The Neuro-Protective Lifestyle

Whew! I Thought I Was Dead: Cotard’s Delusion

Posted on 17. Feb, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..

Not to be confused with Matt Elliott’s netherworldly 2003 album “The Mess We Made”. Cotard’s Delusion is even darker and more netherworldly (no I don’t really know if that is even a word).
Go on a major neuro-mapping expedition and adjacent to the parahippocampus you’ll find the infamous fusiform face area (FFA). [...]

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You’re Only As Old As Your Slowest Synaptic Transmission!

Posted on 27. Jan, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..

Alas, the idea that the brain represents an untouchable, unfathomable unchangeable inner sanctum is finally dead!

The brain as it turns out is fully touchable, understandable (within limits) and most importantly subject to change. So touchable and changeable that your response to psychological stressors and whether you have an appetite for blueberries will influence the [...]

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