BRAIN TALK

Brain Talk is an interactive forum and resource for students, researchers and practitioners of psychology in Pakistan.

News Updates

Science News: What sort of commitment leads to successful marriages? Certain genes may play a role.

PsycPORT: Debate grows over the use of social media for suicide prevention.

Science News: New electronic applications may help schizophrenic patients suppress auditory hallucinations.

Neuroscience News: Researchers can now eavesdrop on what we're hearing, and may one day help stroke patients speak.

Anxiety: It Does My Head In EachTime

Artists and writers have long been thought to sublimate emotion into great works. Here a young poet describes the process.

The Role Of The Human Mirror Neuron System In The Production of Empathy

Mirror neurons, say neuroscientists, are the key to understanding human empathy.

A Sketch In Time

A recovered self harmer writes about her experiences and the ways in which she overcame them.

Medication As A Last Line Of Defense: The Case For Treating Depression

Therapies that draw from cognitive therapy and Buddhist meditation are gaining scientific recognition as less harmful alternatives to traditional drug therapy in the treatment of depression.

Studying Science and Loving It!

An article on MRI technology from The Box Move, a brilliant science blog created by first batch of the School of Science and Engineering, LUMS.

Art Therapy: Making Children Smile

Naya Jeevan, Network of Organizations Working for People with Disabilities, Pakistan (NOWPDP), Fullbright Alumni and certified art therapist Shazia Mohommad, joined together to form Artpreneurs For Change (AFC), in Karachi, Pakistan. This collaboration endeavors to help children with special needs.

Mind and Brain Series of The Box Move Magazine

Why do we dream? Are dreams completely random or do they equip people to better deal with real life situations? What exactly is stress and how can people reduce the stress in their lives? The Box Move Magazine - Pakistan's fist popular science magazine - answers these questions (and more!) in the Mind and Brain section of it's first volume which is on sale now!

Understanding The Mind - Beyond Psychoanalysis Towards a Cognitive Approach

The first of a series of articles that tackle how modern psychology views the mind and consciousness.

"Gay Men Do Not Exist In Pakistan", Claim Certain Psychologists.

Pushing personal beliefs is beyond the boundaries of psychological counseling. Is it time for psychologists to take the Hippocratic Oath?

On The Existence Of The Scientific Method And The Rationality Of Science

Many psychology students are unwilling scientists. They are ill informed by pop culture references about the discipline, thinking that it involves only talk therapy and 'feelings', which is untrue. Psychology follows a scientific methodology insofar as possible. This essay deals with what exactly that method is, what it implies and how it is definitely superior to dogma.

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Educational Resources

If you're interested in psychology but don't know where to begin...

A light switch for neurons

Ed Boyden from the MIT Media Lab discusses how the activity of specific neurons can be activated or deactivated by inserting genes for light sensitive proteins into their DNA.
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