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Brain to MindCasey at the Bat: Baseball legends editionCasey at the BatBaseball Legends EditionCheck it out https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHK98Y3V 2025-07-1604 min
Brain to MindHow Picasso Hacked Your Brain NetworksEven if you’ve never stepped foot into a museum, you’ve heard the name Pablo Picasso. After all, he was one of the most influential painters of the twentieth century. He lived from 1881 to 1973. That’s a long life and he created ridiculously good art from his early youth all the way through his final years on earth.What’s more, the style of Picasso’s artwork changed dramatically throughout his career. That’s what I want to talk about today: How does neuroscience provide a lens through which to understand Picasso’s changing art styles?Believe it...2025-05-2410 minBrain to MindMagic Mushrooms Alter Brain WiringTo learn more check out https://brain2mind.substack.com/p/are-magic-mushrooms-a-magic-bullet2025-05-1402 minBrain to MindAzazel's Public House: a Paranormal Thriller NovelCheck it out: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FDDXJ9SN 2025-05-0600 minBrain to Mindof Paint and Pancakes: A medical fiction novelCheck it out https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLH12SPY 2025-04-3001 minBrain to Mindof Paint and Pancakesof Paint and Pancakesa medical fiction novelCheck it out https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLH12SPY 2025-04-0301 minBrain to MindAzazel’s Public HouseA paranormal thriller novelCheck it out: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B9NJYSYG2025-03-2200 minBrain to MindYour brain on nutsHow almonds and walnuts benefit your brain.Quick! Without peeking, which do you like better, almonds or walnuts?2025-03-1601 minBrain to MindPersist or Desist: How your brain decides when to throw in the towelAre you the gal that faces Hopeless odds yet still holds out Hope? Or are you the dude that Folds like a lawn chair after the first setback? The right path, of course, is somewhere in between. Want to learn more? Check out https://brain2mind.substack.com/p/persist-or-desist2025-03-0802 minBrain to MindThe Mozart Effect: How Music Boosts Your BrainTo learn more, check out The Mind Unlocked: Neurological, Nutritional and Behavioral Paths to Free Your Brain's Potential https://www.amazon.com/dp/14766922542025-02-2304 minBrain to MindFelix Hoenniker Medical Murder MysteryFelix isn't looking for trouble. His day job as a neurosurgeon at a gritty New York City trauma hospital keeps him plenty busy. If there's one thing he can't stand, though, it's injustice. Especially when the powerful wrong the powerless in the worst way. The cases Felix gets wrapped up in aren't your run of the mill murders, either. Though he's a man of science, Felix finds it harder and harder to deny the existence of an other-worldly darkness, which stalks him and those he loves.Check out the Series Page https://www...2025-02-1500 minBrain to MindKetones may be the Key to unlocking a healthier brainWhen you eat three square meals a day (and fill your plate with representatives of each of the four food groups) your brain burns sugar. Glucose, to be precise, and boatloads of it. That’s all well and good, because your brain runs on heavy fuel. It vacuums up two out of every ten calories you consume. If you’re swaying in the hammock under a shady tree and contemplating life’s mysteries (or having a vivid daydream) that percentage may rise to an even fifty. When your blood sugar dips, your ever-voracious brain commands your body to produce an alt...2025-02-1004 minBrain to MindBrownies for a Better BrainWhy not enjoy a dessert that also boosts brain function?
Want to learn more? Check out https://brain2mind.substack.com/p/brownies-for-a-better-brain
2025-01-2507 minBrain to MindNephilim: a Sci-Fi novelDenny is a PhD student whose side hustle takes on a life of its own when his machine merges with a twenty-something waiter named Sean.
Before long, all the wrong people start to notice:
-A secret religious order, The Urialites, prophesy the dawning of the New Age of Nephilim.
-A clandestine unit of Chinese commandos believe they’ve stumbled upon an invincible weapon.
-Sean isn’t sure he wants any part of the new guest.
-As for the machine… well, it has its own ideas.
Nephilim reached #4 on Kindle’...2025-01-1800 minBrain to MindInside the brain of a psychopath. I mean literally.What made Bernie Madoff tick? The guy amiably chatted with life-long friends over dinner as he drained their life savings. Or Jeff Dahmer, who befriended his victims, lured them to his apartment and then had them for dinner. It’s always been disturbing yet fascinating: The Bard got it right when he wrote that one may smile and smile and be a villain.2025-01-1105 minBrain to MindBrain magnets may be a stroke recovery brain changerTranscranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a medical technology that involves wearing a helmet or having pads placed over one’s scalp and having magnetic pulses delivered to specific areas of the brain. It’s a United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved treatment for treatment of numerous maladies. Recent research indicates TMS may aid recovery from stroke (https://brain2mind.substack.com/p/brain-magnets-improve-recovery-from)2025-01-0502 minBrain to MindNeurological Complications Due to COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination: What you need to knowEven the most beneficial medical treatment causes some level of complications. In order to fully understand whether a treatment is worthwhile, all the potential benefits and all the known complications must be brought to light.
