The Brain in Lust and Love

The Brain in Lust and Love

Article: The Brain in Lust and Love ←Back by Rick Hanson, Ph.D. The Evolution of Empathy, Cooperation, and Caring – And Graceful Ways to Ride the Roller-Coaster of Romance   Introduction The marvelous human capabilities for understanding each other, and feeling...
Train Your Brain

Train Your Brain

Article: Train Your Brain to Take in the Good – Key Points ←Back by Rick Hanson, Ph.D. “At the banquets of life, bring a big spoon.” What Is Taking In? In a profound sense, we are what we remember – the slow accumulation of the registration of lived experience....
Restoring Healthy Politics

Restoring Healthy Politics

Article: Restoring Healthy Politics ←Back Restoring Healthy Politics: In the Human Tribe of the 21st Century by Rick Hanson, Ph.D. Caught up in the daily now, it’s easy to forget that we are each a living museum, containing the solutions to harsh survival...
Taking in the Good

Taking in the Good

Article: Taking in the Good ←Back by Rick Hanson, Ph.D. “I am larger, better than I thought. I did not know I held so much goodness.” —Walt Whitman, “Song of the Open Road” Much as your body is built from the foods you eat, your mind is built from the experiences you...