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An Israeli study by neuroscientist Ruth Feldman and her team, published in the journal Biological Psychiatry, shows that premature babies who are cuddled, sleep better, have greater affective attention, steadier breathing, and more regular heart rates. Every mammal...
A study in the Journal of Neuroscience. [Travis White-Schwoch et al., Older Adults Benefit from Music Training Early in Life: Biological Evidence for Long-Term Training-Driven Plasticity] has shown that music training as a child may be beneficial as we age even if you...
Starting in September 2013, Self Regulation Therapy Practitioner training can receive academic credit through the Master of Psychotherapy and Spirituality (MPS) and Master of Theological Studies (MTS) programs at St. Stephen’s College, University of Alberta campus,...
Survivors of childhood sexual abuse commonly report lingering feelings of being contaminated. This effect can lead to problems with self-esteem and body image, relationship trouble, and behavioral issues such as obsessive washing. Now a study in the January 2012 issue...
Scientific evidence shows that physical exercise helps you build a brain that not only resists shrinkage, but increases cognitive abilities. Exercise encourages your brain to work at optimum capacity by causing neurogenesis (production of new brain cells),...
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has launched a study to see whether Streptococcus bacteria, which cause strep throat, may also be responsible for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children. While many tend to assume that there is no control over...
