From SciLogs: “According to a study at the University of Halle-Wittenberg, the effect of psychotherapy has now been “medically and scientifically” proven.
A research group led by Ronny Redlich, Professor of Biological and Clinical Psychology at the University of Halle-Wittenberg, has investigated the possible effects of psychotherapy on the brain in detail. “More gray matter through psychotherapy,” commented the university’s press release on August 27. It sounds like a breakthrough: “Now, for the first time, we have a valid biomarker for the effect of psychotherapy on brain structure,” explains the professor. “To put it simply: psychotherapy changes the brain.”
Well. Reading this article changes your brain (hopefully in a positive way). Walks in nature change the brain. Throughout our lives, everything we do and perceive changes the brain. It is a plastic organ with around 86 billion nerve cells that still hides many secrets of its functioning from us. Let’s take a closer look at the new study…”
