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The Role of Mindfulness in Neuroplasticity

Proponents of mindfulness meditation have long thought that meditation can actually cause physical changes in the brain; as it turns out, th

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Stressed out: Anxiety a bigger concern for teens than drugs, poverty

Teens were the most likely to say stress and anxiety were of major concern for their peers — more than drug addiction, bullying or poverty,

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Biophotons: The Human Body Emits, Communicates with, and is Made from Light

Increasingly science agrees with the poetry of direct human experience: we are more than the atoms and molecules that make up our bodies, bu

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New Theory on vitamin D and cognitive disorders

New research from Queensland Brain Institute may explain how vitamin D deficiency leads to a range of cognitive disorders, including depress

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Dr. Kerstin Bortfeldt from the Medical Health Clinic for Ophthalmology and Prevention in Weimar, Ger

The Blu Room can bring a very deep state of relaxation. This has to do with its frequency-atmosphere. The room gets warmed up/charged with U

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Blue lighting accelerates post-stress relaxation: Results of a preliminary study

After performing a stressful task, participants were sent to lie down in rooms with either blue or standard white light. For the test group,

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The Brain: How The Brain Rewires Itself

Mental practice resulted in a similar reorganization" of the brain, Pascual-Leone later wrote. If his results hold for other forms of m

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Mental Rehearsal & Visualization: The Secret to Improving Your Game Without Touching a Basketbal

Visualization is an often-taught mental rehearsal technique in sports. It is an extremely powerful tool and numerous studies have been done