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Your Brain is More Organized than You Think
Posted on March 29, 2016 by Catherine Boyer in New York Neurofeedback, The BrainIf you’re interested in the workings of your brain, this is a short, fun to read article from NPR’s health blog that addresses some interesting questions: How is your brain like Manhattan? (If you’ve never been here, most of our streets are organized in a grid.) How could the most complex system on the Earth […]
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Time in Nature Boosts Vitality
Posted on February 23, 2016 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, New York NeurofeedbackWhile you’re deciding if neurofeedback is right for you, there’s a simple thing you can do to improve your life that is backed up by science. Research shows that spending more time in nature increases well-being and energy. A series of studies published in the June 2010 issue of the Journal of Environmental Psychology found, […]
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The Value of a Good Night’s Sleep
Posted on January 26, 2016 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, SleepSleep and peak performance I’m always happy when I see popular media publicizing the value of a good night’s sleep. This Huffington Post article is titled 14 Highly Successful People Who Prioritize A Good Night’s Sleep. All of the people mentioned excel at what they do. Sleep and peak performance go hand in hand. I […]
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Your Whole Brain is Creative
Posted on December 20, 2015 by Catherine Boyer in New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, The BrainIt’s not just your right brain that’s creative. Your whole brain is creative. Much more of that magical three pound organ you possess gets involved than just parts of the right hemisphere. If you’d like to understand the process better, read this Scientific American article titled, The Real Neuroscience of Creativity, by science writer Scott Barry […]
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Nutrition and Optimizing Brain Function
Posted on November 29, 2015 by Catherine Boyer in New York Neurofeedback, The BrainBarbara Mendez is my go to nutritionist for myself and my clients. She recently posted a video titled, 9 Tips for Optimal Brain Function. I highly recommend you watch it. Are you thinking you’ll have to make changes you don’t want to? That’s likely not at all the case. Barbara’s very first tip is to […]
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The Hand Model of the Brain
Posted on October 25, 2015 by Catherine Boyer in New York Neurofeedback, The BrainMost of us find it hard to keep the parts of the brain in mind. I know I do – Latin names are difficult to hold onto. Anterior cingulate… Corpus calloscum… Here’s a short video of Dan Siegel describing the brain in easy to understand terms. He uses a great, always available teaching aid — […]
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This is Your Brain on Sugar
Posted on September 27, 2015 by Catherine Boyer in New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, The BrainA recent UCLA science article, This is Your Brain on Sugar, talks about the results of research into the effects of diet on the brain. It starts with this sentence: Attention, college students cramming between midterms and finals: Binging on soda and sweets for as little as six weeks may make you stupid. A steady diet […]
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Neurofeedback for Peak Performance
Posted on August 17, 2015 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, Stress managementAround 2008 or 2009 I started noticing mentions in the media related to neurofeedback for peak performance. This ramped up even more during and after the 2010 Olympics. In 2010 and again this year I also told the story of my husband’s experience with neurofeedback and his long amateur career as a softball pitcher. Here’s […]
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How Much Choice Do You Really Have?
Posted on July 26, 2015 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, New York Neurofeedback, The BrainThe New York Times once published an interesting article titled, “Did Your Brain Make You Do It?” As a neurofeedback trainer, I’m always interested in research and speculation about the brain. This is a food for thought article as well. The authors, John Monterosso and Barry Schwartz, make interesting points and raise important questions. Here are […]
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What are Fractals?
Posted on June 28, 2015 by Catherine Boyer in Fractals, New York NeurofeedbackI get asked the question, “What are fractals?” quite a lot since I use fractals as the art for the New York Neurofeedback website, and other places, including Facebook, Twitter and on this blog. So what are they? All systems in nature are non-linear dynamic systems (somewhat predictable, somewhat random, responding to stimuli). Fractal geometry represents […]
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