E. Paul Zehr's Blog, page 12

Musing About Memory and the Unexpected Benefit of Forgetting

One of the bizarre yet fascinating outcomes of a brain injury with memory deficits is that it offers an opportunity to confirm reliability of thinking.

Taking the Time to Go Slow and Enjoy the Journey

My philosophy is "It's a journey, not a destination," yet I keep discovering that a lot of things I do have become endpoints instead of experiences.

Possessing Presence of Mind in the Present Moment

For the longest time I have been trying to hold onto the past as if I could bring a static representation into the present and on to the future. But life is about engaging in now.

It's Time to Stop Lying to Myself

For years after my car crash I carried on in my life just as before with a brain that wasn't just as before. This was a straight path to depression and dysfunction.

Think Your Brain Young By Giving Aging a Karate Chop

Maintaining a younger subjective age with our activities--like doing martial arts--may lead to a lifestyle of physical and mental activity that can lead to a healthier brain.

My Decade With the Dark Knight

A post for "Batman Day 2018," where I reflect on when I decided to write about Batman and human potential.

The Naked Truth About Road Rage

We need to change our "intentionality bias" from one where we assume a deliberate malevolent action to one where maybe we can see that nothing was purposefully done against us.

Awareness of Action With a Mind in Motion

Cultivating an awareness of what is happening all around you can lead to a more engaging--and oftentimes safer--journey through life.

Dear World Cup Referees: Please Don't Fall for Faking

Here's how to use neuroscience to spot the difference between faking and falling in sport—it's a call to arms.

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Increases Risk of Parkinson's

Recent research shows mild traumatic brain injury increases the later risk of developing Parkinson Disease by 50 percent.