Day: November 28, 2020

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Would Moving to a New City or Country Make You Happier?

Fernando Kaskais

New research examines geographical effects on people’s happiness. by Mark Travers Ph.D. A long-standing debate in the field of psychology has been whether moving to a new location makes people happier. One school of thought says yes. In fact, it may be exactly the type of “fresh start” people need to re-calibrate their happiness. Another suggests that while a move might provide us with a temporary lift in mood, it is most common for our happiness to return to its baseline, pre-move level.  A new analysis provided in this year’s World Happiness Report adds context to this unsettled debate. The authors of the report, led by a … Continue reading Would Moving to a New City or Country Make You Happier?

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SCIENTISTS: THE HUMAN BRAIN AND THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE HAVE ODD SIMILARITIES

Fernando Kaskais

by Justin MacLachlan, The Mind Unleashed Waking Times An astrophysicist at the University of Bologna and a neurosurgeon at the University of Verona have claimed that the brain resembles the universe. The two Italian researchers came up with the galaxy-brain theory that is out of this world: The structures of the perceptible universe, they say, are astonishingly comparable to the neuronal networks of the human brain. University of Bologna astrophysicist Franco Vazza and University of Verona neurosurgeon Alberto Feletti document the extraordinary similarities between the cosmic network of galaxies and the complex web of neurons in the human brain. The detailed … Continue reading SCIENTISTS: THE HUMAN BRAIN AND THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE HAVE ODD SIMILARITIES

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Brain Scans Confirm There’s a Part of You That Remains ‘You’ Throughout Your Life

Fernando Kaskais

by MIKE MCRAE At the very core of your identity a kernel of self awareness combines memories of the past with the fleeting sensations of the present, and adds a touch of anticipation for the future. The question of whether this ongoing sense of ‘you’ is as robust as it feels has intrigued philosophers and psychologists throughout the ages. A new, small psychobiological study weighs in, looking at brain scans to conclude that at least some part of you is indeed consistent as you grow and age. “In our study, we tried to answer the question of whether we are … Continue reading Brain Scans Confirm There’s a Part of You That Remains ‘You’ Throughout Your Life