Category: Studies
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Electric Muse
Read more: Electric MuseInspiration from Brain Stimulation? (PsychCentral): Are we on the verge of reality transcending science fiction with the use of brain electrodes to enhance individual creativity and expression? Doctoral student Richard Chi and Dr. Allan Snyder from the Centre for the Mind at the University of Sydney seem to think so. They found that participants who…
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Meditation Brain Changes
Read more: Meditation Brain ChangesHow Meditation May Change the Brain (NYT): [S]cientists say that meditators…may be benefiting from changes in their brains. The researchers report that those who meditated for about 30 minutes a day for eight weeks had measurable changes in gray-matter density in parts of the brain associated with memory, sense of self, empathy and stress.
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Good Vibrations
Read more: Good VibrationsPositive Vibes Really Do Protect Health (PsychCentral): An evidence-based review of published literature finds support for the premise that feeling good may be good for your health…“We all age. It is how we age, however, that determines the quality of our lives,” said Anthony Ong, Ph.D., of Cornell University, author of the review article. The…
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Sustainable Love
Read more: Sustainable LoveThe latest in relationship science relayed by Tara Parker-Pope. “People have a fundamental motivation to improve the self and add to who they are as a person,” Dr. Lewandowski says. “If your partner is helping you become a better person, you become happier and more satisfied in the relationship.”
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Skin Deep
Read more: Skin DeepA study shows people more accurately assessing personality traits of attractive people. “If people think Jane is beautiful, and she is very organized and somewhat generous, people will see her as more organized and generous than she actually is,” Biesanz said. “Despite this bias, our study shows that people will also correctly discern the relative ordering…