Posts Tagged ‘Robert-Sapolsky’
Peace Among Primates (Part 3)
A few days ago we published the first and second installments of this Peace Among Primates series, by neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky. Today we publish the third and final one. Peace Among Primates (Part 3) Anyone who says peace is not part of human nature knows too little about primates, including ourselves. –By Robert M. Sapolsky Natural born…
Read MorePeace Among Primates (Part 2)
(Editor’s Note: A few days ago we published the first installment of this Peace Among Primates series, by neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky. Today we publish the second installment. Next Saturday, April 19th, you can come back and read the third and final part in the series.) Peace Among Primates (Part 2) Anyone who says peace is not part…
Read MorePeace Among Primates- by Robert Sapolsky
(Editor’s Note: One of the most original minds we have ever encountered is that of Robert Sapolsky, the Stanford-based neuroscientist, primatologist, author of A Primate’s Memoir, and more. We highly recommend most of his books. Above all, for anyone interested in brain health, this is a must read and very fun: Why Zebras Don’t Get…
Read MoreStress and Neural Wreckage: Part of the Brain Plasticity Puzzle
Editor’s Note: Below you have a very insightful article on stress by Gregory Kellet, a researcher at UCSF. Enjoy! ———————————————- “My brain is fried, toast, frazzled, burnt out. How many times have you said or heard one version or another of these statements. Most of us think we are being figurative when we utter such phrases,…
Read MoreBrain Plasticity, Health and Fitness Books
As you may have noticed, we just changed a few things in our site, including preparing a more solid Resources section. Please take a look at the navigation bar at the top. One of the new pages, that we will update often, is an expanded Books page. Here are the books that we are recommending now. Fascinating books on…
Read MoreCognitive Development and Brain Research: Articles, Books, Papers (ASA)
We had a very fun session titled Teaching Brain Fitness in Your Community at an American Society on Aging (ASA) conference for health professionals a couple of weeks ago. Full house, with over 60 attendants and very good participation, showing great interest in the topic. I can’t wait to see the evaluations. These are some…
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