In the developed world our lives have speeded up immensely and yet: There are still only 24 hours in a day We have a body that needs to: Rest, Eat, Move We have a mind that needs to: Rest, Learn, Enjoy We have a spirit that needs to: Dance, Communicate, Create Relaxation is a highly [...]
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a common neuro-developmental condition affecting one in 68 people in the United States. It's generally understood that there is a genetic aspect to ASD (it often runs in families), though environmental triggers may also play a role. Recent studies by scientists in the Department of Neurosciences at Washington University School of [...]
HeaducationUK, launched by The Shaw Mind Foundation, along with key allies from the charity sector, mental health activists and clinical psychologists, is the national crusade for compulsory mental health education in the UK. The aim is to make mental health education (MHE) compulsory in every primary and secondary school in the UK. A petition raised earlier in the [...]
Savant syndrome is a rare, but extraordinary, condition in which persons with serious mental disabilities, including autistic disorder, have some ‘island of genius’ which stands in marked, incongruous contrast to overall handicap. As many as one in 10 persons with autistic disorder have such remarkable abilities in varying degrees, although savant syndrome occurs in other [...]
An exciting discovery has been made by scientists as they have uncovered that the human brain contains structures and shapes that may have up to eleven dimensions. Neuroscientists welcome the findings saying: “We have found a world that we had never imagined before.” With the help of mathematical methods of algebraic topology, scientists have fond [...]
Magnus Carlsen is a 21 year old chess prodigy who is known as 'The Mozart of Chess' due to what many class as his superhuman way of playing the game. As nobody really knew how Mozart wrote amazing and complicated concertos at a young age, nobody has seen the like of Magnus Carlsen before. Magnus says [...]
If the eyes are the window to the soul, then words are the gateway to the mind. Words represent thoughts. The closest one person can get to understanding another person's thoughts is to listen to the words that he or she speaks or writes. Certain words reflect the behavioral characteristics of the person who spoke or wrote [...]
Since 1995, Mohamed Bzeek has exclusively taken in foster children with terminal illnesses. Mr Bzeek has cared for more than 40 children because he feels that it's his duty as a Muslim to help those in need. "It's the big factor, my faith, because I believe as a Muslim we need to extend our hand to help people who need us. [...]
Imagine a member of your family comes home and when you get up to greet them you decide that actually this isn't the family member that you love and know so well.... Capgras Syndrome is what's known as a delusional misidentification. It's the opposite of déjà vu. People with Capgras Syndrome think that their spouse, family [...]
How do we learn? And how do some people learn more quickly than other? Dr Lara Boyd, a Brain Researcher at the University of British Colombia, has studied the brain for many years. She says 'it is one of the great frontiers in understanding human physiology - what makes us who we are? What we [...]
