For more than a decade, Kaiser Permanente has been under the microscope for shortcomings in mental health care, even as it is held in high esteem on the medical side. In 2013, California regulators fined the insurer $4 million for failing to reduce wait times, giving patients inaccurate information, and improperly tracking appointment data. And […]

New research shows that a network of subcellular structures similar to those responsible for propagating molecular signals that make muscles contract are also responsible for transmitting signals in the brain that may facilitate learning and memory. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for […]

‘We feel sorry because we cry,’ wrote philosopher and psychologist William James, ‘angry because we strike, afraid because we tremble,’ suggesting that emotional bodily responses like crying cause cognitive changes, such as feelings of sorrow. However, research has shown that human bodily responses and cognitive shifts affect each other in both directions. We feel sorry […]