Professor Alan Pearce is a neuroscientist with an interest in understanding the physiology of the brain following mild brain injury. He has been focussed on this area since 2008 and has received international recognition for his work both in academic circles and wider community....
By Jacob Andreae
Lucid dreaming is a state in which you are asleep and dreaming, but aware, and can control your dreams. Sounds pretty cool, right?! Apart from being cool, it could be used to heal yourself, and it might be easier than you think.
As soon as I read about this, I was...
By Jacob Andreae
What you think about — everything from the food you eat to the stress you experience — directly influences how your body responds. Even doing all the right things for your health may be undermined by simply thinking negatively about them. Positive thinking is a key...
By Jacob Andreae
Around 200,000 years ago, our brains stopped growing, and about 10,000 years ago, they actually began to shrink. The human brain is the most powerful “computer” on the planet. And it has modest beginnings.
Where did it all begin?
The story begins in the...
By Jacob Andreae
Who are you? Really ponder that question. I bet you come up with your name. But who is that strange combination of letters, which are just sounds that come from the way you push air out of your mouth and manipulate your cheeks, tongue and lips?
Your brain makes sense of...
Even thoughts have the power to physically change your brain. Thoughts stimulate the release of neurotransmitters, which are the chemical substances that allow your brain to communicate with itself and your body. Neurotransmitters control a range of biological functions such as the release of...
Negative experiences such as long-term stress shrink your brain. Positive and new experiences cause it to grow. You can in fact, attract more of what you want, simply by thinking about it.
These are the concepts that led me into further tertiary studies in psychology. I was...
