The Modern Therapist's Survival Guide with Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy What is Our Fascination with Anything Vaguely Neuroscience?
What is Our Fascination with Anything Vaguely Neuroscience?
Curt and Katie chat about our profession’s fascination with neuroscience. We explore the myths about the brain, why therapists lean on neuroscience (even when they really shouldn’t), and how “neuro” is misused and can actually be harmful to our clients.
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In this podcast episode we talk about neuroscience
Curt has started to get frustrated with all of the ways that neuroscience is misused. Curt is frustrated with the ongoing use of “neuro” information that may be myth.
What are the most common neuromyths?
- Humans only use 10% of our brains
- Left/Right Brain preference
- Learning style (i.e., auditory, visual, or kinetic learners)
- If you don’t drink enough water, your brain will shrink
Why do therapists often privilege “neuroscience” over everything else?
- The fascination with brain scans
- The belief that explanations including neuroscience are more effective (even if they are not)
- Interest in data and the scientific explanations
The Misuse of “Neuro” to increase the credibility of other concepts
- The “neuroscience” of the power of attraction
- Overusing neuroscience explanations for interventions that don’t help
- The potential for clients to feel incompetent due to trying to access parts of the brain versus understanding the interventions in a basic and complete manner
Resources for Modern Therapists mentioned in this Podcast Episode:
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Article: Brain Images Make Cognitive Research More Believable
Article: Neuroscience and education: myths and messages
Article: Brain images make the article seem more reliable
The manifested article that has not been vetted for scientific accuracy, but I can’t believe I found it: The Neuroscience of The Secret
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