The Smell of Fear, An Epigenetic Trauma

The Christian Bible notes “the sins of the father” can pass from one generation to another, denoting the need for each person to take full responsibility for his or her own values as they create a ripple effect upon the world. It seems as though science is saying the same thing. When U-M psychiatrist and […]

5 Facts You Need to Know About Your Brain

Although we’ve been studying it for decades, the human brain remains one of the biggest mysteries in our bodies. The NeurosculptingⓇ Institute was formed to help clients train and shape their brains — and in doing so, we also educate clients about neurobiology and neurophysiology. Here are a handful of surprising facts you might learn […]

3 Simple Practices to Train your Brain, Mitigate Stress and Be in the WOW! – By Shanti Medina

Neuroscience has shown that we can train our brain to create a new mind/body map with the choices we make on how we mitigate stress and subsequently grow a new brain.  In order to make such choices and shifts in our neurology, we need to feel safe and empowered to down-regulate and re-calibrate our nervous […]

Stepping Bravely into Wholeness – Excerpt from “Neurosculpting”

Are you living fully? Do you end each day with a full exhale knowing that you created each moment with intention, vibrance, and your best self? If your answer is “no”, then you are quite normal. And if you’re tired of being normal, then you can take comfort knowing that in each and every moment […]

What exactly is Neuroplasticity? – Excerpt from the book “Neurosculpting”

With all the latest science buzzing around the idea of neuroplasticity, what exactly does it mean to your life? Neuroplasticity is the idea that although we once thought the brain was fixed in its anatomical function and structure, it’s actually adaptable. We are not dealt an unchangeable hand at all. At one point, our mental […]

Beauty is in the Brain of the Beholder

We used to think beauty was in the eye of the beholder. We attribute so much of our sighted world to the complex workings of the eyes.They eyes are a most remarkable part of the brain. Yes, the eyes are technically brain matter with pre-ganglionic cells in the retina that have neurotransmitter signaling just like […]

Seeing ourselves in each other…it’s more important than you think!

Have you ever heard yourself say “do you know what I mean?” during a casual conversation? This is such a common place expression that many of us use it in our regular speech patterns without putting much thought to it. The truth is that our mental health actually depends far more on this concept than we […]

Oxytocin – The Dark Side of the Love Molecule

With the recent popularity of neuroscience for public consumption the neurotransmitter Oxytocin has gained the nick-name “The Love Molecule”. Who wouldn’t want more love, right? This neurotransmitter is know to be the bonding chemical released during sex, a mother and child nursing, and during heightened moments of trust. There are oxytocin nasal sprays marketed to […]

I resent your tone of voice!

Although there can be too much generalization out there about being either right-brained or emotional beings, or left-brained logical beings, one thing seems clear to neuroscience: we default to prosody, or tone of voice, over the semantic meaning of words when push comes to shove. As babies we need to understand tone of voice before […]

Cynicism May be Leading You to Dementia

Do you suspect others have ulterior motives more often than not? Do you feel that others only assist you because they’ll want something in return? If you tend to look at the world through this lens you may be more inclined to develop dementia in your later years! Social Cognitive neuroscience is consistently finding links […]