You probably know that I strongly recommend that you spend 10-30 (or more) minutes every day at the brain gym...
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Are Crime and Incarceration Predictable and Preventable?
March 24, 2015
As an alumnus, I recently read an article published in the Johns Hopkins Magazine written about a part-time faculty member...
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Chris Borland Chooses Brain Health Over NFL Career
March 17, 2015
A few days ago, a young linebacker on the San Francisco 49ers, clearly destined to be a star player in...
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Acetylcholine Release Amps Up Brain’s Plasticity
March 5, 2015
I met yesterday with a former doctoral student, now a professor at the University of Texas in Dallas, Michael Kilgard....
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Are “Helicopter Parents” Creating a …
February 25, 2015
One of the negative consequences of our high tech- and fear-dominated modern culture is the systematic withdrawal of children from...
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Research in Maori Community Yields Hope for Huntington’s
February 12, 2015
I have just returned from a couple weeks in New Zealand, where I am collaborating with Dr. Melanie Cheung and...
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Podcast: Highlights from “Neuroplasticity and Healing” Summit…
December 15, 2014
Did you miss the "Neuroplasticity and Healing" Summit with the Dalai Lama, Dr. Michael Merzenich, Dr. Edward Taub, and Norman...
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Video: Michael Merzenich in Conversation with the Dalai Lama
October 29, 2014
Of all the neuroscientists in the world, who had the honor of sharing the stage with the Dalai Lama last...
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