23/12/2025
Your lazy brain: Neuroscience explains why people often prefer oversimplified, dumbed down answers over complex, more accurate explanations.
Read more here: https://neurosciencenews.com/simple-explainations-psychology-29879/
09/11/2025
When last did you have a moment where you suddenly knew the solution to a difficult problem or understood the hidden meaning of something?
Neuroscientists tracked the neural activity underlying an ‘aha’-moment and how it boosts learning and memory.
Read it here: https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-your-brain-creates-aha-moments-and-why-they-stick-20251105/
05/11/2025
It is a common misconception that in order to make better decisions, we need to be 'less emotional' and 'more rational'.
Recent neuroscientific research shows that emotion and cognition aren’t opposites - they’re partners. Our brains rely on both feeling and reason to make smart, goal-directed decisions. Embracing this partnership can improve mental health and lead to better decisions.
Read more here: https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/2869/193546185
08/09/2025
More research confirms the benefits of mindfulness meditation for the brain: New study shows that regardless of age, just 30 days of daily mindfulness meditation significantly improves focus and attentional control.
Read more here: https://neurosciencenews.com/mindfulness-meditation-attention-29417/
07/09/2025
The price of living with constant neuro-overload, uncertainty and exponential change: Large-scale study across 44 countries finds that the “unhappiness hump” - where mental distress peaked in midlife - has shifted and younger people are now reporting the highest levels of anxiety, depression, and stress.
Read more here: https://neurosciencenews.com/unnhappiness-hump-depression-aging-29629/
07/09/2025
Think you’re too old to learn and grow?
Not true - groundbreaking study shows that the hippocampus (the brain’s ‘learning centre’) continues to produce new neurons far into late adulthood.
Read more here: https://neurosciencenews.com/hippocampal-neurogenesis-29393/
11/01/2025
Another study confirms the vital importance of quality sleep and its role in preventing cognitive decline.
The researchers found that deep sleep clears the brain of toxic waste via a process driven by norepinephrine.
Read more here: https://neurosciencenews.com/sleep-glympthatic-norepinepherine-28332/
20/11/2024
The potential power of self-directed neuroplasticity is immense, yet so few people seem to intentionally pursue it.
Read more here: https://www.stratleader.net/sli-blog/self-directed-neuroplasticity
Self-Directed Neuroplasticity: Change Your Life by Changing Your Focus
If there was one thing you could change in your life, what would that be? Self-directed neuroplasticity is the process of physically changing our brain structures and functions by intentionally redirecting our focus and what we pay attention to. In this way, it is possible to ‘rewire’ our brains...
04/09/2024
New study shows that obsessing over personal happiness is linked to greater depressive symptoms. The findings suggest embracing emotions with acceptance, rather than constantly evaluating happiness, may enhance well-being.
18/08/2024
Recent study at Cornell University explains the importance of proper sleep for learning and memory consolidation.
Read it here: https://neurosciencenews.com/sleep-learning-neuron-reset-27551/
16/07/2024
We are proud and grateful to see Cohort VI of our Neurocoach Programme fully booked as we are about to kick-off this coming Thursday!
If you are ready to discover how the latest insight into the workings of the human brain can be harnessed to boost the power and impact of your coaching and you have missed out this time, then make sure you secure your place in the next cohort (starting February 20th, 2025) by completing the online booking form here: https://forms.gle/DZ3QAHv74WqVv59VA.
Or you can find out more about our industry leading Neurocoach Programme by BOOKING A FREE CALL from us on Zoom or WhatsApp: https://calendly.com/stratleader/neurocoach, or by visiting our website: www.stratleader.net/neurocoach-programme
Hoping to see you join us in February!
16/06/2024
Facial expressions play a huge role in social bonding. By analyzing over 1,500 natural conversations, the study found that expressive individuals were more liked and better at achieving social goals.
Read more here: https://neurosciencenews.com/facial-expression-social-bonding-26328/