The Resilience Gap: How to Strengthen the Teen Brain in a Tech-Obsessed World
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Recently featured on 60 Minutes, Eva Telzer, PhD, and Mitch Prinstein, PhD, talk about what is going on inside the brain during the teen years – a key time for brain development – and the external forces helping shape it, for better or worse. Experts in this emerging field of study, they are co-directors of one of the Winston Center on Technology and Brain Development at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the only centers dedicated to studying the impact of social media on the developing mind and brain.
Mindset: Why What You Believe Matters More Than You Think
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A leading researcher on mindset and its powerful influence on health, performance and well-being, Alia Crum, PhD, is a Stanford psychologist whose research focuses on understanding how mindsets affect important outcomes outside the realm of medicine, in the domains of behavioral health and organizational behavior. Recently featured on The Mel Robbins Podcast, Dr. Crum draws on groundbreaking research from psychology and neuroscience to show how perceptions of stress, willpower and the body can alter biological responses and real-world outcomes.
Healthy Friction: The Science of Productive Disagreement
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Psychologist Eli Finkel, PhD, dissects how polarization and misperception derail productive dialogue, offering practical strategies for engaging across differences — and tools for transforming conflict into insight and competitive advantage. Founding co-director of the Litowitz Center for Enlightened Disagreement, Dr. Finkel is the Morton O. Schapiro Fellow at the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University, where he leads the Relationships And Motivation Lab (RAMLAB), and also co-host of the popular podcast Love Factually.
Mission Restored: Novel Treatments for Veterans
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A panel of distinguished veterans and brain scientists lead a candid, high-level conversation on approaches to neuroplasticity enhancement, addiction disruption, and emotional and psychological reset using psychedelic compounds, featuring former Texas Governor Rick Perry; renowned Center for BrainHealth neuroscientist Francesca Filbey, PhD; veteran and BrainHealth trainer Thad King; neuroscientist and neuroengineer Jamie Tyler, PhD; and clinical psychologist Charles Green, PhD.