Terroir & the Brain

What the land knows
about the brain.

Original research on how soil chemistry, altitude, and fermentation compounds interact with the human nervous system. The science of why certain wines do something to us that others do not.

Publication Series

The Connection Report

Connection Report

April 2026

12 min read

The Table as Medicine

How intentional shared meals reshape emotional wellbeing and cognitive longevity — and what the neuroscience says about why the table may be the most underused health intervention available to us.

Dr. David Ha

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Featured Research

Polyphenols

Resveratrol's Paradox: How the Same Molecule Protects Healthy Neurons and Kills Cancer Cells

New research reveals resveratrol operates through dual mechanisms depending on cellular context. The compound binds to mitochondrial channel proteins and iron-regulating molecules, supporting neuronal survival in healthy tissue while triggering cell death in tumors.

Dr. David Ha

April 2026 · 8 min read

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The vine under stress produces compounds the brain recognises as signal.