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Foundations for the default mode of brain operation are set in utero and give more evidence that traits and sensitivities are formed early in utero, giving agency to the fetus we aren't aware of.https://neurosciencenews.com/organoid-cognition-neurodevelopment-29974/
November 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Foundations for the default mode of brain operation are set in utero and give more evidence that traits and sensitivities are formed early in utero, giving agency to the fetus we aren't aware of.https://neurosciencenews.com/organoid-cognition-neurodevelopment-29974/
Childhood trauma alters the HPA axis that keeps the nervous system on hyperalert, making them more reactive, impulsive and aggressive. This research gives us a deeper layer of understanding that is very useful.https://neurosciencenews.com/trauma-aggression-self-harm-29901/
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Childhood trauma alters the HPA axis that keeps the nervous system on hyperalert, making them more reactive, impulsive and aggressive. This research gives us a deeper layer of understanding that is very useful.https://neurosciencenews.com/trauma-aggression-self-harm-29901/
Impossible goals are often part of a pattern of perfectionism to gain love and admiration from significant others who are dismissive and cold - leading to a fear that giving up the impossible goals will lead to permanent loss of connection.https://neurosciencenews.com/quitting-goals-wellbeing-29944/
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Impossible goals are often part of a pattern of perfectionism to gain love and admiration from significant others who are dismissive and cold - leading to a fear that giving up the impossible goals will lead to permanent loss of connection.https://neurosciencenews.com/quitting-goals-wellbeing-29944/
Sensory overload may contribute to tantrums, but discounts the internal emotional overload of raw emotions that are not identified and reflected upon by adults around the child.https://neurosciencenews.com/sensory-overload-tantrum-29968/
November 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Sensory overload may contribute to tantrums, but discounts the internal emotional overload of raw emotions that are not identified and reflected upon by adults around the child.https://neurosciencenews.com/sensory-overload-tantrum-29968/
This invasive disease carrier is showing up in places it really shouldn't be www.motherjones.com/environment/...
This invasive disease carrier is showing up in places it really shouldn't be
A mosquito that can spread chikungunya, dengue, and Zika is now thriving in western Colorado and elsewhere.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This invasive disease carrier is showing up in places it really shouldn't be www.motherjones.com/environment/...
Fans whose sports team loses activate area of the brain where impulse control is regulated, resulting in higher chance of aggression - also extrapolated to other forms of fanatic adherence to identity groups.https://neurosciencenews.com/sport-fanatic-neuroscience-29924/
November 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Fans whose sports team loses activate area of the brain where impulse control is regulated, resulting in higher chance of aggression - also extrapolated to other forms of fanatic adherence to identity groups.https://neurosciencenews.com/sport-fanatic-neuroscience-29924/
Age onset of depression - before 25, has strong genetic ties to suicidal risk. Suggests more attention and treatment options for young adults with depression. But mental health isn't sexy and doesn't get the funds it needs.https://neurosciencenews.com/genetic-depression-suicide-neuroscience-29937/
November 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Age onset of depression - before 25, has strong genetic ties to suicidal risk. Suggests more attention and treatment options for young adults with depression. But mental health isn't sexy and doesn't get the funds it needs.https://neurosciencenews.com/genetic-depression-suicide-neuroscience-29937/
Hormonal and gut differences appear to be influencial in women being more likely to have worse Long Covid. Who's going to call it out as DEI?https://neurosciencenews.com/long-covid-women-neurology-29932/
November 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Hormonal and gut differences appear to be influencial in women being more likely to have worse Long Covid. Who's going to call it out as DEI?https://neurosciencenews.com/long-covid-women-neurology-29932/
Evidence about microbiome and brain wiring in infants linked to later mood disorders, should evoke curiosity about diet and psychogical environment in collaboration with each other.https://neurosciencenews.com/depression-microbiome-toddler-29876/
November 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Evidence about microbiome and brain wiring in infants linked to later mood disorders, should evoke curiosity about diet and psychogical environment in collaboration with each other.https://neurosciencenews.com/depression-microbiome-toddler-29876/
Flatness of emotion often has a purpose within a marriage that serves to maintain a sense of merger with a partner - where feeling one’s juices can sabotaging. But it doesn’t have to be that way if each person undertakes the scary task of individuation. losangeleswestsidetherapy.com/when-does-de...
When Does Desire For Life Become Dangerous in a Marriage? - LA Westside Therapy
The need to be merged with a loved one is threatened by a desire for life, becoming dangerous, resulting in a flatness of emotion.
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November 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Flatness of emotion often has a purpose within a marriage that serves to maintain a sense of merger with a partner - where feeling one’s juices can sabotaging. But it doesn’t have to be that way if each person undertakes the scary task of individuation. losangeleswestsidetherapy.com/when-does-de...
