Proving the Effectiveness of Psychotherapy Through Brain Imaging
Is there a biological evidence on the efficacy of psychotherapy? Can we prove prove any changes by brain imaging studies that demonstrate the effects of talk therapy? Researchers from Emory University[1] identified specific brain activity patterns that could indicate...
The impact of skipping rope on mood
Jumping rope has several characteristics compared to other types of aerobic and cardio exercises. Whether it's long rope (with others) or individual. One of its features is that it can be practiced in a small space, making it suitable for dry, hot areas where people...
To Choose Madness: The First Arab Psychological Epic
From the dark depths of childhood and upbringing in the Arab world, To Choose Madness traces the unfortunate path of a “sane” person through that turmoil. Parental violence — where a belt or a whip may do more damage than the secret prisons of authoritarian Arab...
Angiogenesis and the Loss of Stubborn Belly Fat
Angiogenesis is the process by which new blood vessels form from pre-existing ones. When considering the expansion of certain tissues, such as adipose tissue or muscles, it is essential to think about how these tissues are supplied with oxygen, nutrients, and how...
Depression: A Disorder of the Brain or the Body?
Is depression a problem affecting the brain as an organ, a disorder of thoughts and how we use the mind, or could it stem from a broader issue in the body? From a lecture by Daniel Nettle at the Evolutionary Psychiatry Group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists,...
The Scientific Study of the Unconscious Mind: A Review of Timothy Wilson’s Strangers to Ourselves
Our senses detect more than 11 million units of information every second, with the eye alone capturing 10 million signals per second if we consider it as a flow of data forming continuous video clip. How much of that information do you remember? How much of it is...
Eating Disorders and the Concept of Mismatch in Evolutionary Psychiatry (Podcast with Riadh Abed)
So, let’s move to the other important topic: eating disorders and their relationship to our evolutionary conditions. Does the concept of mismatch apply to them? The answer is yes—mismatch does apply, perhaps even more significantly than to any other condition. When I...
Evolutionary Explanation of Schizophrenia: Living Among Strangers (Podcast with Riadh Abed)
The modern environment—whether it’s the social environment or other aspects such as the kind of the foods we eat—differs from the original human environment, that of hunter-gatherers. This was the environment in which human traits evolved, and humans lived in for most...
What is Evolutionary Psychiatry? (Podcast with Riadh Abed)
Dear listeners, welcome to another episode of the Real Science Podcast. In this episode, we are interviewing Dr. Riadh Abed, a specialist in evolutionary psychiatry. Welcome, Dr. Riadh. We begin the interview by asking you about your work and a brief introduction...
Psychotherapy: How We Confront Psychological Suffering Through Science
Another book by Real Sciences in Arabic Psychotherapy: How We Confront Psychological Suffering Through Science by Omar Meriwani with contribution of other authors and translators from Real Sciences. The book explains the methodologies of psychotherapy and their...