Dr. Jeffrey M. Schwartz is a research psychiatrist at the School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles and one of the world’s leading experts in neuroplasticity. Decades ago, he began to study the philosophy of conscious awareness, the idea that the actions of the mind have an effect on the workings of the brain. Jeff's breakthrough work in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) provided the hard evidence that the mind can control the brain's chemistry. He has lectured extensively to both professional and lay audiences in the US, Europe, and Asia. Jeff’s books include The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force and the bestseller Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, the seminal book on OCD. He was the co-organizer of the 2007 international conference on neuroleadership. Jeff is based in Santa Monica, CA.
Articles co-authored by Stephanie and Jeff (all pdf):
- "Brain Management . . . Law Firm Leadership on the Neuro Frontier" (article excerpt is found here)
- "Lead Your Brain Instead of It Leading You" (article excerpt is found here)
- "Law Students: Create A Well-Rounded Life"
- "Exercise Mind Hygiene On A Daily Basis"
Other links:
- Conversation-Part 1 with Dr.Jeff Schwartz and Dr. Robert Lefever
- Conversation-Part 2 with Dr. Jeff Schwartz and Dr. Robert Lefever about addiction, neuroplasticity, attention, and inspiration
- Interview of Jeff Schwartz: Fusing Mind and Matter (Click to read the transcript)
- Jeffrey M. Schwartz — Wikipedia
- NPR interview of Jeff Schwartz about The Mind and the Brain
- Bio of Jeffrey Schwartz, and an article by him on mindfulness and his Four Steps
- Interview of Jeff Schwartz by David Rock on brain-based approach to coaching
- Interview of Jeff Schwartz by Gerry Ryan for RTE Irish rado about OCD
- Jeff Schwartz describes the difference between the mind and the brain in less than 1 minute
- Interview of Jeff Schwartz on Leadership Development News: "Neuroscience and Leadership"
- Part of the talk given by Jeffrey Schwartz at IdeaFestival '07
- Interview of Jeff Schwartz and Norman Doidge on Australia's ABC National Radio
- Interview of Jeff Schwartz for Total Picture Radio: How NeuroLeadership Can Impact Business and Talent Management
- Live moderated chat with Jeffery Schwartz by International Society for Complexity, Information, and Design (ISCID)
- Interview of Jeff Schwartz and Michael Egnor: "Mind-Brain Interaction and Science Fiction"
- Interview of Jeff Schwartz: Mind over Matter: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and the Implications for Materialism (overview of podcast)
- Jeffrey Schwartz interviewed at NeuroLeadership Summit 2009 about women in neuroleadership
- Jeffrey Schwartz gives a 35-minute overview at the OCD-UK Web site of his four steps to treat Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Jeff Schwartz talks about his work with Leonardo DiCaprio on the movie The Aviator (3-minute excerpt from Jeff's talk at the UN on September 11, 2008)
- Science & Spirituality: Fundamentals of Mind-Brain Interaction - Part 2 of video with Jeff Schwartz (requires QuickTime)
- Video: "The mind is not what the brain does" with Jeff Schwartz and Dr. Henry Stapp
- Interview of Jeff Schwartz by Dr. Ruth Buczynski for the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine, on self-directed neuroplasticity, quantum physics, his four steps to treat Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, more
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