by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | Neuroscience
Q&A with Lynn Nadel Over the last several decades, research led by cognitive neuroscientists has led to new understanding of the hippocampus and its core role in human memory. “The attention the hippocampus has received, and the progress that has been made in...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Tuesday, October 10, 2023 | Neuroscience
Zulkayda Mamat has always been interested in the interplay between memory and trauma. Ethnically Uyghur, Mamat left China when she was 12 years old, becoming part of the diaspora community. She has borne witness to the mass trauma experienced by the Uyghurs, at least...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Monday, September 25, 2023 | Neuroscience
When I was very young, my family visited Disney World, and for years after, I had a fairly vivid memory of the Dumbo ride: the elephants spun around vertically like a Ferris wheel. When I returned there decades later as an adult with my own family, I was stunned to...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Thursday, August 24, 2023 | Neuroscience
As a master’s student studying paranormal beliefs and parapsychology some 15 years ago, Christian Rominger stumbled upon a paper by Paola Bressan about “meaningful coincidences” and why they might happen. “What really caught my attention about meaningful coincidences...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Thursday, August 3, 2023 | Neuroscience
When I was young, I remember first hearing the phrase “out-of-body experience” in reference to the Shirley Maclaine TV series “Out on a Limb.” At the time, I remember thinking of it as a mystical, mysterious state. Now, researchers know these experiences can happen...