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How ‘Brain Hacking’ Could Help Fight Alzheimer’s, Depression and More

By Susannah Cahalan — 2020

Millions suffer from conditions without known causes. Some contend with constant pain, many live with unrelenting mental anguish. None of them know why. Now a groundbreaking theory of brain illness — presented in a thrilling new book by science journalist Donna Jackson Nakazawa called “The Angel and the Assassin” (Ballantine Books) — offers big answers by pointing to the tiny packages called microglia.

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Emotional Resilience in the Age of Rage: Ralph De La Rosa and Dr. Rick Hanson

Join me as I chat live with Ralph De La Rosa-a therapist, meditation teacher, storyteller, and musician. He is the author of The Monkey is the Messenger and has been featured in GQ, SELF, Women's Health, and Elephant Journal.

Ralph De La Rosa

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Love and Anger in the Time of Corona | Dr. Rick Hanson

In this talk from Dr. Rick Hanson for his Wednesday Night Meditation Talk series, he covers love and anger in the time of Corona. During the Coronavirus pandemic, many are experiencing a wide range of feelings, and Dr. Hanson offers some perspective to help you handle this challenging time.

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Dr. Rick Hanson Speaking at the Neuroplasticity and Education Conference - October 25, 2013

Dr. Rick Hanson speaking at the Neuroplasticity and Education: Strengthening the Connection conference presented by the Eaton Educational Group at the Westin Bayshore Hotel on October 25, 2013.

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Rick Hanson Speaking on the Not-Craving Brain

Rick Hanson Speaking on The Not-Craving Brain at Mindfulness Conference by FACES Conferences.

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Neuroplasticity: Rick Hanson Explains How to Use Our Minds to Change Our Brains

Rick Hanson explains how we can use our minds to change our brains to change our minds for the better. This video was taken at the Greater Good Science Center in UC Berkeley as part of the Science of a Meaningful Life Series.

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Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence

Why is it easier to ruminate over hurt feelings than it is to bask in the warmth of being appreciated? Because your brain evolved to learn quickly from bad experiences and slowly from good ones, but you can change this.

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Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness

These days it’s hard to count on the world outside. So, it’s vital to grow strengths inside like grit, gratitude, and compassion—the key to resilience, and to lasting well-being in a changing world. True resilience is much more than enduring terrible conditions.

Rick Hanson, Forrest Hanson

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Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom

If you change your brain, you can change your life. Great teachers like the Buddha, Jesus, Moses, Mohammed, and Gandhi were all born with brains built essentially like anyone else’s―and then they changed their brains in ways that changed the world.

Rick Hanson, Richard Mendius, Daniel Siegel (foreword), Jack Kornfield (preface)

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Neuroscience