brain health

We've all heard of the placebo effect, the remarkable ability of positive expectations to make us feel better. But what about its darker twin? In her new book, ‘This Book May Cause Side Effects, The Curious and Dangerous Power of the Nocebo Effect, Placebo's Evil Twin.’ Dr. Helen Pilcher explores how negative expectations can produce very real symptoms, intensify pain, and even contribute to illness.Pilcher is a science writer and former scientist with advanced training in neuroscience and a former reporter for ‘Nature.’ Her new book takes us from chronic pain and medication side effects to mass psychogenic illness, asking a provocative question, can what we believe about our health actually change our health?

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.You may have been told when you were a kid, “If you keep watching that TV, you’ll rot your brain!”There might be some truth to that.And we’ll learn about a transmissible cancer found in a common catfish.

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.You may have been told when you were a kid, “If you keep watching that TV, you’ll rot your brain!”There might be some truth to that.And we’ll learn about a transmissible cancer found in a common catfish.

"The Busy Brain Cure" by Dr. Romie Mushtaq is the culmination of 20+ years of clinical research as a brain doctor and experience in corporate wellness as a Chief Wellness Officer.

Bestselling YA author Andrea Buchanan lost her mind while crossing the street one blustery March morning. The cold winter air triggered a coughing fit,…