frustration, stress, and differences of opinion are all normal, but these situations can carry […]
What Does a Brain Scan of a Dying Patient Look Like?
Answering the question, “what happens to a human brain during the process of dying” has interested neuroscientists forever. Having the opportunity to record brain activity from a dying person that researchers could then analyze to determine what the neural circuitry does in it’s last moments, has now been revealed in a new study. Could you […]
Neurotypical, Neurodivergent, and Neurodiverse Differences
Neurotypical, neurodivergent and neurodiverse are terms that are used to describe how an individual(s) sees, interacts and understands the world. These words helped change, deflect and broaden the conversation from focusing on the mental health component of the behaviors involved. To a more inclusive perspective that looks at how society can draw new lines into […]
Brainwaves Linked to Dementia Diagnosis in Sleep Study
A new study published in Sleep was done by a research team at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, that correlate certain brain wave patterns (sleep spindles) to cognitive function. A particular type of sleep brain wave pattern is being assessed by clinicians to aid them in detecting early onset dementia […]
Can LENS Neurofeedback Help With PTSD and Trauma?
People suffering from trauma or PTSD have symptoms that affect their bodies in ways that make it difficult to move on in their lives from past events. Painful experiences that happened to them in the past seems to linger into the present day. Trauma is the emotional residue left over from these dangerous or threatening […]
Autism Risk Linked to Certain Biomarkers in New Study
There was a new large study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, that provided findings that linked gestational inflammation to an increased risk of developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Norwegian National Institute of Public Health determined that abnormal brain development could be a result […]
New Fibromyalgia Data Takes a Different Approach
Current statistics suggest that fibromyalgia (FMS) affects 1 in 40 people worldwide, with 80% being women. The common characteristics of FMS include widespread body pain, fatigue (fibro fog), and emotional stress. FMS commonly develops in people between 25-55 years of age and can affect children as well. New research points to the immune system as […]
MRI Study Shows Structural Differences in Bipolar Brain
According to The World Health Organization, bipolar disorder affects about 60 million people globally. This debilitating psychiatric mood disorder has serious far reaching health implications that affect individuals and families in every facet of their lives. Much of the issue has been in finding the “neurobiological mechanism” behind the disorder, that once discovered, would develop […]
The Brain’s “Energy Field” and Consciousness Theory
According to a new theory developed by Johnjoe McFadden, Professor of Molecular Genetics and Director of the Quantum Biology Doctoral Training Centre at the University of Surrey, our brain’s ability to think, be aware and create consciousness is caused by the electromagnetic energy produced within the brain matter. His new theory was first published in […]