Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain

By Sharon Begley

In this fascinating and far-reaching book, Newsweek science writer Sharon Begley reports on how cutting-edge science and the ancient wisdom of Buddhism have come together to reveal that, contrary t...

Can t just stop

By Sharon Begley

"Mild compulsions, such as shopping with military precision or hanging the tea towels just so, are something most of us have witnessed, or even engaged in. But compulsions exist along a broad conti...

Tallai Lama maum i noe ege mutta

By Sharon Begley

The plastic mind

By Sharon Begley

The Emotional Life of Your Brain: How Its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think, Feel, and Live - and How You Can Change Them

By Sharon Begley, Richard Davidson

Can't Just Stop: An Investigation of Compulsion

By Sharon Begley

Using in-depth case studies, Can’t Just Stop examines the science behind both mild and extreme compulsive behavior—“a fascinating read about human behavior and how it can go haywire” (The Charlotte...