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Study: Narcissism Might Be a Dark Trait But It Can Lower Stress Levels and Reduce Chances of Depression

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(Neuroscience News) While narcissism may be viewed by many in society as a negative personality trait, Dr Kostas Papageorgiou, who is Director of the InteRRaCt Lab in the School of Psychology at Queen’s, has revealed that it could also have benefits. He has published two papers on narcissism and psychopathology in Personality and Individual Differences and European Psychiatry. […]

Smartphone Dependency as a Predictor of Loneliness and Depression

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(Nikki Harper) If you’ve got teenagers, you probably know how hard it can be to separate them from their smartphones. Statistically, 95% of 17-20 year olds use smartphones [1] and parents might be forgiven for thinking that a good number of those actually have their phones attached to them via some kind of technological umbilicus.

The Four Principles of Attraction According to H. T. Reis

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(Exploring Your Mind) Many times, we find it difficult to identify what makes another person attractive to us. We may even make the wrong attribution. To understand this, H.T. Reis defined four principles of attraction, which help explain the mysterious magnetism two human beings can feel.

7 Types Of Marijuana That Are Good For Meditation

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(Rebecca Smith) Meditation is one of the earliest spiritual practices that help individuals to control their minds leading to a happy and healthy life. Some of the benefits of meditation include the elimination of negative thoughts, anxiety, worries and other factors that prevent you from being happy. The benefits you get from practicing meditation are almost similar to those of marijuana. This is why a blend of the two delivers incredible results.

New Study Shows That DMT Puts Your Brain In A “Waking Dream” State

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(John Vibes) A study led by a team of researchers at the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London, recently published in the journal Scientific Reports, demonstrated that people under the influence of DMT (or dimethyltryptamine) show brain wave patterns similar to a dreaming state while they are awake.

A New Theory of Brain Organization Takes Aim at the Mystery of Consciousness

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(Neuroscience News) Consciousness is one of the brain’s most enigmatic mysteries. A new theory, inspired by thermodynamics, takes a high-level perspective of how neural networks in the brain transiently organize to give rise to memories, thought and consciousness.

Dance as Activism – How Dance Can Bond Communities

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(Anna Swisher) How can you make a difference?  How can you embody systemic change at a local level?  How do you not burn out?  How can you enjoy your life while simultaneously fighting violence, destruction and collapse?  What can you do in your community to support the healing of our world?  Aren’t you curious if we can do things differently – and together?