Tag Archives: mental-health

Scientists Identify a Speech Trait That Foreshadows Cognitive Decline (Lethologica). By Claire Lancaster, The Conversation. Comment: It is easy to recognise a stammer, but people who as a result of traumatic brain injury, stroke, neurodegenerative et al have aphasia we just are ignorant and treat them as stupid people who cannot form proper sentences and lose words.

Posted on July 14, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Scientists Identify a Speech Trait That Foreshadows Cognitive Decline Health12 July 2024 By Claire Lancaster, The Conversation (Smile/Getty Images) Can you pass me the whatchamacallit? It’s right over there next to the thingamajig. Many of us will experience “lethologica”, or … Continue reading →

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Source: Wired. How the Brain Decides What to Remember

Posted on July 12, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

How the Brain Decides What to Remember Electric ripples in the resting brain tag memories for storage and add credence to advice about the importance of rest. The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. György Buzsáki first … Continue reading →

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Source: Think Global Health: Mental Health Care in Rwanda: Three Decades of Resilience

Posted on July 11, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Go to homepage Governance Mental Health Care in Rwanda: Three Decades of Resilience Insights into Rwanda’s strategies and successes in building mental health services after genocide Participants hold a candlelight night vigil during a commemoration event, as Rwanda marks the … Continue reading →

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Harvard Business School: Working Knowledge. Chance Encounters: What’s at Stake in Return-to-Office Decisions. “What’s the role of the office in an increasingly virtual world?” —- “How can organizations spark collaboration among people who prefer to isolate? Andy Wu and Maria Roche discuss the value of bringing people together—and why that’s still so hard to do.

Posted on July 11, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Business Research for Business Leaders Research & Ideas Chance Encounters: What’s at Stake in Return-to-Office Decisions 09 Jul 2024| by Jen McFarland Flint, HBS Alumni Bulletin What’s the role of the office in an increasingly virtual world? How can organizations … Continue reading →

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A Bench and a Grandmother’s Ear: Zimbabwe’s Novel Mental Health Therapy Spreads Overseas. Source: The Japan Times. A simple bench in a location, it could be the canal in Dublin, with an “Elder Orphan” with lots of compassion, empathy and experience. What an we in Ireland, learn from The Japan Times focusing on a common sense initiative in impoverished Zimbabwe.

Posted on July 6, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

A Bench and a Grandmother’s Ear: Zimbabwe’s Novel Mental Health Therapy Spreads Overseas AP 11:17 JST, July 6, 2024 HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — After her son, the family’s shining light and only breadwinner, was arrested last year, Tambudzai Tembo went into … Continue reading →

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MOCA: Everyone is talking about Mental Cognitive impairment. Why? We have two potential Presidents of U.S. hovering around the age of 80 and the people would feel reassured if the MOCA test was completed on them in a professional capacity. As you can see from this it is important. Article from Harvard Gazette “Most voters back cognitive exams for older politicians. What do they measure?”

Posted on July 5, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

HEALTH Testing fitness of aging brain Liz Mineo Harvard Staff Writer June 12, 2024 8 min read Most voters back cognitive exams for older politicians. What do they measure? Amid concerns about the mental fitness of the U.S. presidential candidates — … Continue reading →

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Singularity Hub (Shelly Fan): This MIT Device Maps the Human Brain With Unprecedented Resolution and Speed

Posted on July 2, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

This MIT Device Maps the Human Brain With Unprecedented Resolution and Speed By Shelly Fan June 27, 2024 A squishy, fatty, beige-colored organ covered with grooves and ridges, the brain doesn’t look all that impressive on the surface.  But hidden … Continue reading →

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Harvard Public Health Magazine: Unhoused shows us the public health crisis under our noses

Posted on June 28, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Unhoused shows us the public health crisis under our noses We can’t solve the problem of homelessness if we look away Harvard Public Health Magazine Search Open menu  OPINION Unhoused shows us the public health crisis under our noses We can’t solve … Continue reading →

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Day by day more and more sexual abuse is reported. Private schools are not immune and it is worth watching this interview by Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer … talk about his school with teachers who were sadists, a woman “Please” who basically raped young boys. These schools moulded young people often sent to school at the age of 8. “Abuse is at its worst with people you are supposed to trust”… “Trauma has no sense of time”. Julie Samuel THERAPY WORKS. A Talk with Charles Spencer about Childhood Sexual Abuse. Where there are Predators there is Prey is a saying that captivates my personal attention and this telling of truth by a 59 year old should be told because vulnerabilities are not just about being poor; it is about people who look out for those they can abuse. Fr Shay Cullen talks about abuse of children in the Philippines via the webcam and their parents selling their children often babes in arms. There has to be a way of preventing paedophilia. Smart phones show that young boys are accessing porn and violence (through games) as young as 10.

Posted on June 27, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

91,795 views 13 Mar 2024 Therapy Works In this episode of the Therapy Works podcast, I’m speaking with Charles Spencer, who shares his traumatic experiences at a boarding school where he faced physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Charles discusses the … Continue reading →

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5 proven ways to rewire your subconscious to be your best self. Source: FASTCOMPANY

Posted on June 27, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

SUBSCRIBE advertisement 06-23-2024 MINDFULNESS AT WORK 5 proven ways to rewire your subconscious to be your best self A neuroscientist explains that even five minutes of repetition can help rewire your subconscious and lay the foundations for a new path. … Continue reading →

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