Category Archives: The Brain
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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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Your Brain’s Memory Capacity
Posted on November 28, 2017 by Catherine Boyer in New York Neurofeedback, The BrainA recent PsyBlog article addresses the question of the size of the brain’s memory capacity. Based on recent research, the article suggests that Human Brain Capacity is Ten Times More than Previously Thought. Terrence Sejnowski of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies says that your brain “could hold as much information as the entire Internet.” If you stop […]
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Neurofeedback and Exercise
Posted on October 31, 2017 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, The BrainWe all know exercise is good for our physical fitness. What about mental fitness? Most of us know from personal experience that we may feel better emotionally if we move our bodies around more. I remind myself of that if I don’t want to go to the gym… I’m always happier when I’m done, and […]
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The History of Neurofeedback
Posted on July 25, 2017 by Catherine Boyer in NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, The BrainI had never heard of neurofeedback until 2002, when I was looking for help with life long sleep management problems that got worse the older I got. After trying all sorts of things — meditation, relaxation training, supplements, recordings for sleep — a colleague recommended neurofeedback. I found a trainer in New York. Pretty quickly my sleep habits […]
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