Pioneer Dr. Michael Merzenich weighs on the curious brain!

Artist of the Month: F/Myles

And you thought music was just good for the soul… now it’s good for the brain!

With the global economy sucking air leaving increasing numbers of unemployed, the buzz on creativity is back!

Of the four days dedicated to cross fertilizing of ideas, TED Day 2 was clearly dedicated to celebrating cultural creatives. The thematic words alone give you the BIG idea: See. Understand. Invent. Dream.
For TEDsters raised on Enlightenment values, the 4-part Quixotic platform was music to their ears. To those bred on the Who’s TOMMY, [...]

For all of the somanaunts, neuronauts, neuroleaders and seekers of yogic meditation, an auspicious holiday message shared by the unsung poet laureate of the yoga community: YogaDawg, author of My Third Eye Itches:

It happened in a Saturday morning yoga class. Exhausted from preparations for the holidays, the yogi was looking forward to a yoga [...]

The Platform: The New Idea Lab: The Urban Pod
The Twitter: Cat Naps are back in!
The Big Idea: Deep rest influences creative synthesis of ideas!
Remember kindergarten “quiet time”? — Those rows of squeaky cots, the whispering, the agony of waiting out time until we could get up to play!? Well leave it to [...]

Well the summer solstice is here bringing with it much news from the neuroscience sector. 2008 is truly proving to be the Year of the Brain!!!!
In case you haven’t noticed, more brain empowerment and anti-aging gizmos and gadgets are entering the internet market designed to increase neuroplasticity. (Look for my upcoming blogs on [...]

Whether you’re thinking future spring season fashion or sports, Taiwanese researchers have taken baseball caps to a new level of design. The story below explains the “science of mind” whereby the wireless and portable cap can detect EEG signals and send feedback in real time.
Imagine the biofeedback possibilities in schools world wide, when teachers [...]

Well, May has rolled into town. The jacarandas are turning Los Angeles into a “purple haze” and the star jasmine buds send wafting scents of Pacific Rim sweetness into the air.
As seasons change, so does the discussion regarding neuroscience and its far reaching affects visual art, literature and religion. As all of the [...]