The Power of Now
Posted on October 31, 2007 - Filed Under News | 1 Comment
I recently attended a two day talk here in New York City, given by Eckart Tolle, the author of The Power of Now, a best-selling self-help book, and a number of related books and tapes. For those who are not aware, Mr. Tolle’s major thesis goes something like this: Most of us live most of [...]
Read More..>>Dependency
Posted on October 11, 2007 - Filed Under Philosophy | Leave a Comment
Dependency and independence represent one of the fundamental issues which we as psychotherapists and physicians must struggle. There is a fundamental conflict between our dependence on our patients for our livelihoods, and our duty to encourage their independence and self-reliance, which I think is not acknowledged enough. This issue can be most easily appreciated in [...]
Read More..>>Liberal Brain, Conservative Brain?
Posted on October 1, 2007 - Filed Under News | 1 Comment
In a fascinating study published in Nature Neuroscience online entitled: Neurocognitive correlates of liberalism and conservatism, David M. Amodio at NYU and others at UCLA found intriguing evidence that liberals and conservatives actually have differing brain function:
I was able to download the full study, which was a randomized study involving 43 right handed participants. (Left-handed [...]
