Dr. Robert M. Sapolsky - Stress, Neurodegeneration And Individual Differences

The Grass Traveling Scientist Program presents Dr. Robert M. Sapolsky of Stanford University's Dept. of Biological Sciences in a seminar sponsored by the Dept. of VCAPP and the Northern Rocky Mtn. Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience.

Magnesium: The most powerful relaxation mineral available...

Cognitive Psychology for Hackers

Experience firsthand some of the most interesting, surprising, and perspective-changing findings from cognitive and social neuropsychology. With perceptual illusions, priming, biases, heuristics, and unconscious influences, humans have tons of firmware "bugs". All have exploits; some even have patches.

Learn how to improve your own thinking, use others' bugs to your advantage, and gain new perspective on the unconscious and often illusory processes involved in your perceptions.

This interactive talk goes through as many interesting, surprising, perspective-changing findings from the cognitive sciences as I can fit in one hour while ensuring that as much as possible has a real, live demonstration that the audience participates in (rather than merely being told about).

It's not just a collection of 'stupid human tricks' (though I'll be using lots of those for examples); this is a coherent narrative about surprising ways in which humans are flawed, how these aren't just things that happen to "other people", and how one might go about improving the situation at least for oneself. Every point will be supported by good science, with references to papers for those who care to read up more about them.

Young schizophrenic at her mind's mercy

To read the story, go to http://tinyurl.com/msvvgm
January Schofield has schizophrenia. Potent psychiatric drugs in doses that would stagger most adults seem to skip off her. She is among the rarest of the rare: a child seemingly born mentally ill.

Dr. Robert Scaer on trauma and Brain State Technologies

An Interesting Video from the '60s on Suicidal Behavior and Advice on Recognition and Intervention

SUICIDE - THE UNHEARD CRY. Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer presents an analysis of suicidal personalities and the behavior patterns based in a military setting emphasizing that assistance can be offered to prevent suicide attempts.



Producer: National Archives and Records Administration. Creative Commons license: CC0 1.0 Universal

Beyond Blue: Self-Esteem File

This person shares with you a few letters in her self-esteem file. To read more and comment, please click on the top Beliefnet banner to go to Beliefnet.com or go directly to 'Beyond Blue' at http://blog.beliefnet.com/beyondblue/

Stanford Professor Robert Sapolsky, posits that depression is the most damaging disease that you can experience. Right now it is the number four cause of disability in the US and it is becoming more common.

Stanford's Sapolsky On Depression in U.S. (Full Lecture)



Stanford University:
http://www.stanford.edu/

Stanford University Channel on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/stanford

Guest has asked for advice on healing emotional wounds. Taken from Abraham-Hicks audio CD Relationships & Co-creation.

Abraham-Hicks: Find Better Feeling Options

An example of effective thought changing by Magic Dragonflies: 'Also, what helps, if you are observing something that is bad, instead of saying,"this sucks and depresses me" you can say, "this is an annoyance and kinda peeves me."

A Short Video on the Effectiveness of Intentionally Changing Your Thought Patterns

Our brain is a bunch of plastic ... with lots of ridges, or neural circuits. To read more and comment, go directly to 'Beyond Blue' at http://www.beliefnet.com/beyondblue.

Depression and Cognitive Dysfunction

An excellent take on how it feels to have depression and too how it relates to various cognitive dysfunctions.

2006 Rare Neuroimmunologic Disorders Symposium Depression and Cognitive Dysfunction Adam I. Kaplin, MD, PhD

Brain Mind Lecture 6: Limbic System, Introductory Overview:

Amygdala, Hypothalamus, Hippocampus, Hallucinations, Memory, Emotion, Sexuality, Amnesia, Flashbacks, PTSD, Brain Mind Lecture 6, Rhawn Joseph,
Ph.D.



Via:  BrainMind.com

Moods and Attitudes: Treatment Options for Depression

Via: UCTV

Facing Reality (1954)

Social Anxiety Disorder

Born to be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life

I will take the audience on a tour of recent evolutionary thought, which suggests that our hyper vulnerable offspring rearranged our brains, genes, and social structures. I will detail new research on the vagus nerve and oxytocin, branches of the nervous system that have evolved to enable cooperation, trust, and caretaking. I detail new signaling systems -- tactile communication and vocalization -- which are critical to the transmission of prosociality across individuals. Throughout the talk I integrate the latest science with the wisdom found in Eastern thought.--Dr. Dacher Keltner



Via:  GoogleTechTalks

Positive Emotion in the Midst of Stress? It’s Not Crazy it’s Adaptive...

UCSF social psychologist Judith Moskowitz examines how positive emotions can be marshaled as adaptive coping tools during stressful times. Moskowitz's research focuses on coping and emotion in the context of health related chronic stress.



Via: UCTV

This video is a great example of the wonder and power of the inspired human spirit. Please take 6 minutes and be transformed...

A great accapella cover and tribute of the song, "Africa" by ToTo performed by a European choir called Perpetuum Jazzile...

Al Seckel, TED Happiness Series: Your Brain Is Badly Wired — Enjoy It!

Al Seckel, a cognitive neuroscientist, explores the perceptual illusions that fool our brains. Loads of eye tricks help him prove that not only are we easily fooled, we kind of like it.