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Dr. Richard Davidson, who is one of the world’s most respected cognitive neuroscientists, and who helped create the entire field of what is now being called Contemplative Neuroscience, and who is the founder and chair of the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin—Madison, gave a Google Tech Talk in 2009 where he
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circulating adrenaline and cortisol levels, further
Tim Cantopher • Beating Insomnia
the scientific review “Vitamins, Minerals and Mood,”1 which summarizes only 126 of the best scientific papers and the rationale for using nutrients to support mood.
Mark Hyman • The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First
Long-term high Beta produces an unhealthy cocktail of stress chemicals, which can tip the brain out of balance like a symphony orchestra out of tune.
Joe Dispenza • Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One
“…the stammerings of an old man who does not seem to have achieved a full psychic victory over an awkward adolescence…”
Eugene Thacker • Infinite Resignation
Scientists can watch this effect in action all the way down to the neurological level. Stanford psychologist Laura Carstensen, to name one such example, used an fMRI scanner to study the brain behavior of subjects presented with both positive and negative imagery. She found that for young people, their amygdala (a center of emotion) fired with
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Reptilian: Stress relief* Limbic: Stress relief* Neocortex: Increase self-worth
Grace Smith • Close Your Eyes, Get Free: Use Self-Hypnosis to Reduce Stress, Quit Bad Habits, and Achieve Greater Relaxation and Focus
manifest as social withdrawal, an inability to feel pleasure, or a lack of motivation.