Have you ever been around someone that has been noticeably stressed and realized that yours starting to feel stressed for them?

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Our bodies have an amazing capacity to heal after injury and disease. In clinical studies, healing without an actual medical intervention is called a placebo effect and it often get's a bad reputation as "fake healing." But as the cartoon implies, not all placebo effects are equal, so this article is dedicated to understanding how our brain's can promote recovery and why this could be a central component of NeuroCAM therapies. 

In case I was too subtle with the title, this blog post is about running. I have to state up front that I have a love-hate relationship with running. I love the way I feel after a good run, that sense of empowerment. At the same time though, running is, objectively speaking, a lot of work. Amidst a hectic life, extra work sometimes feels like the last thing I want to do, but that is precisely why I should do it.

Humans expressing their natural tendencies

For my PhD, a rite-of-passage is to write a long scientific paper for other scientists.  Unfortunately, that means to most people, my prelim will sound like technobabble (any Star Trek fans?), so I’m writing a blog post about its main ideas so that everyone can read about them. Since I have recently had some great experiences with mindfulness, I’ll use it as a running example to explain some of the science in my prelim.

View from my lab (well the stairwell by it)-What does this have to do with Mindfulness?

World-renowned cyclist, Tyler Hamilton, is coming to the 2019 Branch Out Bike Tour!

We were first introduced to Lisa Poole in 2017.  She sat on our committee for Your Brain on Art and was instrumental in its success.  Since then, Lisa attended UNLIKE Minds, helped us obtained large grants and has been nothing but a tremendous support and advocate for Branch Out.

With less than 2 months to go, we know fundraising for the 2019 Branch Out Bike Tour is on your mind.  Below are a few tips and ideas to get those donations rolling in!

We're not even kidding, you could call Tyler Hamilton your teammate! Here's the deal...

Brain Awareness Week is a global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research.  It's also an initiative that encourages individuals and provides information on how to maintain and improve brain health.

The Branch Out Bike Tour has a TON of moving parts.  From setting up the route to collecting timing chips to gathering silent auction items.  Each year, we wrangle up a group of passionate Branchies to help us pull it off.  We have another GREAT Leadership Committee this year, and we’d love to introduce you to the team behind the scene!

Those who drink coffee together, stay together.