Neuroscience

Reducing dementia risk
Alcohol and drugs rewire your brain by changing how your genes work – research is investigating how to counteract addiction’s effect

Alcohol and other drugs can overpower the reward pathways of the brain... But in recent years, we have learned that brain gene activity can be [...]

Creating Community
Here’s why some people are willing to challenge bullying, corruption and bad behavior, even at personal risk

"Psychologists like me describe those who are willing to defend their principles in the face of potentially negative social consequences such as disapproval, ostracism and [...]

Mindful Presence - body, mind, spirit
How brains do what they do is more complex than what anatomy on its own suggests

"... my team’s bioengineering research focuses on relationships between brain structure and function. The overall goal is to scientifically explain all the connections – both [...]

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