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Ian H. Robertson Ph.D.

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Ian Robertson, Ph.D., is a neuropsychologist. He is the author of The Stress Test: How Pressure Can Make You Stronger and Sharper. He is the T. Boone Pickens Distinguished Research Scientist at the Center for BrainHealth at University of Texas in Dallas, and is Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute, a joint venture between University of California at San Francisco and Trinity College Dublin. He has held senior academic appointments at Universities of Columbia, Toronto, Cambridge and London and is a trained clinical psychologist.

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Recent Posts
Murder and the Digital Self

Social media have changed us into directors of scripts of our own lives. This creates a detachment and possibly a change in "self", making us spectators and would-be journalists who act out our scripted fantasies, which in some tragic cases such as the Virginia live TV shootings, include murder.

Social media have changed us into directors of scripts of our own lives. This creates a detachment and possibly a change in "self", making us spectators and would-be journalists who act out our scripted fantasies, which in some tragic cases such as the Virginia live TV shootings, include murder.

ISIS Savagery Explained

Carrying out beheadings and other extreme acts is unthinkable for most people, but the right cocktail of factors can make anyone an extremist.

Carrying out beheadings and other extreme acts is unthinkable for most people, but the right cocktail of factors can make anyone an extremist.

Four Reasons Why Luis Suarez Bites

Luis Suarez's biting is inseparable from his soccer genius. to exercise it, he has to let automatic brain systems operate by toning down the inhibitory systems which would prevent undesirable habits like biting being released.

Luis Suarez's biting is inseparable from his soccer genius. to exercise it, he has to let automatic brain systems operate by toning down the inhibitory systems which would prevent undesirable habits like biting being released.

The Danger That Lurks Inside Vladimir Putin's Brain

Vladimir Putin's actions in Crimea are driven partly by a psychological profile characterised by contempt for others, and this in turn is a natural outcome of the near-unfettered power he has held directly or by proxy for the last 15 years in Russia. Appeasement of his actions will only reinforce this contempt and strong sanctions are the only way of addressing this.

Vladimir Putin's actions in Crimea are driven partly by a psychological profile characterised by contempt for others, and this in turn is a natural outcome of the near-unfettered power he has held directly or by proxy for the last 15 years in Russia. Appeasement of his actions will only reinforce this contempt and strong sanctions are the only way of addressing this.

The Personality Profile of Leaders Who Make War

Leaders who have a personality profile which includes a high need for power are more likely to take their countries to war. After more than 15 years in power, Russian President Vladimir Putin is showing many of the symptoms of the "hubris syndrome"—a set of personality changes which afflict most leaders who hold power for more than ten years.

Leaders who have a personality profile which includes a high need for power are more likely to take their countries to war. After more than 15 years in power, Russian President Vladimir Putin is showing many of the symptoms of the "hubris syndrome"—a set of personality changes which afflict most leaders who hold power for more than ten years.