When I saw the title The Expectation Effect: How Your Mindset Can Change Your WorldI couldn’t resist. Published in February 2023, this new book by British science writer David Robson […]
I had my own lived experience navigating the “oh, shit!” circuit just last week. What neuroscientists call the “Oh, shit!” circuit is the disruption of dopamine when we get a […]
In reviewing many recent mind maps to reassure myself that my decision to retire had been a wise one, and for the right reasons, I noticed how many times I […]
My friend Lynn reliably sends me links to relevant and thought-provoking podcasts, often BBC or Frontline. This time, Ezra Klein’s recent interview with neuroscientist and reading specialist Maryanne Wolf about […]
A client recommended Wired for Love: A Neuroscientist’s Journey through Romance, Loss, and the Essence of Human Connection by Stephanie Cacioppo, published April 2022. I read it the week I […]
Re-emerging from the 2021 Mill Valley Film Festival (33 films in ten days – is that an addiction?) easing into an acknowledged if benevolent addiction of reading good books, I’ve […]
It really happened this way. A young man from Alberta, Canada emailed his appreciation of my post The Neuroscience of Resilience: Nervous System Regulation. “…exceptionally well-written…gave me a new perspective…connecting […]
We’re heading into winter in the northern hemisphere, summer vacation in the southern hemisphere, end of year holidays – Hanukkah, Christmas, New Year’s – around the globe, when people can […]
These posts offer ways to cope skillfully when things go haywire. Our most basic responses to all of life’s challenges and adversities begin in our bodies, so this month’s posts […]
As we’re learning how the brain learns, we also want to learn how to use the brain’s neuroplasticity to un-learn patterns of response that derail our resilience or no longer […]