Neurologist Oliver Sacks states that “music has a unique power to express inner states or feelings”, through the processes of singing, playing or listening to music our wellbeing and quality of life can be improved massively due to the effects that music has on our brain. Music is a wonderful source of joy and comfort […]
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What is Toxic Positivity?
Toxic positivity is the pressure from other people to be constantly positive while supressing any negative emotions. Saying things like ‘good vibes only’ or ‘be positive/stay positive’ while others are experiencing a hard time can do more harm than good and make people feel worse as well as lowering their self-esteem. Toxic positivity can cause […]
How does Dementia work?
Dementia is the general term for a decline in cognitive function, it’s not a specific disease but a syndrome which has various causations and symptoms. Dementia affects memory thinking, language judgement and behaviour, usually it’s chronic or progressive with it being more common in older people. In the UK around 944,000 are estimated to be […]
Interview with Sports Psychologist Michael Caulfield
Brentford FC’s Sports Psychologist Michael Caulfield gave a fascinating lecture to Sixth form students this week. Zoe and Maya from the Brainfeed blog team interviewed him afterwards. Here is what he had to say: Can you share a particularly memorable moment from your time working with athletes or teams? Yes I can, there have been […]
The effect of genetic and environmental factors on mental illness
Congratulations to Lorcan, who achieved an excellence award in the final Global round of the 2024 Minds Underground Psychology Olympiad competition with this essay on genetic and environment contributions to mental illness… Although genetic factors can sometimes play a role in the development of mental illness, environmental factors are by far the most important. […]
A level Research Project Winners
We had 3 winners of the best independent research project this year – read on for their project summaries… The Effect of Stress on Dreams – Zaynab Ul Haq Dreams have always been particularly interesting due to them teetering over the sub-conscious and unconscious parts of our mind. This research is conducted on dreams […]
How does sports psychology affect sports performance?
In the Lent Term 2024, BrainFeed ran a competition where students in year 10, 11, and 12 completed a 500 word essay on one of 3 given essay titles. Here is our winning entry, written by Evie L, year 12. Sports psychology can be described as the study of how psychological factors influence sport, athletic […]
To what extent is intelligence inherited?
In the Lent Term 2024, BrainFeed ran a competition where students in year 10, 11, and 12 completed a 500 word essay on one of 3 given essay titles. Here is our winning entry, written by Louisa A, year 12. Intelligence can serve as the best predicting factor for important markers in our life. It […]
The Psychology of Procrastination
Introduction: Procrastination is defined as the action of delaying or postponing something that should be done. It tends to affect people’s wellbeing and productivity. Approximately 50% of college students procrastinate. This article explores the psychological explanations of procrastination and strategies that may help you overcome it. Fear of failure with regards to procrastination: Amy Edmondson, […]
How does psychology affect sports performance?
To fully understand this question, you would need to dive deeper into what psychology affecting sports performances means. According to The American Psychological Association, sport psychology is a skill that uses psychological knowledge to reach optimal performance. In this essay I will be analysing why different psychological techniques are used, what different techniques are used […]