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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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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Mind Over Matter: Can You Think Your Way to Strength?
Regular mental imagery exercises help preserve arm strength during 4 weeks of immobilization, researchers have found. Strength is controlled by a number of factors -- the most studied by far is skeletal muscle. However, the nervous system is also an important, though not fully understood, determinant of strength and weakness. In this study, researchers set out to test how the brain's cortex plays into strength development.
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Conversations more effective than observing physical behavior – new airport security screening method
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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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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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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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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