The Psychosomatic Medicine Podcast

In this episode, researcher Peter Hall discusses a new method for measuring cortical resilience, the Cortical Challenge and Recovery Task. He is lead author of the article, "Quantifying cortical resilience in experimental, clinical and epidemiological studies: A conceptually grounded method using non-invasive brain stimulation."
Podcast participants also include Editor-in-Chief Willem Kop, and Associate Editor Andreana Haley.

In this episode, researcher Peter Hall discusses a new method for measuring cortical resilience, the Cortical Challenge and Recovery Task. He is lead author of the article, "Quantifying cortical resilience in experimental, clinical and epidemiological studies: A conceptually grounded method using non-invasive brain stimulation."
Podcast participants also include Editor-in-Chief Willem Kop, and Associate Editor Andreana Haley.

in October 2019, is devoted to the topic of "Emotions in Social Relationships and Their Implications for Health and Disease." Participants include Guest Editors Bert Uchino and Naomi Eisenberger, Editor-in-Chief Willem Kop, and author Timothy Smith.

A podcast discussion of the article by J. David Creswell et al. published in the April 2019 issue of Psychosomatic Medicine. The article reviews recent developments in understanding the relationship between mindfulness interventions and physical health.

A podcast discussion of the article by Katherine A. Duggan et al. published in the May 2019 issue of Psychosomatic Medicine. The researchers analyzed whether conscientiousness during youth was later associated with metabolic syndrome in adulthood. They found that adolescent conscientiousness benefited adult psychological resources regardless of race/ethnicity or socioeconomic (SES) status. In black men of low SES, however, adolescent conscientiousness was related to higher adult metabolic syndrome scores, consistent with other evidence that has suggested that there can be a physiologic cost to persistent efforts to cope with severe chronic stressors.