The Do’s and Don’ts of Harnessing Technology (and Anxiety) for Good

Wel­come to a new edi­tion of Sharp­Brains’ e‑newsletter, fea­tur­ing impor­tant brain & men­tal health news plus a few fun brain teasers to test your rea­son­ing skills and more… #1. Chal­lenge ahead: Har­ness­ing tech­nol­o­gy for good men­tal health “Tech­nol­o­gy can not only help us grow out of unhealthy habits, it is also pos­si­ble to expand human mental…

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Q&A with Dr. Wendy Suzuki on the parasympathetic nervous system and harnessing anxiety for good

Anx­i­ety can feel like a heavy weight that we didn’t ask to car­ry. Who wouldn’t love to get rid of it? But neu­ro­sci­en­tist Wendy Suzu­ki wants to chal­lenge the way we look at our anx­i­ety. In fact, her new book is called Good Anx­i­ety: Har­ness­ing the Pow­er of the Most Mis­un­der­stood Emo­tion. If you’re skep­ti­cal, so…

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