by admin | Jun 15, 2022 | brains, coaching and therapy, research
The insula and an alternative interpretation of the psychotherapeutic use of psychodelics There is now a growing body of evidence about the potential psychotherapeutic usability of psychodelic substances, such as ketamine, LSD, ibogaine and psylocibin, in treatment of...
by admin | Mar 18, 2022 | brains, perspectives, research
Body maps and gender dysphoria Gender dysphoria, the distressing mismatch someone feels between their gender identity and the sex they were assigned at birth, is slowly finding the recognition it deserves, with more countries and health services enabling assistance to...
by admin | Jun 19, 2020 | brains, coaching and therapy
Beliefs aren’t real… Yeah, I know, the great wisdom of countless self-development and psychotherapeutic approaches. Beliefs aren’t real, they’re all in your head, the map is not the territory. Big deal! This is such a common approach…...
by admin | Apr 16, 2019 | brains
Runner’s high, THC and some interesting connections… I don’t get runner’s high. That unique euphoric feeling you’re supposed to get after running or exercising? I have never experienced it. Now exercise can be fun at times. (It can also...
by admin | Feb 24, 2019 | brains
A bit on visual illusions There’s an optical illusion I’ve seen in one of Ramachandran’s books (I think it was Phantoms), which I’ve found very interesting for a long time. Both because, like many of the illusions he shows, it’s very easy...
by admin | Feb 5, 2019 | brains, research
Neurons that fire together, wire together… Ok, but how? One of my little pet projects is a neurology book for psychologists, coaches and the like. What most people in these fields imagine about the brain is somewhere between perplexing, preposterous and...
