by Nurturing Natures Webmaster | Jan 6, 2022 | Brain, Empathy, Health, Stress
Sloths are admirable but being slothful is not enough!! Approx. Reading Time: 7 minutes A new year heralds new hopes, fears and resolutions, a time to take stock and think ahead and back, to reflect on what we want from our lives. Like everyone, I want to live a...
by Nurturing Natures Webmaster | Nov 17, 2021 | Addiction, Brain, Health, Mental Health, Neuroscience, Technology, Trauma, Uncategorised
Sparking and desparked: Addictive buzz traps after Covid Approx. Reading Time: 2 minutes Addictive behaviours have increased since covid, driven by factors such as depression, isolation, economic uncertainty, pressures of family life and much more. In the last year...
by Graham Music | Oct 28, 2012 | Brain
A relationship between political allegiance and how our brains work Approx. Reading Time: 4 minutes With the American election looming, yet another study has come out which is making links between the states of mind of voters and their political views [1]. Researchers...
by Graham Music | Jun 24, 2012 | Brain, Mental Health
In praise of confusion and uncertainty Approx. Reading Time: 3 minutes A new study [1] has found that being confused is an important part of learning. The work undertaken by Sidney D’Mello with colleagues at the University of Notre Dame discovered that by...
by Graham Music | Jun 3, 2012 | Brain, Prejudice
Our group brains Approx. Reading Time: 3 minutes In this week of festivities, pageants and patriotism on the one hand, and protests, Uncut street parties and stark republican sentiments on the other, it is impossible not to be strikingly reminded how powerful our...
by Graham Music | Apr 13, 2012 | Brain, Health, Stress, Trauma
Again, good parenting changes children’s brains and predicts better health later in life Approx. Reading Time: 3 minutes In recent years there has been a mass of research pointing to how nurturing and attuned parenting is innoculatory for later physical as well as...
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