Want to learn more? Check out: https://brain2mind.substack.com/p/neurological-complications-due-to
https://marcarginteanu.com/f/neurological-complications-due-to-covid-19-mrna-vaccination
2024-12-1007 minBrain to MindFear and your brain-Why do some people love to be scared while other people suffer from a pathological level of fearfulness?
-What’s the difference in brain response between a jump scare movie like Evil Dead and slow burn scare movies like The Shining?
-Why are many people born fearing spiders?
-How does fear flush out the dopamine from your limbic system?
-Can pollution cause pathological fear?
-Can a big hippocampus make you a coward?
-How can brain magnets, brain pacemakers and poop transplants help conquer pathological fear?
...2024-09-0613 minBrain to MindSocial Media Addiction Poisons Kids' BrainsSocial media platforms like Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook can be just as addictive as drugs or gambling and may be just as harmful in the long run. Social media Addiction is poisoning children and teenagers around the world and here at home, changing their brain chemistry and messing with their mental health. We discuss brain science that backs up this alarming claim and also discuss the solution... and it's simpler than you'd think.
Check out https://brain2mind.substack.com/
2024-08-2906 minBrain to MindSleep and Brain-washing (the good kind)Good brainwashing? Yes, there is such a thing! This process occurs while we sleep. As our bodies rest and relax, our brains are still as busy as a hive of bees, cleansing away the toxins accumulated from metabolic activity during the day - hence the term “brainwashing”. A good night’s rest facilitates that nightly brainwash, which prevents disease and slows down the brain’s aging process.
Images by Henri Rousseau, Andrew Wyeth, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Gustav Klimt, Vincent van Gogh
Want to learn more about sleep and your brain? Check out https...2024-08-1206 minBrain to MindMarcus Aurelius and CriticismMarcus Aurelius had a lot going on in his life. In what should have been his golden years, he was presiding over an empire at war and contending with an heir who wasn’t up to snuff. He could easily have become a bitter critic. He could’ve easily grown arrogant and thin skinned and unwilling to hear criticism. Instead, out of this crucible came the stoic masterpiece, Meditations, which had a lot of wise things to say about giving and receiving criticism.
If you want to see an expanded version of this, with all the brai...2024-08-0810 minBrain to MindPicasso and the brain science of colorEven if you’ve never stepped foot into a museum, you’ve heard the name Pablo Picasso. After all, he was one of the most influential painters of the twentieth century. He lived from 1881 to 1973. That’s a long life and he created ridiculously good art from his early youth all the way through his final years on earth.
What’s more, the style of Picasso’s artwork changed dramatically throughout his career. That’s what I want to talk about today: How does neuroscience provide a lens through which to understand Picasso’s changing art styles?
Believe i...2024-07-1410 minBrain to MindHeat stroke: Protect your brainHeat stroke can damage brain cells both directly and indirectly. After you’ve followed your doctor's instructions and are awake and alert, adding some brain superfoods to your hydration may mitigate some effects of heat stroke on your brain.
Want to learn more? check out https://amzn.to/3utS9CG 2024-07-0904 minBrain to MindBrainy Salad: Fueling the Ultimate MachineWaiting around for the right time to improve your brain function? Well, here’s your sign! It's time to make some changes to your diet. Your brain (the most important machine you'll ever own) is only a fraction of your body’s mass. But, get this, it voraciously consumes 20% of every calorie you stuff in your mouth. You want your brain machine to roar like a Ferrari? You'd better fill the tank with premium.
How about we start with a brainy salad? Watch the video.
-Victoria Perez
2024-07-0308 minBrain to MindVisualize Your SuccessBrain science explains why visualization improves performance in the real world, helps to make better decisions and minimize errors.
2024-06-3002 minBrain to MindWhat’s Better for your Brain: Coffee or Tea?Is decaf or regular coffee better?
Does the color of tea matter (black, green, oolong)?
What about herbal tea?
Which herbal is best (hibiscus, chamomile)?
2024-06-2608 minBrain to MindParkinson’s Disease breakthroughs: potentially life changingParkinson’s Disease is an extremely common neurodegenerative disorder that causes problems with movement and thinking. There is currently no cure for PD, but there are medications on the market to help control the unbearable symptoms.
