Airport security agents using a new conversation-based screening method caught mock airline passengers with deceptive cover stories more than 20 times as often as agents who used the traditional method of examining body language for suspicious signs.
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2 Minutes to Kill
Fairness is in the brain
Ever wondered how people figure out what is fair? Look to the brain for the answer.
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Meditation makes you more creative
Certain meditation techniques can promote creative thinking, even if you have never meditated before.
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To reap the brain benefits of physical activity, just get moving!
Everyone knows that exercise makes you feel more mentally alert at any age. But do you need to follow a specific training program to improve your cognitive function?
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Making mistakes while learning is better for memory
Making mistakes while learning can benefit memory and lead to the correct answer, but only if the guesses are close-but-no-cigar, according to new research findings from Baycrest Health Sciences.
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Magic May Lurk Inside Us All
Several streams of research in psychology, neuroscience and philosophy are converging on an uncomfortable truth: We’re more susceptible to magical thinking than we’d like to admit.
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Tai Chi may favorably affect the inflammatory system
A randomized controlled trial published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics indicates effects of a medictation techniqie, Tai Chi, on the inflammatory system.
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The Problem With Positive Thinking
It calms you down but drains you of energy...
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/opinion/sunday/the-problem-with-positive-thinking.html
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Change your walking style, change your mood
Our mood can affect how we walk - slump-shouldered if we're sad, bouncing along if we're happy...
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/283979.php
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March 20th is “International Day of Happiness”
Join in NOW!
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