Smiles are contagious, even when we're trying to remember them. A study carried out by a research team of the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) of Trieste shows that in order to recall an emotion (positive or negative) we "re-enact" the motor sequence of the facial expression corresponding to that emotion.
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Family & Relationships
Good quality me-time vital for home and work wellbeing
High quality me-time not only improves your psychological wellbeing it can also make you a more engaged employee.
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Why Teenagers Cut, and How to Help
In the mind of a teenager who self-injures, cutting helps regulate emotions, and strategies that might help most teens can backfire.
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Newly discovered brain cells explain a prosocial effect of oxytocin
Oxytocin, the body's natural love potion, helps couples fall in love, makes mothers bond with their babies, and encourages teams to work together...
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/283775.php
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Why Teen Girls Are at Heightened Risk of Depression
Adolescence is often a turbulent time, and it is marked by substantially increased rates of depressive symptoms, especially among girls...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141008122100.htm
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We Want Privacy, but Can’t Stop Sharing
What happens to intimacy, when all our secrets are already online?...
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/05/sunday-review/we-want-privacy-but-cant-stop-sharing.html
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An Hour of After-School Exercise Linked to Better Cognitive Functioning
A new study finds that at least 60 minutes of physical activity after school every day is not only beneficial for children's physical health, but it may also improve their cognitive functioning.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/283169.php
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The Link Between Self-Compassion and Healthy Choices
Self love isn’t just for hippies and millennials. If you’re trying to stick to a diet or scrape together the motivation to get to the gym, it might be for you, too...
http://time.com/3430670/self-compassion-health/
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The Case for Delayed Adulthood
Taking longer to grow up and settle down may be better for a young person’s brain...
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/21/opinion/sunday/the-case-for-delayed-adulthood.html
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Learning How to Exert Self-Control
The researcher who became “the marshmallow man” for his work with children has some lessons for us all...
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/opinion/sunday/learning-self-control.html
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