Researchers uncover how to boost learning efficiency in neurofeedback

Brightbraincentre/ July 31, 2017/ Brain plasticity and Neurobiology, Neurofeedback, Neuroscientific research, Neurotherapy, Peak performance and Cognitive Enhancement, Psychological well-being

Researchers from the HSE Centre for Cognition & Decision Making and the (Institute of Problems of Mechanical Engineering, Russian Academy of Sciences conducted a series of experiments in which participants learned to increase through neurofeedback the amount of Alpha waves produced by their brains. The scientists wanted to find out which characteristics of the Alpha bursts participants actually learned to control through

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Our Brains Synchronize During Conversation

Brightbraincentre/ July 29, 2017/ Bright Brain Centre London, Neuroscientific research, Psychological well-being

The rhythms of brainwaves between two people taking part in a conversation begin to match each other. This is the conclusion of a study published in Scientific Reports, led by the Basque research centre BCBL. According to scientists, this interbrain synchrony may be a key factor in understanding language and interpersonal communication.The team, led by Alejandro Pérez, Manuel Carreiras and Jon

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Psychology study finds adverse childhood experiences transfer from one generation to the next

Brightbraincentre/ June 28, 2017/ Affective disorders and Emotion regulation, Developmental Neuroscience, Psychological well-being

Women who suffer four or more adverse childhood experiences before the age of 18 are more likely to face pregnancy and postpartum problems, which they may in turn pass on to their children in a “cascade of risk,” according to a new study in the Journal of Pediatrics. The study, led by the University of Calgary’s Sheri Madigan—Canada Research Chair

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Bright Brain Centre at the Mind Lab of the Mindful Living Show

Brightbraincentre/ May 20, 2017/ Bright Brain Centre London, Neuroscientific research, Psychological well-being

Come and visit us at the Mind Lab at the Mindful Living Show on June 2nd and 3rd in the Business Design Centre London! Have a peak inside your brain and find out how worrying, relaxing, feeling compassionate or thinking of a chocolate cake affects your brain activity! Listen to your heart conveying messages of how your body feels and

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