Jan01

The Neuropsychotherapist Issue #4

THE NEUROPSYCHOTHERAPIST Issue #4 (Jan-March 2014) ISSN 2201-9529 The Neuropsychotherapist Members Only content MEMBERS: Be sure you are logged in to see your viewing options Members Login Not a member?  Click on Subscription to find out more. CONTENTS WELCOME TO THE FIRST EDITION of The Neuropsychotherapist for 2014. One of the greatest fascinations concerning the human mind is the profoundly complex nature of its integration with the body, the environment, relationships, genetics, and our cognitive and emotional history, to name but a few key areas. There are so many variables that the mind boggles (at least, the right...

Feb01

Weekly Report #12

Weekly Report #12 Report Links: www.psychiatrictimes.com Workshop: www.neurocompanions.com/workshops/ ShrinkRapRadio #388- William James as Progenitor of Transpersonal Psychology with Mark B. Ryan...

Jan30

Island cells and the...

Island cells and the formation of episodic memory  News Editor: Tina Pentland The ability to correctly associate temporal information in episodic memory is an essential tool for survival.  For example, animals must be able to control the fear response, based on information in memory, in...

Jan30

Does brain wiring im...

Does brain wiring impact religious belief? News Editor: Maria Kostyanaya Recent research shows that cognitive activity accompanied by generalized religious beliefs can be associated with specific brain regions. The idea that religious beliefs are associated with particular brain operations is...

Weekly Report #11 Jan24

Weekly Report #11

The Neuropsychotherapist weekly report number 11 Notes: The study mentioned by Richard Hill is by Lulu Xie, Maiken Nedergaard et al: Sleep drives metabolite clearance from the adult brain. Science, Vol 342 (6156): 373-377 The conference mentioned by Richard is the World Congress on Brain...

Jan23

Greek Gods, Narcissi...

Greek Gods, Narcissists and Psychopaths: What Do They Know about Empathy? by Debra Kaplan I am often asked how I went from Wall Street commodity option trader to trauma and sex addiction therapist.  The leap might sound rather incongruous, but in reality it was natural in a left-hemisphere,...

Jan17

Weekly Report #10

The Neuropsychotherapist Weekly Report #10 Links Our Facebook Page Stuart Hameroff & Roger Penrose. Consciousness in the universe: A review of the ‘Orch OR’ theory. Physics of Life Reviews, 2013 DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2013.08.002 Stuart Hameroff & Roger Penrose. Reply to criticism...

Jan12

Can Stories Change t...

Can Stories Change the Brain? News Editor: Maria Kostyanaya Many of us can recall at least one cherished story that had a significant impact of our life. In a recent study at Emory University researchers have identified certain biological traces that might be related to this effect: actual...

Jan10

Weekly Report #9

The Neuropsychotherapist Weekly Report #9 ShrinkRapRadio #385 – The Science of Romantic Relationships with Sue Johnson...

Jan06

Touching and Being T...

Touching And Being Touched: The Hand As A Brain Stanley Keleman This PDF is 5 MB Cite as: Keleman, S. (2014). Touching and being touched: The hand as a brain. Retrieved month day, year, from http://www.neuropsychotherapist.com/touching-and-being-touched-the-hand-as-a-brain doi:...

Jan06

Whole Psychiatry

Whole Psychiatry A David Van Nuys Interview with Robert Hedaya   MY GUEST TODAY IS ROBERT HEDAYA, M.D., whom I last interviewed two years ago on Shrink Rap Radio #260. Today we will be discussing the role of nutrition in mental health. Robert J. Hedaya, M.D., DFAPA is the founder of the...

Jan05

Food and Feelings

Food and Feelings: Nutrition and Mental Health Duane Law   Not all that long ago, the conventional wisdom was that nutrition had little to do with mental illness. Folks spending too much money in the vitamin aisle or eating organic were health nuts. Teachers and parents who swore they...

Jan04

Weekly Report #8

The Neuropsychotherapist Weekly Report #8 Weekly Report 8 1 from The Neuropsychotherapist on Vimeo.   Shrink Rap Radio #384 – Women and Wine, Her Best-Kept Secret with Gabrielle...

Jan03

The Neuroscience of ...

The Neuroscience of Talking Therapies: Implications for Therapeutic Practice Pieter Rossouw   For many years, the role of counselling has been a central focus of scientific study and discourse, which has benefited significantly more in recent times from the unique insights of...

Jan03

Neurobiological Basi...

Neurobiological Basis of Motherhood Massimo Ammaniti & Vittorio Gallese   Along with the psychological transformations that take place during pregnancy and in the first year of the baby’s life, striking changes occur in the mother’s brain with the activation of maternal care...

Jan02

Hemisphere Differenc...

Hemisphere Differences and Their Relevance to Psychotherapy Iain McGilchrist There’s a story somewhere in Nietzsche that goes something like this.  There was once a wise spiritual master who was the ruler of a small but prosperous domain, and who was known for his selfless devotion to his...

Jan01

What’s Hot in ...

What’s Hot in Neuroscience for Psychotherapy Richard Hill & Matthew Dahlitz When considering the vast amount of work being done in the fields of neuroscience and its relevance to psychotherapy, it can be a little overwhelming to say the least. Where do we start? How can we define...

Dec27

Weekly Report #7

The Neuropsychotherapist Weekly Report Number 7 The Neuropsychotherapist Weekly Report 7 from The Neuropsychotherapist on Vimeo.   Shrink Rap Radio #383 – Developments in Neuropsychotherapy with Pieter Rossouw Optogenetics, pond scum and alcohol addiction: where is the...

Dec21

Optogenetics, pond s...

Optogenetics, pond scum and alcohol addiction: where is the connection?  News Editor: Maria Kostyanaya Optogenetics, a new technology, allows researchers to control the activity of specific populations of brain cells, or neurons, using light. In it’s application it can help investigators...

Weekly Report #6 Dec20

Weekly Report #6

The Neuropsychotherapist Weekly Report Number 6 Healing Developmental Trauma with Laurence Heller http://shrinkrapradio.com/382-healing-developmental-trauma-with-laurence-heller/ Relationships First...