The amygdala and the hippocampus -- structures in the brain that are involved in emotion, learning, and memory -- have been found to play...

People with psychopathic traits are predisposed toward antisocial behavior that can result in "unsuccessful" outcomes such as...

Mindfulness can be seen as a panacea for all things these these days. However, it needs to be subjected to more rigorous study in order...

The expression of many genes that have previously been associated with autism is abnormal also in violent psychopathy, a new study shows....

In lectures I often stress the importance of naming emotions in the client in the here and now. My mantra is always that a named emotion...

I am very interested in how sacred values operate within the brain. In general terms, we are quite good on the mechanics of the brain...

Experiences such as poverty, residential instability, or parental divorce or substance abuse, also can lead to changes in a child's brain...

In a first of its kind review, published in World Psychiatry -- the world's leading psychiatric research journal, the researchers...

Growing evidence shows that the brain's dopamine system, which drives motivation, is directly affected by chronic, low-grade...

Teenage girls with problematic social behavior display reduced brain activity and weaker connectivity between the brain regions...

Adolescence is associated with the maturation of cognitive functions, such as working memory, decision-making, and impulsivity control....

For those who have done mental health or dual diagnosis training with me will know, I show some very simple ways to lift depression. ...

This study interested me for two reasons. Firstly is the fact it illustrates a point I make in lecturers about how oxytocin can reduce...

Whilst it is a widely held view that depression is the result of life events alone, this model fails to recognize that these events are...

Babies are not blank slates. They come with a lot of pre-programming that is awaiting activation. A great example of this is language. ...

After one night of inadequate sleep, brain activity ramps up in pain-sensing regions while activity is scaled back in areas responsible...

In working with trauma I often use approaches that help people re-write memories in order to reduce the emotional distress. Whilst this...

The best description of the role of the Prefrontal Cortex of our brains (our sticky-out foreheads) is that it allows us to do the right...

In training and lectures I discuss the role of developing HD 4K goals to support motivational enhancement with clients as well as reduce...

Traumatic experiences can become deeply entrenched in a person's memory. How can fears following a traumatic event be reduced in the long...