(Neuroscience News) In a world of seemingly endless opportunities for finding a mate, competition for a partner can be fierce. Not all that glitters is gold, as the old adage goes. If you’ve long suspected that people fudge the truth when it comes to presenting themselves to a potential partner, here’s the research to back you up.
Psychology
Screen-Based Media Associated with Structural Differences in Brains of Young Children
(Science Daily) A new study documents structural differences in the brains of preschool-age children related to screen-based media use.
The Struggle with a Judgemental Ideal: Creating Monsters in Your Mind vs Embracing the Hero Within
The Struggle with a Judgemental Ideal: Creating Monsters in Your Mind vs Embracing the Hero Within
The Four Types of Attention
(Exploring Your Mind) Attention is a complex psychological process. There are also multiple types of attention.
The Holy Septenate: Understanding the Divine Seven-fold Nature of Our Being and Reality
by Mickey Megistus, This article is an attempt to reconcile a lot of esoteric/occult literature found in eastern and western forms of mysticism and cosmology, particularly Theosophical, Hermetic, Gnostic, Hindu and Buddhist studies. I also delve into alternative science, metaphysics and of course the Law of One material. Many issues of contention are based largely on […]
Emotional Buttons: How They Affect Your Relationships
(Explore Your Mind) How many times do you find yourself reacting too strongly to a negative comment? Knowing what your emotional buttons are and the consequences for pushing them is the subject of a research study that was conducted recently.
Students Ditch Their Phones For a Week, Report Feeling Happier & More Refreshed
(Paul Joseph Watson) Students at a university in New York who took part in a test to go without their cellphones for a week reported that they felt refreshed, happier, more focused and more relaxed.
Lucid Dreaming: The Secret of Tesla & Einstein’s Greatest Discoveries
Lucid Dreaming: The Secret of Tesla & Einstein’s Greatest Discoveries
When Money is Scarce, Biased Behavior Happens Faster
(Science Daily) Discrimination may happen faster than the blink of an eye, especially during periods of economic scarcity, according to a new study from Cornell University.
Act Like Your Time and Life are Valuable and You’ll Get a Valuable Life
Act Like Your Time and Life are Valuable and You’ll Get a Valuable Life
Study: Narcissism Might Be a Dark Trait But It Can Lower Stress Levels and Reduce Chances of Depression
(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. […]
Neuroscience: Can You Inherit Knowledge?
(Exploring Your Mind) A new study has just been published about the possibility of inheriting knowledge. The results of the study have called into question the Weismann barrier.
Smartphone Dependency as a Predictor of Loneliness and Depression
(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
(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.
New Study Shows That DMT Puts Your Brain In A “Waking Dream” State
(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.