(Explore your Mind) Psychophysiology studies human behavior and the processes involved in it. To do that, this branch of psychology applies some techniques to capture the body’s physiological responses. Psychophysiology is the branch of psychology that studies the physiological foundation of the brain’s psychological processes. It analyzes behavior and the processes behind it.
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50 Causal Human Studies Identify High Risks of Prenatal Ultrasound
(Humans are Free) The practice of ultrasound during pregnancy is highly controversial with authorities acknowledging that there are clear hazards as found in animal and cell studies.
The Neuroscience Behind Creating Your Reality — How Beliefs Affect You and How to Change Them
(Brooklyn Storme, PhD) Have you ever wondered why two people can share the exact same situation, yet experience it differently? Neural pathways are often described as a type of super-highway of nerve cells, the function of which is to transmit messages. Much like a walking track in the bush, the more you walk over it, the more trodden and clear it becomes. The same thing happens when we engage in behaviors such as thinking certain thoughts with a high degree of regularity.
Prenatal Stress Found to Alter the Developing Brain: Children of Stressed Mothers Are Predisposed to Binge Eating in Adolescence
(Jhoanna Robinson) Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich, Germany have concluded that prenatal stress-induced binge eating is usually pre-programmed in the fetal brain. This prior programming, however, does not ensure the disorder; it only comes to such if some signals are triggered.
Removing Children’s Tonsils and Adenoids Increases Risk for 28 Diseases, Study Finds
(Arjun Walia) If you were a child born in the U.S. from the 1950s through the 1970s, odds are high that either you or someone you know has undergone a tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy. I was one of those children. When I was in kindergarden, I had my adenoids removed. I was already suffering from severe bronchial asthma, requiring emergency treatment at the hospital several times a year, and sometimes as often as three times a month. The adenoid surgery was performed ostensibly to ‘relieve’ sinus obstruction. But following the procedure, my symptoms worsened. By the time I was sixteen I needed another sinus obstruction surgery, this time for sinus polyps and a deviated septum.
Vaccinating Against Chickenpox Often Causes Shingles, Even in Children
(Jessica Dolores) Like all diseases, chickenpox takes a lot of joy out of childhood. When he gets it, he can’t learn more at school, enjoy the sunshine, or even explore the great outdoors. However, if you think that getting a shot for chickenpox solves the problem, think again. According to researchers from Harvard Medical School, healthy children who were vaccinated for chickenpox developed shingles soon after. The study, published in the journal Pediatric Dermatology, looked at case studies of shingles that were first thought to be skin rashes.
Spiritual Beliefs Are Linked to a ‘Protective’ Effect Against Depression in The Brain
(Carly Cassella) Religious beliefs, or a sense of spirituality, may cushion some people’s brains against depression, according to new research.
The Mental Toll of Being Overweight: Having Positive Outlook and a Healthy BMI Often Go Hand-in-hand
(Jhoanna Robinson) A recent study has shown that people who manage to keep their weight down have the most probability of keeping their spirits up.
Psychobiotics: Bacteria For Your Brain?
(Kelly Brogan, M.D.) Every functional medicine psychiatrist has case stories of the “probiotic cure” – of a patient with debilitating symptoms, often obsessive compulsive range, whose symptoms remitted completely with dietary change and probiotic supplementation. Is this voodoo or is it based on a growing understanding of the role of the microbiome in mental health and behavior?
Did You Know That Bluetooth Earpieces Can Increase Your Risk of Dizziness, Depression, and More?
(Edsel Cook) Using Bluetooth technology for long periods of time is pretty much the same as baking yourself inside a microwave oven. That is because the two seemingly unrelated technologies leverage the same band of electromagnetic radiation that happens to be harmful to human heath, an article in Waking Times stated.
CIA’s Greatest Secret: Pole Shift, Solar Flash, Mininova: Causes of the Ice Age and Nova (Part 2)
CIA’s Greatest Secret: Pole Shift, Solar Flash, Mininova: Causes of the Ice Age and Nova (Part 2)
Cosmic Magnetic Fields – The Ultimate Challenge to Gravity-Centric Cosmology | Space News
Cosmic Magnetic Fields – The Ultimate Challenge to Gravity-Centric Cosmology | Space News
BPA Replacement Chemicals Found to Disrupt Hormones, Much like BPA
(Russel Davis) Bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic chemical widely used in manufacturing plastic products, has long been associated with a host of adverse health conditions. BPA is classified as an endocrine disruptor and is tied to various diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and abnormal liver function. Experts have looked into using chemical substitutes such as Fluorene-9-bisphenol (BHPF) in hopes of minimizing BPA exposure, but such a move proves to be futile according to new research.
Fans and Mirror Neurons
(Exploring your Mind) Fans have existed from the very beginning. There have always been leaders or figures who captivate other people and have a lot of followers. These fans follow them, admire them, and are sometimes even capable of making great sacrifices for them. Neuroscience has discovered that this phenomenon is related to mirror neurons.
Four Signs Your Endocannabinoid System Is Out Of Whack
(Mary Biles) If you’re reading this, you’re probably a human being. Maybe you’re suffering from some kind of health concern. It may not be life threatening, but it’s certainly got you worried enough to consult Dr. Google. But what if I told you us humans were designed to enjoy optimal, balanced health? That sounds like some kind of far-fetched fairytale, right? In reality, we’ve just forgotten how to live in alignment with ourselves, our environment, and our endocannabinoid system.