A Year of Lockdown Grief: Part 1 – Denial – Dean Burnett
One year ago Dean lost his Dad to COVID and has been dealing with grief ever since in the unique situation of a global lockdown.
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Dr Dean Burnett is a neuroscientist, author and stand up comedian. He is the author of the international best -sellers The Idiot Brain and The Happy Brain. Brain Yapping presents a wry look at the neuropsychological aspects of the latest science and news. He is on Twitter at @garwboy
Watching the World Burn: The Weird Appeal of ‘Doomscrolling’
One unexpected use of smartphones and social media; you get to watch the apocalypse in real time
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Depression and Dementia: Not Mutually Exclusive At All – Dean Burnett
Depression and Dementia: Not Mutually Exclusive At All Brain Yapping by Dr Dean Burnett The recent...
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Dear Allison Pearson and co: People’s Grief is More Important Than Your Attention Seeking – Dean Burnett
Grief is hard. I don’t think anybody would argue otherwise.
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Mental Health Hacks Explained: The Benefits of Outside – Dean Burnett
In the second of a serious of posts around mental health hacks, Dr Dean Burnett looks at the healing powers of the great outdoors
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Mental Health Hacks Explained: The power of sad, unfinished things – Dean Burnett
In the second of a serious of posts around mental health hacks, Dr Dean Burnett looks at how investing in a TV show can have a positive impact
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Mental Health Hacks Explained: Making your symptoms ‘tangible’ – Dean Burnett
In the first of a serious of posts around mental health hacks, Dr Dean Burnett looks at the benefits of smushing stuff.
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COMPETITION: Mental Health Hacks for World Mental Health Day 2020 – Dean Burnett
Your chance to win a copy of Dean’s Psycho Logical by telling us your mental health hacks.
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Grading Trump’s Cognitive Test: For Me it was Easy – Dean Burnett
Donald Trump is repeatedly insisting that he has great cognitive abilities because he passed a cognitive test. But that’s not how they work says Dean Burnett.
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The Toxic Rise of Toxic Positivity – Dean Burnett
Dr Dean Burnett has had enough of people insisting on happiness.
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The Pandemic Brain: Where Have All The Toilet Rolls Gone? – Brain Yapping
In part two of his The Pandemic Brain mini-series, Dean Burnett looks at why so many people are buying so much toilet roll.
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The Pandemic Brain: No Tests Mean More Stress – Dean Burnett
The Pandemic Brain: No Tests Mean More Stress - Dean Burnett Brain Yapping by Dr Dean Burnett The...
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