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Hypnosis can make you fall in and out of love – behavioral scientist
Hypnosis has always tread the line between trickery and science leaving some fooled while helping others explore their psyche. What's true or false about this somewhat occult practice? We asked Paul McKenna, hypnotist, behavioral scientist, and...
Dec 10, 2021 06:26
Scientists develop drug to treat Covid-19 anxiety
A team of Russian scientists has pioneered a new anti-anxiety drug designed to calm the nerves of worried coronavirus patients and minimize the risk of potentially dangerous interactions with medicines used to treat the virus.
Dec 3, 2021 13:05
Physical exercise helps grow new brain cells – neuroscientist
Life is motion and motion is life – the benefits of physical activity are hard to overestimate. How exactly does it influence the workings of our brain? We ask Wendy Suzuki, professor of neuroscience and psychology at the New York University...
Jul 16, 2021 06:37
MDMA completes 1st phase-3 clinical trial for any psychedelic-assisted therapy, may be magic bullet for PTSD
California-based researchers have completed the first phase-three clinical trial for any psychedelic-assisted therapy and found that MDMA-assisted therapy is more effective at treating PTSD than current methods.
May 12, 2021 15:58
Magic mushroom treatment on par with pharma drugs for combating depression, study finds
In a small phase two trial, Imperial College researchers have found that psilocybin, the active ingredient of magic mushrooms, is at least as effective as pharmaceutical medication at treating depression.
Apr 15, 2021 10:05
Stress causes chemical changes in DNA – family trauma expert
Recent studies suggest that it’s not only our life experiences that help shape who we are but also those lived long before us. How is it possible? We asked Mark Wolynn, the leading expert in the field of inherited family trauma, director of...
Feb 26, 2021 06:38
Happy returns? Loretta Breuning, Professor Emerita of Management at California State University
If you want to be happy, just be. This maxim, mistakenly attributed to Leo Tolstoy, has found support in neuroscience. Far from being metaphysics, the feel-good vibe is a product of our daily actions and expectations. How can it be maximized in a...
Jul 12, 2020 08:32
Happy returns? Loretta Breuning, Professor Emerita of Management at California State University
If you want to be happy, just be. This maxim, mistakenly attributed to Leo Tolstoy, has found support in neuroscience. Far from being metaphysics, the feel-good vibe is a product of our daily actions and expectations. How can it be maximized in a...
Jul 12, 2020 07:22
Feeling nervous? Blame evolution for making human brain more susceptible to anxiety, study suggests
Depression can come from many things, such as reading Twitter too often, but a new study has revealed that feeling lousy is partly the fault of changes in the brain over the course of human evolution.
Dec 24, 2019 11:15
Knowledge is Hydra - neuroscientist
The human mind, however beautiful it can be, remains a mystery. What is consciousness and can we even try to explain it? We talked about that with neuroscientist Baroness Susan Greenfield. Follow @SophieCo_RT ...
Nov 29, 2019 07:00