Words Can Change Your Brain

Relationships

50 Shades of Grey Matter

Andrew Newberg, M.D. and Mark Waldman on October 26, 2012

Our brain is driven by the emotion of lust, but if we do not temper it with the emotions of caring, love will not develop.

Our brain is driven by the emotion of lust, but if we do not temper it with the emotions of caring, love will not develop.

Anxiety

Why This Word Is So Dangerous to Say or Hear

Andrew Newberg, M.D. and Mark Waldman on August 1, 2012

Negative words can affect both the speaker's and the listener's brains. Here's the antidote.

Negative words can affect both the speaker's and the listener's brains. Here's the antidote.

Research shows that words are the least important part of communication. So before you utter another word to another person, memorize this list of the eight key elements of highly effective speech.

Career

The Most Powerful Word in Your Life

Andrew Newberg, M.D. and Mark Waldman on July 2, 2012

There is one word that has the power to bring deep meaning, satisfaction, and fulfillment into your life, and if you meditate on it for just a few minutes each day, it can change the way you work and improve your relationship with others.

There is one word that has the power to bring deep meaning, satisfaction, and fulfillment into your life, and if you meditate on it for just a few minutes each day, it can change the way you work and improve your relationship with others.

Cognition

What is Your Deepest Communication Value?

Andrew Newberg, M.D. and Mark Waldman on June 23, 2012

We used to believe that there were only a few language centers in the brain, but we now know that virtually every part of the brain – indeed, even individual neurons – have a mind of their own and their own unique way of communicating to all the other parts of the brain.

We used to believe that there were only a few language centers in the brain, but we now know that virtually every part of the brain – indeed, even individual neurons – have a mind of their own and their own unique way of communicating to all the other parts of the brain.