Episodes
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What Is Dementia and Is a Treatment Available?
Dementia is a chronic disorder that affects memory, thinking, behavior, and the ability to perform everyday activities.
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Animals Behave Changes When You Are Sick and Adjust
How animals can detect diseases and become attached to humans who are ill.
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Brain Aneurysms: Can Be Asymptomatic
Aneurysms can occur in any part of the brain, but they are most commonly found at the base of the brain where the arteries branch out to supply blood to the rest of the brain.
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Catatonia: Our Research of Diagnosis Ttreatment and Pathophysiology (Advanced Episode)
Catatonia is a complex clinical syndrome occurring in more than 10% of patients with acute psychiatric illnesses, and it is associated with multiple life-threatening complications. In the last several decades, renewed interest in this syndrome has led to a great deal of research and debate...
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Illeism: Why Speaking To Yourself in the Third Person Makes You Wiser
Why Speaking To Yourself in the Third Person Makes You Wiser David Robson, science journalist specializing in the extremes of the human brain, body and behavior.
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Cancer - How To Find It: Impact At Your Mental Health And Meds Treatment
Learning that you have cancer can be stressful and frightening. Knowing what to expect — from diagnosis to recovery — can empower you and help you take control of your health. This is a general overview of what cancer is, symptoms to watch for, how it’s detected, treatments and post-treatment care.
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What Causes Stuttering
What causes stuttering? A speech pathology researcher explains the science and the misconceptions around this speech disorder. Republished Under Creative Commons By Theconversation.com
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How we can Gain our Self-Control in any Scenario
Self-control is a crucial aspect of personal growth and development. It allows us to regulate our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors in a way that aligns with our values and goals.
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What if One Of Your Kid As Teenager Looks Have A Mental Issue
Mental health issues in teenagers are a common and significant concern.
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Talking To Your Children About Scary World News
News is everywhere. In the digital age, it is no longer possible to control the news we are exposed to or shield children from upsetting information. What you can do is help to minimise the negative impact it has on your children.
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Tips To Turn Down The Tinnitus
That annoying ringing, buzzing and hissing in the ear – a hearing specialist offers tips to turn down the tinnitus.
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Earworms: Why Some Songs Get Stuck In Our Heads More Than Others
Having a song stuck in one’s head, known as an earworm, is an experience that over 90% of us have on a regular basis. In the last 10 years or so, researchers have begun to investigate this phenomenon, exploring such topics as how the earworm experience varies depending on one’s personality traits...
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Why You Feel "Anxious" When Things Are Too Good — And What To Do About It
Picture this: Things are going really well in your life. Maybe you just landed a promotion, are in a happy relationship, hit a new financial milestone, or feel the healthiest you've ever felt in years.
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When Does Hungry Become Hangry?
Many people feel more irritable, annoyed, or negative when hungry – an experience colloquially called being “hangry.” The idea that hunger affects our feelings and behaviors is widespread – from advertisements to memes and merchandise.
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The Lucid Dreaming Playbook: How To Take Charge Of Your Dreams
In Tibetan Buddhism, the group of tantric techniques known as milam aim to reveal the illusory nature of waking life by having practitioners perform yoga in their dreams. This article was originally published at Aeon and has been republished under Creative Commons.
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Why Do Kids Lie, And Is It Normal?
Children typically begin lying in the preschool years, between two and four years of age. These intentional attempts at deception may worry parents, who fear their child will become a pint-sized social deviant.
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Children Understand Far More About Other Minds Than Long Believed
Until a few decades ago, scholars believed that young children know very little, if anything, about what others are thinking. Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget, who is credited with founding the scientific study of children’s thinking, was convinced that preschool children cannot consider what goes…
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5 Brain Exercises That Will Make You More Positive and Optimistic
Do brain exercises and positivity really go hand-in-hand? Do you ever wonder how some people are so darn positive? By Tina Greenbaum
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How to Cut Back On Your Internet Usage and Social Media Addiction
Internet addiction, also commonly known as Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) is described as an impulse control disorder that interferes with daily life.
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Your Body Has An Internal Clock All Based On Time Of Day
Your body has an internal clock that dictates when you eat, sleep and might have a heart attack – all based on time of day. By Shogo Sato Assistant Professor of Biology, Texas A&M University
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People Diagnosed With The Same Mental Illness Can Be Different - Research Must Address This
It’s commonly accepted that symptoms in psychiatric conditions like bipolar disorder or schizophrenia present differently between different people. Dr Van Rheenen receives funding from the NHMRC, Jack Brockhoff Foundation, University of Melbourne, Barbara Dicker Brain Sciences Foundation, Rebecca…
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A Complete Guide on Aromatherapy and Its Potential Health Benefits
What Are Essential Oils? A Complete Guide on Aromatherapy and Its Potential Health Benefits By Lauren BedoskyMedically Reviewed by Justin Laube, MD
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How to Soothe and Nourish Your Soul in Times of Overwhelm
When you discover something that nourishes your soul and brings you joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life. — Jean Shinola Boden. Please visit https://katiedejong.com/
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What is Gratitude? 5 Ways to Be Thankful
Do you want to learn more about the concept of gratitude? This article will explore the definition of gratitude, why it’s essential, and a list of ways to practice gratitude on a daily basis.
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Parenting For Your Mental Health
There are few jobs on the planet more difficult than parenting. It is an everyday effort and the goal posts for success are always shifting.
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The Science Of Superstition And Why People Believe In The Unbelievable
The number 13, black cats, breaking mirrors, or walking under ladders, may all be things you actively avoid – if you’re anything like the 25% of people in the US who consider themselves superstitious.
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How Your Mind - Under Stress - Gets Better At Processing Bad News
Some of the most important decisions you will make in your lifetime will occur while you feel stressed and anxious. From medical decisions to financial and professional ones, we are often required to weigh up information under stressful conditions.
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What Is Exposure Therapy And How Can It Treat Social Anxiety
Social anxiety is considered a disorder when people have an excessive fear of negative evaluation or judgement triggered by social or performance situations.
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The People Who Can’t Stop Day Dreaming
‘I just go into my head and enjoy it’ Says a Day Dreamer, Psychiatrists may soon recognize ‘maladaptive daydreaming’ as a clinical disorder. But what is it, and how can it be treated?
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How To Improve Your Self-Control and Build a Better You
Does improving your self-control help you become the best version of yourself? Absolutely! Before starting this journey, it is important to understand self-control and how it impacts your life.
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Psychogenic Shivers: Why We Get The Chills When We Aren’t Cold
Finally, the biological explanation relates the origins of human thought to the tremendous changes in temperature at its birth.
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Purifying Our Soul
How can work body and mind to bring balance in our lives and all the other we love. Listen to find out.