Category Archives: The Brain
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The Two Hemisphere’s of the Brain
Posted on October 14, 2022 by Catherine Boyer in New York Neurofeedback, The BrainPeople who are interested in neurofeedback are often fascinated by how our brains function. If that’s you, you’re in for a treat. Watch London psychiatrist and author Iain McGilchrist’s animation about the two hemispheres of the brain. You’ll hear that much of popular understanding of left and right hemisphere functions is incorrect. Language, for example, does not reside solely […]
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NeurOptimal® Brain Training for Seniors
Posted on May 24, 2021 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, The BrainNeurOptimal Brain Training for Seniors
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How to Have a Healthy Brain
Posted on September 30, 2020 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, New York Neurofeedback, Sleep, Stress management, The BrainHow to have a healthy brain is a topic near and dear to the hearts of neurofeedback trainers. I recently came across a Cleveland Clinic article called 6 Pillars of Brain Health. It’s a useful article and I recommend reading it. It’s helpful information. You’re probably already doing at least some of what they describe. […]
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Neuroscience Explains Why the Grinch Stole Christmas
Posted on December 23, 2019 by Catherine Boyer in New York Neurofeedback, The BrainThis Forbes Magazine article was originally published in 2011. I posted about it then, and I thought I’d do it again for Christmas 2019. Especially for Dr. Seuss lovers and those of us interested in the brain, it’s hard to resist. Here’s the link: Neuroscience Explains Why the Grinch Stole Christmas Catherine Boyer, MA, LCSW-R […]
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The Brain is not as Simple as We Thought
Posted on April 10, 2019 by Catherine Boyer in NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, The BrainHow does the brain work? Here is a short quote from a very interesting KU Leuven article titled ‘Brain waves’ challenge area-specific view of brain activty. (KU Leuven is a Belgian research-oriented university founded in 1425. Yes, 1425.) Our understanding of brain activity has traditionally been linked to brain areas – when we speak, the speech […]
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What is Neurofeedback?
Posted on February 12, 2019 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, Sleep, Stress management, The BrainYour brain is the most complex system on Earth. It possesses an amazing ability to organize itself. Neurofeedback works with the electrical activity of that system. What is neurofeedback? Via pauses in a sound stream that are precisely timed to register state shifts in the brain, NeurOptimal®® Dynamical Neurofeedback® gives your brain information on what it’s doing which your […]
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Driving while Distracted
Posted on August 28, 2018 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, New York Neurofeedback, Stress management, The BrainWhy is this post on the blog? It’s not directly related to NeurOptimal® Dynamical Neurofeedback® – or is it? Driving while distracted A few years ago, Jane E. Brody in her New York Times Personal Health column wrote an article called Keeping Eyes on Distracted Driving’s Toll. Jane quoted Dr. Amy N. Ship of Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ship […]
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Artwork of the Human Brain
Posted on June 25, 2018 by Catherine Boyer in New York Neurofeedback, The BrainThe idea of a gifted artist who also has a degree in neuroscience had never crossed my mind, but I discovered that there is someone with exactly that background who creates artwork of the brain. I learned about it from a Scientific American article titled Watch the Human Brain Come to Life in this Stunning Piece of […]
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The Animators of Life
Posted on May 29, 2018 by Catherine Boyer in New York Neurofeedback, The BrainThis wonderful six minute New York Times science video is called The Animators of Life. It beautifully shows detailed animations of the complex inner life of cells, based on decades of research. It also talks about the projects and people that produced these animations. (Warning: There will be a short commercial at the beginning.) David Eagleman in Incognito: […]
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Columbia University’s Brain Index Exhibit
Posted on March 27, 2018 by Catherine Boyer in New York Neurofeedback, The BrainColumbia University’s Brain Index Exhibit is different from other brain exhibitions you may have seen. You’ll see larger than life images related to the brain and research being conducted at Columbia. The link above takes you to a Scientific American article about it, complete with video. It’s interactive and a permanent exhibit. If you are […]
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