References and resources are listed by Quarter as well as in General Resources.
General Resources
Power Versus Force, David Hawkins – The original research on levels of consciousness. A must read.
Mindsight, Daniel Siegel — True stories of real profound changes and healing. I can’t recommend this book highly enough.
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy, Louis Cozolino — in my opinion, probably the best book for coaches out there, although he focuses on therapists.
Coaching with the Brain in Mind, David Rock and Linda Page — I use this for reference. It’s very detailed and complex and perhaps not an easy cover to cover read, but I find it very helpful for looking things up.
Incognito, David Eagleman — also an easy to read book, lots of true stories about how we know what we know.
Your Brain at Work, David Rock — good for leaders, very business focused.
The Buddha’s Brain, Rick Hanson with Richard Mendius — a great introductory book on the brain that weaves in mindfulness and Buddhist wisdom and includes practical tools for personal development.
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, Gabor Mate — fabulous work on the neuroscience of addiction.
Integration, Betz and Kimsey-House – comprehensive overview of the importance of integration, and the neuroscience of the Co-Active coaching model.
Recker, Gary; Peacock, Edward; Wong, Paul. “Meaning and Purpose in Life and Well- Being.” Oxford: Journal of Gerontology, Volume 42, Issue 1, 1985
Quarter One
Neuroplasticity
The Brain that Changes Itself, Norman Doidge — wonderful true stories of “neuroplasticity” and astonishing ways the brain can find new ways to do things.
The Art of Changing the Brain, James Zull — this may be the best book on learning and the brain for educators.
Brain Plasticity and Behavior, https://www.psychologicalscience.org/journals/cd/12_1/Kolb.cfm
The Five Keys
Healthy Heart equals Healthy Brain – Journal of the American Heart Association http://newsroom.heart.org/news/healthy-heart-equals-healthy-brain
Sleep
https://www.med.upenn.edu/uep/user_documents/dfd3.pdf
How sleep can heal our brains https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/healing-sleep/
Sleep drives metabolite clearance from the adult brain http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Neurons are pruned during sleep https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/science/sleep-memory-brain-forgetting.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170204&nlid=65920631&tntemail0=y
Deep sleep and learning http://neurosciencenews.com/sleep-learning-efficiency-6741/
How sleep clears the brain https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/how-sleep-clears-brain
Trash removal during deep sleep http://sciencemission.com/site/index.php?page=news&type=view&id=health-science%2Ftrash-removal-during
Don’t Be a Light Sleeper https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/202209/dont-be-a-light-sleeper
Sleep Enhances Complex Memory Integration https://neurosciencenews.com/sleep-memory-25645/?fbclid=IwAR0e4YEOqYuXIipqs4RMoHXsdYdsWxhnLcB4_zmG9LnlTmDVB9K5uH5JH8E
Exercise
Why Doing Squats Might be Good for your Brain http://news.health.com/2015/11/11/strong-legs-linked-to-strong-mind
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/np/2012/516364/fig2/
Different Types of Exercise Affect Different Parts of Your Brain http://consciouslifenews.com/new-finding-different-types-exercise-affect-different-parts-brain/11121031/
Nutrition
Western diet is associated with a smaller hippocampus: a longitudinal investigation http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/13/215
Sugary Drinks Tied to Accelerated Brain Aging
Great overall video on the gut-brain connection — The Broken Brain
Novelty
http://lifehacker.com/novelty-and-the-brain-why-new-things-make-us-feel-so-g-508983802
Focus and Attention
Meditation and Neuroplasticity: Using Mindfulness to Change the Brain https://goo.gl/yl6YAG
http://neurosciencenews.com/stress-social-competence-7678/
Enhancers
Neuroscience Backs What Great Leaders Know: To Succeed, Embrace Your Mistakes
Humour, Neuroplasticity and the Power to Change Your Mind: http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2010/10/20/humor-neuroplasticity-and-the-power-to-change-your-mind/
Three Decades Investigating Humor and Laughter: An Interview With Professor Rod Martin https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4991054/
The Positive and Negative Effects of Video Games http://www.raisesmartkid.com/3-to-6-years-old/4-articles/34-the-good-and-bad-effects-of-video-games
Personality, Humor Styles and Happiness: Happy People Have Positive Humor Styles http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/1160/html
Sense of Humor, Stable Affect, and Psychological Well-Being http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/746/html
Examining the Energizing Effects of Humor: The Influence of Humor on Persistence Behavior http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10869-014-9396-z
The Neurology of Humour http://www.acnr.co.uk/2014/02/the-neurology-of-humour/
The Prefrontal Cortex
