Posts Tagged ‘cognitive behaviour therapy’
Building cognitive reserve helps delay memory and thinking decline regardless of genetic or childhood markers
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring timely brain news and a few fun brain teasers to test your perceptual and cognitive skills. #1. Study: Building cognitive reserve helps delay memory and thinking decline regardless of genetic or childhood markers “While our childhood can influence our memory and thinking skills later in life,…
Read MoreDebunking the “chemical imbalance” theory yet not throwing out the antidepressant baby with the bathwater
A recent study found inconsistent evidence linking the neurotransmitter serotonin to depression. In an article for The Conversation, the authors of the study concluded that it is impossible to say that taking SSRI antidepressants is worthwhile. But is it safe to conclude that serotonin is not involved in depression or that modern antidepressants aren’t helpful…
Read MoreStudy: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), not medication, drives long-term rewiring of the brain to help reduce psychosis symptoms
Talking therapy changes the brain’s wiring, study reveals for first time (ScienceDaily): “A new study from King’s College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has shown for the first time that cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) strengthens specific connections in the brains of people with psychosis, and that these stronger connections are associated…
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