The Brain

Brain Freeze
Calm
Brain Freeze! 

Choking during pressure-packed performances is the worst. Sharon Begley tells us why we do it, and how to avoid it. Read More 

  • Sharon Begley
  • April 21, 2015
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Compassion
Your Brain’s Greatest Blind Spot to Happiness 

Our brains are wired to chunk data and make things routine so we can handle more complex tasks, writes Elisha Goldstein. But what happens when the brain applies this method to other human beings or even the people who are dearest to us? Read More 

  • Elisha Goldstein
  • September 5, 2014
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Calm
Survival of the Kindest 

Survival of the fittest, move over. This collection of articles looks at research exploring the ways people are inherently cooperative.  Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • May 27, 2013
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