We can all remember an adult who held on too long or too tightly to claim ownership or evoke jealousy in another. This research elaborates on the personality types that use touch for coercion.https://neurosciencenews.com/dark-triad-touch-manipulation-29838/
October 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We can all remember an adult who held on too long or too tightly to claim ownership or evoke jealousy in another. This research elaborates on the personality types that use touch for coercion.https://neurosciencenews.com/dark-triad-touch-manipulation-29838/
Overwhelming guilt can be a useful constraint against the motivation to take care of yourself and be proud of it. Here's how I helped a client understand why she hid behind guilt to avoid authenticity. losangeleswestsidetherapy.com/helping-my-c...
October 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Overwhelming guilt can be a useful constraint against the motivation to take care of yourself and be proud of it. Here's how I helped a client understand why she hid behind guilt to avoid authenticity. losangeleswestsidetherapy.com/helping-my-c...
How Psychological defenses get formed and work in adult relationships. Part 5. Shelly and Liam meet and complement one another. She wants fusion, he suffocates. Their defenses get played out. youtu.be/F9eAsE1fNgU
Shelly and Liam Fit like a Glove in Adult Life Until Their Emotional Conflicts Pose Threats
YouTube video by Dr. Jeanette Raymond
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October 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
How Psychological defenses get formed and work in adult relationships. Part 5. Shelly and Liam meet and complement one another. She wants fusion, he suffocates. Their defenses get played out. youtu.be/F9eAsE1fNgU
Brain scans show less cortical areas for children living unequal lives that mark their adult lives in profound ways. neurosciencenews.com/income-inequ...
Income Inequality Reshapes Children’s Brains and Mental Health - Neuroscience News
A large-scale neuroimaging study of over 10,000 U.S. children reveals that income inequality in society is tied to structural and functional brain changes that predict poorer mental health outcomes.
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October 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Brain scans show less cortical areas for children living unequal lives that mark their adult lives in profound ways. neurosciencenews.com/income-inequ...
There's a natural rhythm to walking involving coordination with all parts of the body that allows the senses to be more sensitive to external sounds, perhaps lessening the inner chatter that detracts from reality.https://neurosciencenews.com/auditory-processing-walking-29751
October 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
There's a natural rhythm to walking involving coordination with all parts of the body that allows the senses to be more sensitive to external sounds, perhaps lessening the inner chatter that detracts from reality.https://neurosciencenews.com/auditory-processing-walking-29751
Interesting discovery of sugary drinks interacting with a gut microbiome linked to depression in women! Is it sugar in the drink, the craving for sugar or something else peculiar to women?https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/WhctKLbmnFcggkmrWRzNHPRbPtsbWkgzxFNtxKxKWJgzvLvrBDfqmtMsCzhXfQvrnCHPRNB
October 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Interesting discovery of sugary drinks interacting with a gut microbiome linked to depression in women! Is it sugar in the drink, the craving for sugar or something else peculiar to women?https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/WhctKLbmnFcggkmrWRzNHPRbPtsbWkgzxFNtxKxKWJgzvLvrBDfqmtMsCzhXfQvrnCHPRNB
How Unresolved Sibling Rivalry in Childhood Leads to Co-dependent Adult Relationships losangeleswestsidetherapy.com/how-unresolv...
How Unresolved Sibling Rivalry in Childhood Leads to Co-dependent Adult Relationships - LA Westside Therapy
unresolved sibling rivalry influences partner choice to unravel the need for victory without the loss of attachment.
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October 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
How Unresolved Sibling Rivalry in Childhood Leads to Co-dependent Adult Relationships losangeleswestsidetherapy.com/how-unresolv...
Skin-to-skin contact regulates emotions, offers safety and boosts brain development. That's why we like massages! Regulating the nervous system allows integration of information that can be used for cognitive and emotional maturity.https://neurosciencenews.com/skin-contact-brain-development-29745/
September 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Skin-to-skin contact regulates emotions, offers safety and boosts brain development. That's why we like massages! Regulating the nervous system allows integration of information that can be used for cognitive and emotional maturity.https://neurosciencenews.com/skin-contact-brain-development-29745/
Whether boys are better able to listen to body cues than girls may be a lesser factor than the psychological sense of feeling emotionally sated. Girls may be responding to a need for longer nurturing episodes than boys who want to be physically active socially. neurosciencenews.com/saiety-neuro...
Boys Adjust Calorie Intake After Snacks While Girls Keep Eating - Neuroscience News
A new study found that young boys adjusted their food intake at mealtime when they had already eaten a fruit snack, but girls did not. The findings suggest that boys are more likely to listen to their...
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September 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Whether boys are better able to listen to body cues than girls may be a lesser factor than the psychological sense of feeling emotionally sated. Girls may be responding to a need for longer nurturing episodes than boys who want to be physically active socially. neurosciencenews.com/saiety-neuro...