Amidst the rising tensions in the world around us, people are finding themselves in the unique position of having to make hard decisions about choosing…
Posts published in December 2017
There’s so much out there that beckons—family, friends, ethnic textiles, and, more recently, the writers’ world. I am compelled to answer the call—all the calls!…
Too much of anything can be dangerous, and social media is no exception. Today many of us spend more time on internet-enabled devices than even…
Research in a wide range of disciplines supports the idea that mental disorders result from the complex interplay of biological, developmental, social, and environmental processes;…
A fortunate knock of luck is always welcomed by scientists and researchers, yet any treatment modalities should be novel by design rather than by serendipity.…
National Institute of Mental Health Alliance for Research Progress September 2017 Meeting Summary, Agenda, and Participant List Source: NIH
A person suffering from an anxiety disorder experiences neurology-based changes in mood and bodily functions that are discussed in more detail in this article. As…
A lot of public back-and-forth banter has been going on lately between two giant tech personalities: Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Their public debate centers…
For years as a hard-nosed neuroscientist, I’ve been baffled by the success of clinical techniques that my wife, Chris Gilbert M.D. Ph.D., has pioneered to…
Is gambling an addictive pathology that causes changes in the brain and requires treatment? Or is it merely a compulsive behaviour? This question has long…