by Omar Meriwani | Nov 6, 2025 | Psychotherapy
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...
by Omar Meriwani | Oct 31, 2025 | Psychology
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...
by Omar Meriwani | Aug 7, 2025 | Psychology, Science and Society
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...
by Omar Meriwani | Apr 12, 2025 | Psychology
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,...
by Omar Meriwani | Mar 23, 2025 | Psychology
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...
by Omar Meriwani | Mar 12, 2025 | Evolutionary Psychology
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...
