Published on Apr 7, 2015 Keynote address recorded March 14, 2015 at the inaugural International Convention of Psychological Science in Amsterdam. Saturday, 14 March 2015 George Lakoff Departments of Linguistics and Cognitive Science, University of California, Berkeley, USA How do we answer the question, “How are thought and language constituted by the brain’s neural circuitry?” … Read more
Here are some of the best books I have been exposed to this year. Obviously, I cannot read everything, so this is a partial list at best. They are listed in alphabetical order. Descriptive text is from the publisher’s blurb on Amazon. A few of these books warrant the RECOMMENDED READ classification. Adult Attachment Patterns … Read more
This is a full 90-minute documentary on the human brain from The History Channel. Like all of their documentaries, there is some stupid sh!t – seems they can’t help themselves from pandering to the lowest common denominator. Secrets of The Human Brain (Full Documentary) Unlock the secrets of this three-pound organ to reveal the untapped … Read more
From Nature back in July, 2014, this is a call for more interdisciplinary sharing between neuroscientists and counselors/psychologists. There is often, in my experience, very little cross-pollination of ideas between the objective science and the interpersonal/intersubjective space of treatment. Reference:Nature 511, 287–289 (17 July 2014)doi:10.1038/511287a Psychological treatments: A call for mental-health science Emily A. Holmes, … Read more
This is a meta-study looking at a large collection of previous on the impact of nature on well-being. The upshot, as the title might suggest, is that there is a connection between nature and happiness. The more we can include nature in our lives, the more likely we are to feel vital, have positive affect, … Read more
Carl Hart grew up in a rough neighborhood in Miami, selling drugs, doing petty crime, and carrying a gun. But he pulled himself out of the “hood” and became a neuroscientist and now teaches psychology and psychiatry at Columbia University. He is the author of High Price: A Neuroscientist’s Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything … Read more
I fully agree with Dr. Stolorow right up until the last couple of sentences, where he invokes Obama as a great leader. Obama has done more to perpetuate the security state than George W Bush – and in him as symbol and embodiment of the American psyche, it is clear we have NOT learned the … Read more
Cool article from the New York Times – an added layer of evidence for the theory that much of our reality is socially and culturally constructed. Can’t Place That Smell? You Must Be American How Culture Shapes Our Senses T. M. Luhrmann SEPT. 5, 2014 Credit Marion FayolleFLORENCE, Italy — WE think of our senses … Read more
Neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux interviews one of the founders of modern neuroscience, Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel, still going strong at nearly 85 years of age. Mapping the Mind: An Interview with Eric Kandel from Imaginal Disc August 19, 2014 Host: Joseph LeDouxDirector: Alexis GambisProducer: Rose MeachamCamera: Alejandro MeijaEditor: Léo GhyselsAdministrative Support: Will ChangProduction Assistants: Danabelle … Read more
One of the commonalities in nearly all of the people I see as a therapist is the shame they feel about who they are as human beings. And to clarify, shame is the sense that “I am wrong, defective, worthless.” Shame is often confused with guilt, which is the sense that “I did something wrong.” … Read more