Countless forms of environmental contamination are taking their toll on the health and cognitive function of populations. But is this actually the primary factor behind…
Cerebral cortex
The difference between an old brain and a young brain isn't so much the number of neurons but the presence and function of supporting cells…
Neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh have identified the neural networks that connect the cerebral cortex to the adrenal medulla, which is responsible for the…
Skeptics view hypnosis as a little-understood parlor trick, but a new study reveals real changes occur in the brain when a person enters an hypnotic…
Our choices seem to be freer than previously thought. Using computer-based brain experiments, researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin studied the decision-making processes involved in…
Everyone has at least a few non-negotiable values. These are the things that, no matter what the circumstance, you'd never compromise for any reason -…
The following is an excerpt from my new book, The Secret Teachers of the Western World. In it I look at the history of the western…
We all know from first-hand experience that the digital age has most of us "plugged in" 24/7. What is the detrimental impact on parents and children of being "plugged in" to digital…