Your Phone Is Rotting Your Brain--Give It A Break Now And Then

by Relmi Damiano on 2 July 2020

Your Phone Is Rotting Your Brain--Give It A Break Now And Then - About my Brain Institute

An old photo from decades ago has become a popular meme, and it shows people each with a newspaper up, almost as a sort of shield against talking to others. It is usually captioned with something like ‘technology is making us antisocial’.

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Keeping Our Brains Healthy In A Toxic World

by Relmi Damiano on 25 June 2020

Keeping Our Brains Healthy In A Toxic World - About my Brain Institute

We can change our lifestyles to help improve our brain health. We can ensure we get enough sleep, spend more time outside, exercise and meditate, and eat healthy, nutritious foods. But what about the other dangers in the world, such as pathogens and diseases that can negatively impact …

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How Meditation And Yoga Can Positively Impact Your Brain

by Relmi Damiano on 18 June 2020

How Meditation And Yoga Can Positively Impact Your Brain

How often do people take time to pause? The pace of our increasingly digital lives is often fast and furious, and decisions sometimes have to be made in a split second. Are we doing ourselves an injustice, however, by living life at such a break-neck pace? How can our brains possible …

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Inequality Starts In Our Brains

by Silvia Damiano on 8 June 2020

Inequality Starts In Our Brains - About my Brain Institute

I am sad. Yes, I am. Seeing the disruption at all levels is sad for many people around the globe, particularly for those whose family or friends have been beaten up or have died. The more I witness what’s happening and observe how language alone can fuel extreme emotions, the more I b …

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The Profound Effects Of Nature On Our Brain Health

by Relmi Damiano on 4 June 2020

The Profound Effects Of Nature On Our Brain Health - About my Brain Institute

One resource that is often overlooked in the discussion regarding brain health is nature. Nature includes all the aspects of the physical world around us that are not human-made, such as plants, animals and landscapes. Research proves how beneficial spending time in nature is for us, …

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Leadership In An Anxious World

by Relmi Damiano on 28 May 2020

Leadership In An Anxious World - About my Brain Institute

People who suffer from anxiety often become masters at hiding it. Even though anxiety disorders are extremely common, we may be unaware that people in our lives, including family members, friends and coworkers, are living silently with anxiety. We cannot have a healthy body and mind i …

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The Modern Health Crisis - Suicide

by Relmi Damiano on 21 May 2020

The Modern Health Crisis - Suicide - About my Brain Institute

It seems almost everyone knows someone who has committed suicide. Even if the act seemingly came from nowhere, or as a spur of the moment decision, many people who commit suicide are affected by brain health disorders. Their often silent pleas for help may have gone unnoticed in healt …

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The Dark and Lonely World of Depression

by Relmi Damiano on 14 May 2020

The Dark and Lonely World of Depression - About my Brain Institute

The roots of depression can take hold before a person even realises there is a problem. Some have described depression as a warm, fuzzy blanket laying over your body. At first, this warmth and comfort are welcome. But, before long, a person can feel smothered and trapped by the same b …

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Education To "Deworm" From Dignity, Freedom And Happiness

by Juan Carlos Cubeiro on 30 April 2020

Education to

I recently attended the presentation of Dr Kai-Fu Lee's new book, ‘The Superpowers of the Artificial Intelligence’ at the Palace of the Marquis of Salamanca (BBVA Foundation). Presented by Roger Domingo, our editor and good friend, a debate on AI took place between Kai-Fu Lee and Carl …

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The ROI of Brain-Friendly CEOs

by Juan Carlos Cubeiro on 30 April 2020

The ROI of Brain-Friendly CEOs

On the World Economic Forum website just over six months ago, executive coach Paolo Gallo and consultant Vlatka Hlupic referred to the leadership we need in the Globalisation 4.0 era. They also provided the fact that in the United States, CEOs earn on average 321 times what their work …

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Using Neurofeedback Devices to Retrain Your Brain

by Relmi Damiano on 23 April 2020

Using Neurofeedback Devices to Retrain Your Brain - About my Brain Institute

Neurofeedback is basically a branch off of the broader term “biofeedback”. Biofeedback allows people to gain more control over bodily functions that are normally involuntary, and biofeedback can treat conditions such as incontinence, high blood pressure and migraines. By promoting rel …

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Mental Health Treatment Options Using Brain Imaging

by Relmi Damiano on 9 April 2020

Mental Health Treatment Options Using Brain Imaging - About my Brain Institute

The childhood game, “pin the tail on the donkey” can resemble how doctors treat brain disorders as they try to determine the best diagnosis for a patient. Medical treatment often seems to involve some amount of guesswork. However, some clinicians have options to peer more deeply at a …

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