Tag: neuroscience

Your Brain Has Been Working Overtime

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Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Denise Billen-Mejia, MD (retired), Consulting Hypnotist     If you live with chronic pain, you have probably been told — or at least made to feel — that something is wrong with you. That your body has broken down. That your brain is misfiring. That the pain is somehow your fault, or in your head, or something you simply have to manage. I want to suggest a different way of looking at it. Your brain has been working overtime. Here is what I mean by that. Pain is not…

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Groundbreaking Discovery in Panic Disorder Research at Salk Institute

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSung Han, a neuroscientist at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and his team have made a ground-breaking discovery that could significantly impact the treatment of panic disorders. To control the symptoms of panic disorder, they found a fundamental brain circuit that depends on a neuropeptide known as Pituitary Adenylate Cystase-Activating Polypeptide (PACAP). This novel finding challenges the traditional focus on the amygdala, the brain’s fear centre, as the sole area responsible for panic responses. The team’s studies highlight the lateral parabrachial nucleus (PBL) in the pons region of the…

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Hypnotherapy and Coaching: The Brain’s Rewiring Blueprint

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Reading Time: 2 minutesNeuroplasticity, the brain’s dynamic ability to reorganise and adapt its neural pathways based on experiences, is a well-established concept in neuroscience. This adaptability underscores the brain’s resilience and capacity for change, with repeated thoughts and behaviours influencing its wiring. In coaching, understanding neuroplasticity offers a promising avenue for facilitating transformational change. Coaches, therapists, and other professionals harness the principles of neuroplasticity to help individuals modify habits, behaviours, and thought patterns. The goal is to shift from limiting patterns and beliefs to empowering ones. In this context, hypnotherapy emerges as a…

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