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John Montgomery Ph.D.

About

John Montgomery, Ph.D., is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at New York University. He received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Caltech and has written for publications such as The Economist and The Washington Post.

Books by John Montgomery Ph.D.
Recent Posts
The Shocking Truth
Research in neuroscience and psychology is beginning to illuminate why many people can use their own pain, in effect, as a drug.
Love: A Valentine
Love appears to have arisen from a primal and incredibly powerful biological force.
Sexual Attraction and Survival Mode
As strange as it may initially sound, distressing "survival-mode" emotional states like anxiety and fear can unconsciously facilitate sexual attraction and lead us into destructive relationships.
Survival Mode and Evolutionary Mismatch

When we live in environments that are drastically different from the ones we’re biologically adapted for, our threshold for "survival mode" triggers is lowered. Repeated triggering leads to stress and pain.

When we live in environments that are drastically different from the ones we’re biologically adapted for, our threshold for "survival mode" triggers is lowered. Repeated triggering leads to stress and pain.

Emotions, Survival, and Disconnection

When we become triggered unaccountably into states of "survival mode," our emotions can turn against us, creating destructive patterns and disconnection.

When we become triggered unaccountably into states of "survival mode," our emotions can turn against us, creating destructive patterns and disconnection.

The Body in the Mind

Almost everything the mind does depends on the body.

Almost everything the mind does depends on the body.