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Understanding Anxiety and Depression (part 2): Antidepressants

Author: Editorial 27th February 2020 0 Comments

“Despite the exponential use of antidepressant medications … We still have no clue about levels of serotonin, or any other neurotransmitter, before or after treatment, or if this correlates with improvement in symptoms. More to the point, as a society,…
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antidepressants, anxiety, audio, brain chemistry, Cambridge Progressive Medicine, depression, neuroscience, podcast, SSRI, William Bostock

I studied neuroscience to understand my addictions. Now I know it’s not the cure

Author: Editorial 30th January 2020 0 Comments

“Substance misuse is not a simple problem of brain chemistry. The most powerful influences lie outside our heads” Writing in The Guardian , Judith Grisel says: “I used to think addiction was caused by screwy molecules in the brain, and would be…
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addiction, brain chemistry, Genetics, Judith Grisel, neuroscience, psychopharmacology, The Guardian

Fidget on Four

Author: Editorial 20th January 2020 0 Comments

In this 28 minute programme from BBC Radio 4, Dr. Kat Arney examines why some people repeatedly click pens, doodle and knee jiggle. More than a distraction, it turns out fidgeting has potential benefits for both body and mind. The producers…
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ADHD, Anne Churchland, audio, BBC, Betsan Corkhill, Dave Bell, doodling, fidgeting, Janet Cade, Kat Arney, knee jiggling, knitting, Louise Tomlins, neuroscience, Roland Rotz, wellbeing

The hidden ways that architecture affects how you feel

Author: Editorial 16th January 2020 0 Comments

“As more of us flock to urban living, city designers are re-thinking buildings’ influence on our moods in an era of ‘neuro-architecture’”. An article by Michael Bond on the BBC Future website begins: “‘We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings…
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architecture, BBC, BBC Future, Michael Bond, neuroscience, urban design, wellbeing

The Science of Well-Being

Author: Editorial 12th December 2019 0 Comments

This book has been co-authored by Felicia Huppert, Barry Keverne and Nick Baylis. The publishers say: “How much do we know about what makes people thrive and societies flourish? While a vast body of research has been dedicated to understanding problems…
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Barry Keverne, books, culture, economics, evolution, Felicia Huppert, neuroscience, Nick Baylis, physiology, wellbeing

Rethinking the Use of Psychiatric Drugs

Author: Editorial 7th November 2019 0 Comments

In “ Rethinking the Use of Psychiatric Drugs ” (Nov. 2016), Robert Whitaker writes: “As prescriptions for antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs have risen, the number of people disabled by mental disorders, in country after country, has risen in lockstep.” He continues: Psychiatric drugs do not…
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antidepressants, antipsychotics, bipolar, brain chemistry, chronic, episodic, neuroscience, Psychiatric Drugs, Robert Whitaker, unipolar

The Well Gardened Mind

Author: Editorial 15th August 2019 0 Comments

This book – subtitled “The Human Brain and the Transformative Power of Nature – has been written by Sue Stuart-Smith. The publishers say that it: “… is about how the garden is a vital place of escape for the brain, and…
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addiction, books, gardening, gardens, horticultural therapy, neuroscience, psychoanalysis, PTSD, Sue Stuart-Smith

Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder

Author: Editorial 10th July 2019 0 Comments

This book has been written by Dr. Gabor Maté. The publishers say: “Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder as genetically based – and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition. Gabor Maté…
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ADHD, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, books, children and adolescents, Gabor Maté, neuro-diversity, neuroscience, parenting

The Body Keeps Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

Author: Editorial 28th June 2019 0 Comments

This book has been written by Bessel van der Kolk. The publishers say: “Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew…
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emotion-focused care

Bessel van der Kolk, books, Childhood trauma, embodied therapy, nervous system, neuroplasticity, neuroscience, Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder, PTSD, somatic therapies, trauma

An interactive introduction to attractor landscapes

Author: Editorial 8th May 2019 0 Comments

The concept of attractor landscapes is part of the emerging field of Complexity Science. It connects to systems theory and in particular to an understanding of complex adaptive systems. The human brain – perhaps the most complex phenomenon in the known universe…
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attractor landscapes, complex adaptive systems, complexity science, neuroscience, New Approaches, Nick Case, psychotherapy