(Neuroscience News) For the first time, researchers have provided physiological evidence that a pervasive neuromodulation system – a group of neurons that regulate the functioning of more specialized neurons – strongly influences sound processing in an important auditory region of the brain. The neuromodulator, acetylcholine, may even help the main auditory brain circuitry distinguish speech from noise.
Psychology
Why People Make Healthy Claims but Indulge in Unhealthy Behaviors
(Neuroscience News) The time period between Thanksgiving and Christmas is characterized by overindulgence. While we tell others that we are eating and drinking in moderation, controlling our spending, and exercising more, in reality, we do the exact opposite. So where does this disconnect come from?
MUST WATCH: Epic Anti-mask Flash Mob Takes over CVS Shouting ‘FREEDOM’
(Staff Writer) An anti-mask flash mob took over a CVS Pharmacy, after a woman says she was attacked by management for refusing to wear one.
The Meaning of Subjective Memory Complaints — A Mainstream Take
(Exploring Your Mind) People tend to worry more and more about cognitive functions as they get older. There’s a particular concern for future memory loss. Haven’t you ever thought: “My memory isn’t what it used to be?” Realizing your memory is deficient is precisely what subjective memory complaints (SMCs) are about.
6 Signs that Someone Is Thinking About Suicide
(Exploring Your Mind) When a person is thinking about suicide, there are usually some telltale signs. Their attitude towards life, sudden behavioral changes, and verbal expressions sometimes go unnoticed.
Impulsive Aggression: a Neurobiological Explanation
(Exploring Your Mind) Aggression is a complex and heterogeneous construct. There are basically two types of aggression: premeditated (predatory instrumental) and impulsive (affective and reactive). This article describes the neurobiology of impulsive aggression.
Psychological Warfare Disguised as a Pandemic Threat
(John W. Whitehead) “Look! You fools! You’re in danger! Can’t you see? They’re after you! They’re after all of us! Our wives… our children… they’re here already! You’re next!” — Dr. Miles Bennell, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Pathological Gambling: Diagnosis, Theories, and Treatment
(Exploring Your Mind) For most of us, gambling, in its many forms, and sometimes perceived as just games, can be just another recreational activity that doesn’t have to cause any negative consequences. For others, though, it can develop into pathological gambling.
Doctors Around the World Issue Dire WARNING: DO NOT GET THE COVID VACCINE!!
(Brian Shilhavy) In an effort to combat Big Pharma Corporate Media and Big Tech censorship, doctors around the world are frantically trying to warn the masses of the devastating effects of the experimental COVID vaccines about to be mass injected into the unsuspecting public assisted by military forces around the world.
Visits from the Other Side: Light Beings
(Barbara H Whitfield RT) It appears that all the chaos in the world is building– pressuring us to “wake up.” This is being called “The Great Awakening.”
How Schemas Shape Your World
(Exploring Your Mind) According to Young, schemas are the stable, rooted, and enduring patterns that develop over the course of an individual’s life. They’re so pervasive and unconscious that it isn’t easy to be aware of how they shape your world.
NEEDS TO BE SAID: Santa Claus Does Not Exist – And Children Deserve To Know The Truth
(Michael Snyder) Once a child figures out that you have been lying about Santa Claus for years, how can you expect that child to believe you about anything else? Many regard the tradition of pretending that Santa Claus is real to be relatively harmless, but the reality of the matter is that millions upon millions of Americans have deep psychological scars from being deceived throughout childhood only to find out later in life that everything that they believed about Santa was completely fake. Perhaps it is fun for many parents to play with the minds of their children, but those children do not benefit from investing a tremendous amount of emotional energy into a completely fraudulent narrative that will be cruelly ripped away from them at some point in the future. Our children deserve to know the truth, and the truth is that Santa Claus does not exist.
Better Breathing Boosts Your Concentration
(Exploring Your Mind) Breathing well boosts your concentration. Inhale the oxygen, breathe in life, and oxygenate your brain to expand your senses. Only then will you be able to focus your attention and appreciate the here and now. Furthermore, you’ll be able to make better decisions.
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers: Psychological Warfare Disguised As A Pandemic Threat
(John W. Whitehead) The nation is being overtaken by an alien threat that invades bodies, alters minds, and transforms freedom-loving people into a mindless, compliant, conforming mob intolerant of anyone who dares to be different, let alone think for themselves.
9 Habits of a Positive Person
(Exploring Your Mind) Neuroscience research has always been incredibly complex. Fortunately, some talented researchers take on the challenge so we can have a better understanding of the brain. One of those scientists was a German neurologist named Korbinian Brodmann, who divided the cerebral cortex into the Brodmann areas.