Category Archives: The Brain
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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 August 29, 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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The Glass Brain Video
Posted on July 25, 2017 by Catherine Boyer in NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, The BrainThis beautiful video of brain activity comes from Neuroscapelab, the University of California at San Diego’s Scwhartz Center for Computational Neuroscience and the University of California at San Francisco Gazzaley Lab. Your brain is an incredibly complex system. Its ability to take in information and optimize itself is at the heart of how NeurOptimal® Dynamical Neurofeedback® works. […]
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Why Does the Brain Use so Much Energy?
Posted on June 27, 2017 by Catherine Boyer in New York Neurofeedback, The BrainPopular Science addresses a fundamental question of neuroscience in its article IBM Research Thinks It’s Solved Why the Brain Uses so much Energy. IBM neuroscientist James Kozloski says, “…about 90 percent of the energy consumed by the brain is unaccounted for, which is a considerable amount given that the brain takes 20% of the body’s total energy.” Why […]
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How the Human Brain Works
Posted on May 30, 2017 by Catherine Boyer in New York Neurofeedback, The BrainHere is a very easy to follow, seven minute animated tour of the brain made by the University of Bristol for the 2010 Brain Awareness Week. BAW is organized annually by the Dana Foundation, whose mission statement is as follows: The Dana Foundation is a private philanthropic organization committed to advancing brain research and to […]
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Learn the Parts of the Brain
Posted on April 25, 2017 by Catherine Boyer in New York Neurofeedback, The BrainIf you are interested in an easy way to learn the parts of the brain… This is a pretty painless method. People often say that the brain is the most complex system in the Universe. It’s certainly the most complex on Earth, but I’m not sure how anyone knows about the rest of the Universe. […]
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What Makes our Brains Special
Posted on March 28, 2017 by Catherine Boyer in New York Neurofeedback, The BrainScientific American recently published an interesting article that’s relevant to neurofeedback: What Makes Our Brains Special? The article talks about recent research highlighting the way human brains differ from other animals’ brains. It also debunks some long held beliefs that our brains are different because they are larger compared to our body size or that parts […]
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