What is different about the brain of addicts even before they pick up a drink or drug? Join Judith Grisel, PhD (Bucknell), a behavioral neuroscientist and recovering addict, as she reveals what she and other scientists have discovered about the inner workings of...
Are you chronically stressed? Work demands or unemployment… Spending all day at home or maybe missing your family… The changes in our everyday life… Dr. Lindsay Bira teaches us how to recognize stress and the physical effects on our body. Learn how...
Dr. Lindsay Bira helps us with our sleep hygiene! We all know a good night’s sleep is vital to our well-being. Let’s learn some tips to get ready for bedtime and some tools to help guide us into peaceful slumber.
THE PROJECT: Why exactly does “absence make the heart grow fonder?” Merridee Lefner and Matthew Wanat (The University of Texas at San Antonio) are analyzing the neurobiology of motivated behavior. How does dopamine work in influencing our responses to rewards and...
The research team of Michael Greenberg and Justin Hulbert (Bard College) wants to know if it is possible to “hack” your brain using mindfulness meditation. Undergraduate student Michael Greenberg’s pitch presented a study proposing that the focus on breathing in a...
