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a Letter To My Daughter
Being a single dad to a teenage girl is hard. ADD doesn’t make it any easier. This is an actual e-mail I recently sent my daughter who I affectionately refer to as Drama Queen. She turns fifteen next...
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Why Do Men Have a Hard Time Handing Things Over To God?
If pride truly cometh before the fall then we need a strong harness and a good helmet. Note: When I use “God” I’m talking about the God of the Jewish, Christian and Catholic faiths but it can mean...
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Misophonia: The Terror of Listening to My Son Eat
Zach Rosenberg didn’t know why he’d get irrationally angry while listening to his family eating until he learned that his reaction was being triggered by a very real neurological condition—During...
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3 Tips for Practicing Mindfulness in a Multitasking Workplace
Dr. Romie Mushtaq, neurologist, shares the science behind its effectiveness.—Google, eBay, Intel and General Mills offer classes on it. So do Harvard Business School, Ross School of Business and...
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5 Brain Challenges We Can Overcome in the Next Decade
Understanding mental health must be a primary global health priority. Here are 5 ways we can improve brain health to create flourishing societies.—By Barbara Sahakian, University of CambridgeJust...
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Confession of a Non-Driver
Matthew Rozsa shares his experiences as someone who can’t drive.___I’m not sure if being unable to drive is a net positive or negative, but I do know that it’s worth writing about.To clarify: When I...
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Believe It or Not, Men Who Can’t Tell the Difference Between Attraction and...
Embed from Getty ImagesThis could explain why it’s difficult for many men to make friends, go to therapy or find social support outside of romantic relationships.—Men who make a habit of ignoring or...
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Violence and Neglect Scar Children’s Brains for Life
Embed from Getty ImagesExposure to violence leaves physical marks on the brain that can impact children’s mental and physical health for the rest of their lives.–––Almost 1 in 2 girls and boys...
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What a Little-Known Brain Region Can Tell Us About Depression
Embed from Getty ImagesA tiny brain region, called the habenula, has been proposed to drive the symptoms of depression, which can have a devastating impact on people’s lives. —Despite its small size –...
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Virtual Reality: Diagnosing, Simulating, and Treating Concussions
Embed from Getty Images—Recently, there’s been a push to prevent head injuries associated with contact sports. While sports organizations have instituted rules to prevent such injuries, there’s...
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Overeating? It may be a Brain Glitch
Embed from Getty Images—Laurel Mellin, University of California, San FranciscoWith springtime comes the desire to shed those few extra pounds, in preparation to don swimsuits and head to the pool....
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Flip a Switch and Shut Down Seizures? New Research Suggests How to Turn Off...
Rochelle Hines, University of Nevada, Las VegasThe brain is a precision instrument. Its function depends on finely calibrated electrical activity triggering the release of chemical messages between...
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Neuroleadership: What It Is, and How to Use It to Supercharge Your Leadership
—Leadership is a field that always seems to have an abundance of “new” ideas. Truth is, most of these “new” approaches are the same old approaches dressed in new clothes. But once in a while, there...
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Neuro Rehab After Brain Injury
I had a full neurological and vestibular exam at Minnesota Functional Neurology and Chiropractic with Dr. Jeremy Schmoe, who proudly states that he is an expert in getting concussion patients back to...
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Do We Really Only Use 10% of Our Brain?
— How much of the brain do we employ and how much remains unused? What would happen if we could release the full potential of our brains? Lucy is a film directed by Luc Besson in 2014. It stars...
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Why Neurologists and Research Psychologists Think that Meditation Teachers,...
“When I meditate, I literally can feel the neuropathways in my mind opening up.” ~ Katy Perry, Elle. “One sees that science also rests on a faith.” ~ Nietzsche “That whereof we cannot speak, thereof we...
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Brain Is a Brain
When I was visiting with my father to celebrate Thanksgiving, he asked me why what he suffers – dementia, a memory disorder, a neurological disorder – is any different than what I have – bipolar...
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