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Separate videos of the Mind-Body Symposium at the UN: Includes Jeff Scwartz's presentation

Stephanie West Allen
January 06, 2009 01:19

Just a quick post . . . Someone has taken the time to make individual videos of the presentations given at the United Nations' Mind-Body Symposium. Now you need not watch the entirety of the panels if you are only interested in one or two of the speakers. All the videos are here. (They are...

New paper "Voodoo Correlations in Social Neuroscience" may "shake up the world of social cognitive neuroscience"

Stephanie West Allen
December 30, 2008 19:03

A team of researchers analyzed a number of studies in social cognitive neuroscience. (SCN looks at such social factors as emotions, judgment, rejection, attitudes, and decisions, all important to conflict resolution, of course.) The team found that many of the findings of highly publicized studies...

Open your conflict professional mind: University of Massachusetts Med School holding its annual conference on the science of mindfulness

Stephanie West Allen
December 27, 2008 16:21

Researchers and practitioners will gather in March to discuss the science of mindfulness, as well as many of its applications. Some of the workshops may be informative for conflict professionals. For example, those still doubting that mindfulness has real and provable benefits will be able to learn...

The brain dancer: How about a little movement in your mediation? Just a little?

Stephanie West Allen
December 27, 2008 14:11

I watched a wonderful video. It is of a scientist dancing some information about the brain. Be sure to take a look at Scientists explain their work through the medium of dance (BPS Research Digest blog). Beautiful. So much conveyed with no words.I have posted before about embodied cognition and...

Here are several interviews for you on topics related to neurobiology/neuroscience

Stephanie West Allen
December 23, 2008 22:13

At this psychjourney Web site, interviewees include three who are authors of books I highly recommend (all recommended books are listed over to the right). Listen to interviews of Norman Doidge, Mario Beauregard, and Bonnie Badenach. Browse the neurobiology site; you may find other interviews that...

Professional Artistry of Mediation: Accessing more of your brain and the knowledge of your body

Stephanie West Allen
December 22, 2008 20:19

The people offering this workshop are on the same wavelength as I am, but they may not know how aligned they are with neuroscience. In the past, I have posted about using images to access different parts of the brain and of finding ways to access the body's knowledge, both of which can add much,...

Alltop has a new category: Neuroscience!

Stephanie West Allen
December 09, 2008 16:22

Take a look at http://neuroscience.alltop.com. How did this category get added? Here's the full story. Yes, I had a role; we couldn't have the brain left out, could we?

Interviews of speakers at the NeuroLeadership Summit

Stephanie West Allen
December 03, 2008 22:28

I have been adding links to these interviews as they occur. Listen to the 2008 North American NeuroLeadership Summit interviews here. The first interview is of Jeff.

Neuroleadership Summit starts tomorrow: Jeffrey Schwartz will be speaking on how attention changes the brain [Later added: Interviews of other people who presented at the NeuroLeadership Summit]

Stephanie West Allen
December 03, 2008 22:24

The first North American Neuroleadership Summit begins tomorrow, October 28, in New York. Jeff and quantum physicist Henry Stapp will be keynoting at 7 PM. Here's the program for the whole two plus days. From the Neuroleadership Web site:Areas of focus will include: The physiology of presence,...

Conference in the Rockies: Topics include conflict resolution, neuroscience, meditation

Stephanie West Allen
December 03, 2008 19:48

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