Recently, there have been groundbreaking findings on the cause, detection, and treatment of parkinson’s disease. These findings are game changing and have the ability to completely change the lives of so many, so let’s talk about it.
Learn more at https://brain2mind.substack.com/
2024-06-2205 min
Choose Your PerspectiveDr. Marc Arginteanu: Doing critical work while working with others.Today I have the pleasure to interview Marc Arginteanu about his career and advice on how to go about life and relationships. Marc is a graduate of University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. His professional accomplishments include previously serving as President of the New Jersey Neurosurgical Society and as Chairman of Neurosurgery at Englewood Hospital. Although he has stepped away from medical practice, he continues to be a Clinical Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Mount Sinai, New York and an Adjunct Professor of Psychology (neuroscience) at Florida International University, Miami.
Dr. Arginteanu has authored several books, achieving best-selling status for...2024-04-2853 min
The Podcast by KevinMDHow social media alters young brainsJoin Marc Arginteanu, a neurosurgeon, as we delve into a 2023 study revealing the alarming effects of social media and electronic addiction on the developing brains of middle school-aged children. Discover the intricacies of the study's findings, the connection between TikTok and pseudo-Tourette's syndrome, the impact of Instagram, and how excessive screen time affects brain structure and function. Marc will provide expert insights and discuss the potential for mitigating these effects by reducing screen time. Marc Arginteanu is a neurosurgeon and author of Azazel's Public House. He discusses the KevinMD article, "I’m a neurosurgeon. Social medi...2024-02-2119 minBrain to MindMarcus Aurelius’ Take on CriticismMarcus Aurelius had a lot going on in his life. In what should have been his golden years, he was presiding over an empire at war and contending with an heir who wasn’t up to snuff. He could easily have become a bitter critic. He could’ve easily grown arrogant and thin skinned and unwilling to hear criticism. Instead, out of this crucible came the stoic masterpiece, Meditations, which had a lot of wise things to say about giving and receiving criticism.
2024-01-2610 minBrain to MindAlbert Camus’ The Myth of SisyphusIn Camus’ famous essay, “The Myth of Sisyphus,” he explores what it means to be an absurd hero: one who fully recognizes the futility and meaninglessness of one’s life, but despite that goes on living one’s limited time on earth joyfully. To me, Camus’ re-envisioning of the mythic character, Sisyphus, illustrates Camus’ philosophical take on what it’s like to be stuck in what you may consider a meaningless life.
2023-12-2012 minBrain to MindAlbert Camus and the Brain Science of BurnoutThousands of working people around the world burnout every day. Burnout occurs when you work your fingers to the bone. No, that's not quite right. Burnout occurs when you work so hard you fry your brain to a cinder. There’s ample neuroscience that explores burnout.
Albert Camus, was an Algerian-French Philosopher who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1957. Many considered Camus an existentialist, a philosophy which explores the meaning, value and purpose of human existence in a world that doesn’t give a fig. He, on the other hand, considered himself an absurdist, a subtly differ...2023-10-2529 minBrain to MindGuided Meditation to Get Your Three Brains In SyncThe three brains in your head have got to live together in such cramped little quarters. I mean, there’s not much room inside your skull. The neocortex, the limbic system and the reptilian brain. Those three brains have different rhythms to begin with (the rhythm of the neocortex is as slow as molasses when compared to the reptilian brain, which reacts lightning fast) and when your three brains get out of sync, there’s a lot of noise, it’s cacophony. When the conductor is masterful, slow beats and fast beats can coincide. When your internal conductor gets the th...2023-09-1914 minBrain to MindMarcus Aurelius and the Brain Science of CriticismFirst, we’ll discuss some scientific studies, which describe how criticism affects the brain. And not just any old criticism, we’ll be talking about overly harsh criticism. Nagging you might say. Not surprisingly, there are lots of variables: such as who’s doing the criticizing (parents criticizing children for instance) and who’s being criticized (such as a young child, a teenager or a person with a high level of neuroticism).
After discussing the science, we’ll reflect on how Marcus Aurelius would advise us on how to give and receive criticism. Now, Marcus needs no introductio...2023-09-0426 min
Brain to MindGet Your Three Brains in SyncOur skulls house not one brain, but three (neocortex, limbic system, reptilian brain). Each brain represents a distinct evolutionary stratum that formed upon the older layer, as if there were an archaeological site inside your skull. It's difficult to achieve inner peace when your brain gets out of sync with its own rhythm. How do your three brains get out of sync? How do you get them back in sync?2023-08-2133 min