Articles by Harris A. Eyre, MD, PhD

The need for brain skills comes at a time of historically poor brain health. What can be done to help?

How can we halt the plastic crisis and end plastic pollution once and for all?

Travel can boost a clinician’s brain health, cultural intelligence, and creativity.

How Cities Can Boost Brain Capital
ByHarris A. Eyre, MD, PhD,Shuo Chen, JD,Rym Ayadi, PhD,Upali Nanda, PhD,Agustin Ibañez, PhD,Theodore Edmonds, JD, MHA In a shock-prone world, city-level thinking is a new approach to optimizing the brain health and brain skills of citizens.

“I really find that nature is very powerful for me to manage my mind in all sorts of different ways.”

Telling Humanity’s Brain Story: Insights From Brain Capital
ByHarris A. Eyre, MD, PhD,Robert M. Lundin, BSc, MBBCh,Shuo Chen, JD,Ryan Abbott, MD, JD, PhD,Shekhar Saxena, MD,Stephen T. C. Wong, PhD,James T. Hackett,William Hynes, DPhil,Daniela Schiller, PhD,Nancy Mannix, JD,Serena Jenkins, PhD,Claire Neihaus, MSc,Walter D. Dawson, DPhil,Michael Berk, MD, PhD Which innovations can improve measurement, technology, investment, and public policy surrounding brain health?

How can listening to music help promote mental health?

Building Brain Resilience: A Multi-Level Systems Approach
ByDavid G. Angeler, PhD,Robert M. Lundin, BSc, MBBCh,Richard G. Hunter, PhD,Erin Smith,Andrew Wister, PhD,William Hynes, DPhil,Michael Berk, MD, PhD,Helen Lavretsky, MD, MS,Benjamin Trump, PhD,Igor Linkov, PhD, MSc,Charles Benight, PhD,Nadia Estafany,Sebastian F. Winter, MD, PhD,Theodore Edmonds, JD,Cameron Lister, MPH,Eric A. Storch, PhD,Michael D. Matthews, PhD,Harris A. Eyre, MD, PhD Beyond the COVID-19-driven shock, we must develop a resilient future in an increasingly uncertain world.

Advancing Brain Capital: Achievements, Lessons, and Next Steps
ByHarris A. Eyre, MD, PhD,William Hynes, DPhil,Michael Berk, MD, PhD,Erin Smith,Jeffrey L. Cummings, MD, ScD A transdisciplinary team summarizes key points and reflections after 18 months of activity.

Digital Health as an Enabler for Patient-Centric, Outcome-Based Care
ByVaibhav A. Narayan, PhD,Nawal Roy,Thomas R. Insel, MD,Harris A. Eyre, MD, PhD,Veronica Kelley, DSW,Husseini K. Manji, MD Considering challenges and opportunities in digital health solutions for mental health care.

Cybercriminal Exploitation of Cognitive Biases: A Brain Capital Perspective
ByIan MacRae, MSc,Rashi Ojha, MD,Erin Smith,Daniel Krawczyk, PhD,Michael Berk, MD, PhD,Harris A. Eyre, MD, PhD How prioritizing brain health and brain skills could offer new solutions to this challenge.

Mind-Body Resilience for Women: A Focus on Depression
ByErin Smith,Mark Heinemeyer,Sandra Bond Chapman, PhD,Paul Zarutskie, MD,Zoe Wainer, MBBS, PhD,Michael Berk, MD, PhD,Antonella Santuccione Chadha, MD,Harris A. Eyre, MD, PhD Here’s why we should be paying special attention to women's depression treatment.

We must prioritize youth mental health for a flourishing and resilient American future.

Violence Against Women and Acquired Brain Injuries
ByErin Smith,Nick Rushworth,Eve Valera, PhD,Antonella Santuccione Chadha, MD,William Hynes, DPhil,Naoko Kawaguchi, MSc, MPhil,Jessica Wolfe, PhD, MPH,Harris A. Eyre, MD, PhD Violence against women and resulting traumatic brain injuries increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Efforts are underway to design and advance solutions to disinformation.

Brain Capital: An Emerging Investment Opportunity
ByHarris A. Eyre, MD, PhD,Mark Faulkenberg,Sanjiv Das,James T. Hackett,Shuo Chen, JD,Francois Véron,Pawel Swieboda,Geoffrey S.F. Ling, MD, PhD,Eric W. Bennett,Shekhar Saxena, MD,Steve Carnevale,Ethan Powell,Erin Smith,Agustin Ibañez, PhD,Stephen T. Wong, PhD,Eric A. Storch, PhD,Evelyn Chan, MBBS, MSc,Mark Heinemeyer,Ian Robertson, PhD,Walter D. Dawson, DPhil,Dapo Tomori, MD,Jair C. Soares, MD,Ryan Abbott, MD, JD, PhD,Sebastian F. Winter, MD,Sandra Bond Chapman, PhD,Anastasia Budinskaya, MSc,Lisa Brown, PhD,Lynne Corner, PhD,Kirk Nylen, PhD,Garth Smith, PhD,Tom Mikkelsen, MD,Michael Berk, MD, PhD Brain Capital: a fresh approach to technologies and investing.

Brain Capital Foundry: Accelerating Responsible Innovation
ByErin Smith,Walter D. Dawson, DPhil,James T. Hackett,Stephen T. Wong, PhD,Francois Véron,Michael Berk, MD, PhD,William Hynes, DPhil,Andy Keller, PhD,Ernestine Fu, PhD,Shuo Chen, JD,Harris A. Eyre, MD, PhD How can this new model help us link brain-based innovation with economics?

