by Nicola | Nov 30, 2015 | Blog
Christmas is listed as a stressful life event. So whilst the festive season may be a wonderful and joyous time for some people enjoying warm social/family gatherings, it can be a traumatic and stressful period for others. There are multiple reasons way this time of...
by Nicola | Nov 30, 2015 | Blog
Isolation hurts. Loneliness is a serious threat to body, brain and mind health. It is incredible that a sense of loneliness – an intangible feeling – leads to tangible changes in the body. Specifically, researchers have now discovered the mechanisms by...
by Nicola | Nov 30, 2015 | Blog
A brain for life will be the topic presented by Dr Nicola Gates for the thousands of participants at the 2016 annual conference Happiness and its Causes. Learn how life-style and mind-style determine your happiness – its all neuroscience after all....
by Nicola | Nov 13, 2015 | Blog
As the frenetic festive season approaches perhaps pause to consider your greatest asset – your brain. Alcohol is a psychoactive substance that crosses over the blood brain barrier and into the central nervous system. This is why we drink it – because it alters our...
