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Research Shows Difference Between Resilient and Non-Resilient Brains

EE Edit@rs · February 10, 2016 · Leave a Comment

I am currently reading the book The Winner's Brain by Jeff Brown and Mark Fenske.  While the book is good it isn't groundbreaking by any means in this new wave of personal development literature (advice for improvement coupled with scientific research purportedly backing the … [Read more...] about Research Shows Difference Between Resilient and Non-Resilient Brains

Filed Under: Studies and News Tagged With: amygdala, anterior cingulate cortex, insula, mental toughness, resiliency

Why Do We Get Addicted? The Science Behind Addiction

· April 28, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Addiction has stood to be an age-old social quandary, ravaging many lives and leaving towns, families, and people themselves desolate. But what does a habit or substance actually do to a person's brain that propels him to go great lengths-- that is to the point of losing his … [Read more...] about Why Do We Get Addicted? The Science Behind Addiction

Filed Under: Brain Health and Functionality Tagged With: addiction, amygdala, dopamine, drug addiction, gambling addiction, neurons, reward system

New Findings on How Chronic Stress Can Cause Mental Illnesses

EE Edit@rs · February 26, 2014 · Leave a Comment

This blog has written numerous times about the importance of acute stress for increased mental performance (such as here, here, and here).  But once stress becomes long-term and chronic, it becomes a hindrance.  But more than that, it can lead to mental illness.  Scientists have … [Read more...] about New Findings on How Chronic Stress Can Cause Mental Illnesses

Filed Under: Studies and News Tagged With: amygdala, chronic stress, gray matter, hippocampus, mental illness, myelin, stress, white matter

The Profound Effects of Childhood Poverty and Stress on Adult Brain Function

· November 9, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Wonder why some find it so difficult to escape the multi-generational cycle of poverty? Some experts attribute this phenomenon to a child’s financial situation when growing up. A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of … [Read more...] about The Profound Effects of Childhood Poverty and Stress on Adult Brain Function

Filed Under: Studies and News Tagged With: amygdala, anxiety, brain function, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, prefontal cortex, ptsd

Why Stress Can Be Beneficial for Learning

EE Edit@rs · August 18, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Do you remember when you crammed for an exam? How do you think were you able to learn at a short time and under so much pressure? The answer to these questions has long eluded neuroscientists. Exactly how the brain works has been a baffling question to many until recently. It … [Read more...] about Why Stress Can Be Beneficial for Learning

Filed Under: Education and Learning, Emotion Management, Personal Development Tagged With: adrenal cortex, amygdala, dorsal striatum, hippocampus, learning, mineralocorticoid, MRI, stress

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