Promises, Placebos, and New Directions: Neurofeedback for anxiety shows some promising results, placebo effects and potential for new discovery Anxiety, according to the NIMH, affects…
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Neurofeedback and ADHD
The debate about the efficacy of neurofeedback is far from over but may need new approaches for real understanding. Neurofeedback, the use of feedback using…
New year, new brain: grow your grey matter in 2017
Happy New Year from Sapien Labs! Make your new year’s resolution to change your brain and grow your grey matter. Unlike our liver or spleen,…
College in the Brain
College may change the very structure of your brain, protecting your brain health as you age. Four years of independence, socialization and higher education is…
The Frustration of Treating Depression
Depression is like a black cat in a dark room. Its hard to find it or even know if it really is a cat. Depression…
Autism and Individuality
During graduate school, I did a work-study at a school for autistic children. They assigned me to work with a particular 10-year old boy, diagnosed…
The Murky Borders of Brain Dysfunction
When it comes to understanding individual minds, psychology seems ahead of neuroscience, with at least a century of solid research into individuality. We have never…
7 Ways to Peer into the Living Human Brain
The human brain, encased within the skull, is the most protected and shrouded of our organs. Here are seven ways to probe and peer into…
The Difficulty of Diagnosing Depression
Should we really be diagnosing depression based on a questionnaire? Depression is terrible. With symptoms like overwhelming persistent sadness, feelings of worthlessness, and fatigue,…