Arnsten, Amy. “The Mental Sketchpad: Why Thinking has Limits.” NeuroLeadership Summit Lecture, 2008
Creative Minds: making sense of stress on the brain https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2014/03/18/creative-minds-making-sense-of-stress-and-the-brain/
http://www.medicineatyale.org/janfeb2010/people/peoplearticles/55147/
The Goldilocks of the Brain (Your Pre-Frontal Cortex)
Rock, David. “SCARF: a brain-based model for collaborating with and influencing others,”NeuroLeadership Journal, Issue One 2008 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2907136/
Stress
Stress Management
https://jamesclear.com/
Impact of our stress on others
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-02-brain-cells-contact-stressed-individual.html
Naming the Emotion
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sweet-emotion/201408/why-labeling-emotions-matters
http://dana.org/BrainWork/2013/When_Labeling_an_Emotion_Quiets_It/
Controlling the Environment
Values and Purpose
https://hbr.org/2015/09/manage-stress-by-knowing-what-you-value
Reframing or Reappraisal
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2004-00163-011
Mindfulness
Luders, Eileen; Clark, Kristi; Narr, Katherine; Toga, Arthur. “Enhanced Brain Connectivity in Long-term Meditation Practitioners.” NeuroImage, 2011
Activating the Parasympathetic Nervous System (recovery from stress)
Quarter Two
The Right and Left Hemisphere
My Stroke of Insight, Jill Bolte Taylor — a wonderful book about right brain/left brain, written by a neuroscientist who had a stroke. Also TED talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html
The Master and His Emissary, Iain McGilchrist — amazing, powerful work on the right and left brain. The RSA video is also fantastic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFs9WO2B8uI)
Attention and the Hemispheres, Iain McGilchrist — https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-skeptical-brain/201012/attention-and-the-hemispheres
Bloom and Hynd. “The Role of the Corpus Callosum in Interhemispheric Transfer of Information: Excitation or Inhibition?” Neuropsychology Review, Vol. 15, No. 2, June 2005
Holt, Jim. “Of Two Minds.” New York Times, May 2005
“Right Left Right Wrong,” Luke Mastin — a rigorous look at right and left handedness and brain research.
http://www.rightleftrightwrong.com/brain.html
Neuroscience and the Link Between Inspirational Leadership and Resonant Relationships https://iveybusinessjournal.com/publication/neuroscience-and-the-link-between-inspirational-leadership-and-resonant-relationships-2/
The Default Mode Network and Task Positive Network
The Power of Dreaming, The Power of Action
http://www.princeton.edu/~njclub/2007-10-10_papers/Fox+etal_2005.pdf
https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/75923
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3941086/
https://weatherhead.case.edu/departments/organizational-behavior/workingPapers/WP-13-04.pdf
Antagonistic neural networks underlying differentiated leadership roles
Quarter Three
Constructed Emotions/Prediction
https://restoringbalance.life/
The Body/Somatics
Cuddy, Amy. “Your body language shapes who you are.” TEDGlobal, June 2012
Embodied cognition: thinking with your body
Neurons in human skin perform advanced calculations
Porges, Stephen, The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-regulation (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology), 2011
Embodiment of metaphor — why escalators bring out the best in people
Metaphor
Metaphors are Lint Catchers for the Brain
Quarter Four
The Human Intuition System
Bradley; McCraty; Tomasino. “The Resonant Heart.” Institute of HeartMath, 2005
BRAIN
Contextual Intuition (Note, most of the research/articles I have seen over the years on contextual intuition make an argument that this is ALL intuition is. I would strenuously argue otherwise.) https://neurosciencenews.com/gut-feelings-9082/
Right Hemisphere https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3218761/
Left Hemisphere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-brain_interpreter
Mirror neurons for empathy https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324974
Default Mode Network and Insight https://yourcoachingbrain.wordpress.com/2016/10/17/putting-the-wizards-to-work/
BODY
Heart and Gut Neurons, Heart’s Resonant Field
Heartmath Instititute https://www.heartmath.org/research/
https://neurosciencenews.com/gut-emotion-behavior-8682/
Vagus Nerve
https://www.stephenporges.com/
Sensory Information
https://www.livescience.com/24578-humans-smell-fear.html and https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/dec/04/smell-fear-research-pheromone
The Collective Consciousness
Quantum Entanglement and Accessing the “Wormhole”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2009/feb/09/psychology-science-morphic-sheldrake
Wounds and Healing Fields
https://www.scienceandnonduality.com/an-excerpt-from-it-didnt-start-with-you-how-inherited-family-trauma-shapes-who-we-are-and-how-to-end-the-cycle-viking-april-2016-by-mark-wolynn/
Epigenetics
The Collective Consciousness
Lieberman, Matthew. Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect. Crown, 2013