The Brain: an owner’s manual

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How we do it…Contemplative Neuroscience.

How we do it…Contemplative Neuroscience.

We are often asked to consult with other clinicians or organizations. At some point the question comes up asking, "what model do you use?" The person asking the question is usually wondering what field within psychology we apply to motivate and change behavior. It is a complicated question, but a re ...
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NY Times: Our Failed Approach to Schizophrenia

NY Times: Our Failed Approach to Schizophrenia

Our Failed Approach to SchizophreniaTOO many pendulums have swung in the wrong directions in the United States. I am not referring only to the bizarre all-or-nothing rhetoric around gun control, but to the swing inmental health care over the past 50 years: too little institutionalizing of teenagers ...
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Positive Effects of Physical Activity on the Brain

Positive Effects of Physical Activity on the Brain

Bruce Perry, MD whose website can be accessed here, is a leading expert in the field of maltreatment and traumatized children.  I have participated in workshops, conferences and even a year long academy that Dr. Perry led and always found his insights helpful. Dr. Perry always has great blogs and t ...
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Nova: Life’s Greatest Miracle

Nova: Life’s Greatest Miracle

When working with children who have experienced early maltreatment we often use Nova's video on Life's Greatest Miracle as a visual journey in early development. The video is now avalible to be streamed from Nova's website and we have linked to it here.Watch Life's Greatest Miracle on PBS. See more ...
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The MindWorks© Series: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Training

The MindWorks© Series: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Training

The MindWorks© Series:Strategies for Understanding and Helping Individuals Diagnosed Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental DisordersNeuroBehavioral Concepts is pleased to offer a 1/2 day training with the objective of helping families, organizations and professionals better understand ...
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Free hour long teleclass and discussion with Dr. Alan Eppel.

Free hour long teleclass and discussion with Dr. Alan Eppel.

We hope you can join us for a free hour long teleclass and discussion with Dr. Alan Eppel.Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at 3:00pm Pacific Time (6pm Eastern Time).To join us simply call: 641-715-3620 and enter the PIN 906021#Once you do you will be on the phone with a group of interesting liked minded GAI ...
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New areas of brain linked to Social Learning and Working Memory

New areas of brain linked to Social Learning and Working Memory

Sebastian Bludau at Research Centre Juelich in Germany has discovered two new brain areas, Nature News Blog reports.They’re at the very front of the brain, in a region called the frontal pole that we know is involved in such tasks as processing social information and working memory. He has chr ...
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