How menopause affects the brain | Lisa Mosconi

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Many of the symptoms of menopause — hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, memory lapses, depression and anxiety — start in the brain. How exactly does menopause impact cognitive health? Sharing groundbreaking findings from her research, neuroscientist Lisa Mosconi…

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The psychology of post-traumatic stress disorder – Joelle Rabow Maletis

How the Brain Processes Danger and Helps Us Cope Many of us will experience some kind of trauma during our lifetime.Sometimes, we escape with no long-term effects.But for millions of us, those experiences linger, causing symptoms like flashbacks, nightmares, and negative thoughts that interfere with everyday life.This phenomenon, called post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, isn’t…

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The surprising connection between cannabis and mind-body health | Elise Keller | TEDxWindsor

NOTE FROM TED: Please do not look to this talk for medical advice. While cannabis and CBD are an emerging field of study, their associated health effects remain inconclusive and unsupported by current scientific evidence. This talk only represents the speaker’s personal experiences with healing and mind-body medicine. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers….

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