The COVID-19 crisis has changed teleworking. What should you be aware of looking toward the future?

Shedding Light on the Shadow Brain Pandemic: The Devastating Effects of Gendered Violence-Related Acquired Brain Injury
ByErin Smith,Nick Rushworth,Eve Valera, PhD,Antonella Santuccione Chadha, MD,William Hynes, DPhil,Naoko Kawaguchi, MSc, MPhil,Jessica Wolfe, PhD, MPH,Harris A. Eyre, MD, PhD In honor of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25, 2021, let’s consider the impact of IPV on the neuropsychiatric health of women.

Avoiding a Brain Health Innovation Market Failure: Lessons from the Hype Cycle
ByHenry Asher,Erin Smith,Mark Heinemeyer,Michael Berk, MD, PhD,Agustin Ibañez, PhD,Shuo Chen, JD,Ernestine Fu, PhD,Jessica Wolfe, PhD, MPH,Ryan Abbott, MD, JD, PhD,Francois Véron,William Ellsworth,Marion Leboyer, MD, PhD,Geoffrey S.F. Ling, MD, PhD,Igor Linkov, PhD, MSc,Magali Haas, MD, PhD,Harris A. Eyre, MD, PhD New approaches to ensure that the brain health technology sector continues to flourish for decades.

As the COP-26 (Conference of the Parties) gets ready to convene to discuss climate change, it is crucial for them to consider brain science.

Sustaining Investment in Brain Health: The Dangers of Information Asymmetry
ByErin Smith,Mark Heinemeyer,Jessica Wolfe, PhD, MPH,Henry Asher,Ryan Abbott, MD, JD, PhD,William Hynes, DPhil,Gowri G. Aragam, MD,Ernestine Fu, PhD,Francois Véron,Michael Berk, MD, PhD,Shuo Chen, JD,Mike Lyons, PhD,William Ellsworth,Harris A. Eyre, MD, PhD Information asymmetry occurs when one party has more or better information than the other party. Asymmetry and fraud will sour investor interest in the field.

Let’s Build Brains Better! Brain Science-Inspired Policies for the Future
ByErin Smith,William Hynes, DPhil,Jorge Jraissati,Michael Hogan,Lori Rubenstein,Ernestine Fu, PhD,Eric A. Storch, PhD,Kunmi Sobowale, MD,Laura Jana, MD,Michael Berk, MD, PhD,Harris A. Eyre, MD, PhD In order to face the rapidly changing, increasingly complex, and globally connected world, we need to focus on the importance of early brain and child development.

Anthropology-Informed Business Principles for Brain Health
ByErin Smith,Eric J. Lenze, MD,Gowri G. Aragam, MD,Scott Kaiser, MD,Ernestine Fu, PhD,Marion Leboyer, MD, PhD,Shuo Chen, JD,Michael Berk, MD, PhD,Mark Heinemeyer,Harris A. Eyre, MD, PhD The key to addressing mental health may lie in business innovation theories.

By prioritizing minds and brains, governments, civil society, and companies will be better equipped with the health and skills needed to face unprecedented global challenges.

Addressing the Cognition Crisis in Our COVID-19 World
ByErin Smith,Jeffrey L. Cummings, MD, ScD,Mark Bellgrove, PhD,Ian Robertson, PhD,Jessica Wolfe, PhD, MPH,Hannah Kirk, PhD, NHMRC,Helen Lavretsky, MD, MS,Harris A. Eyre, MD, PhD The world is facing a cognition crisis. Here’s how to face it with measurement-based cognitive care.

Are investors harming mental health care?

Boosting Brain Health After COVID-19: A Convergence Solution
ByHarris A. Eyre, MD, PhD,Jessica Carson,Erin Smith,Helen Lavretsky, MD, MS,Charles F. Reynolds III, MD,Husseini K. Manji, MD,Walter D. Dawson, DPhil,Laura Booi, PhD,Mark Heinemeyer,Jeffrey L. Cummings, MD, ScD,Ernestine Fu, PhD,Eric A. Storch, PhD,William Hynes, DPhil,Eric J. Lenze, MD,Retsina Meyer, PhD,Ian Macrae, PhD,Antonella Santuccione Chadha, MD,Ryan Abbott, MD, JD, PhD,Sandra Bond Chapman, PhD,Ian Robertson, PhD,Carol Graham,Brisa S. Fernandes, MD, MSc, PhD,David G. Angeler, PhD,Adrienne Grzenda, MD, PhD,Agustin Ibañez, PhD,Zoltan Sarnyai, MD, PhD,Sofia Marcha,Michael Berk, MD, PhD,Patrick Brannelly How can we face the current pandemic while addressing the brain health crisis?

Highlighting Brain-Based Inequalities for Women: From Bedside and Boardroom to Policy
ByGowri G. Aragam, MD,Naoko Kawaguchi, MSc, MPhil,William Hynes, DPhil,Erin Smith,Jayashri Kulkarni, PhD, MBBS, MPH,Sandra Bond Chapman, PhD,Sofia Noori, MD, MPH,Harris A. Eyre, MD, PhD The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated mental health and gender inequalities around the world. Understanding the causes is the first step toward finding solutions.

Investments in brain health and brain skills are key to sustaining the environment and navigating the complexities of social-ecological challenges.