(Justin Deschamps) Is it possible to resist reality? Can we really properly navigate life, for fulfillment, joy, and happiness, if we reject aspects of it? The following article discusses why accepting reality, especially things your body tells you, helps you live a better life.
Psychology
Researchers Identify Glial Cells as Critical Players in Brain’s Response to Social Stress
(Science Daily) Exposure to violence, social conflict, and other stressors increase risk for psychiatric conditions such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
3 Secret Tactics for Dealing with Difficult People
(Tracy Shawn, MA) Difficult people can inhabit (and intrude into) many areas of our lives: work, home, neighborhood, social and professional affiliations, even at the sanctuary of the gym! Whether someone acts defensive, rude, passive-aggressive, critical, or lies and then turns things around, difficult people have something in common: they are frustrating to deal with.
Cultural Value Systems: Male Values Informed by Female Choice — Social Exclusion Fuels Extremism
(Justin Deschamps) The following neuroscience study analyzed the effect of social exclusion on young men, specifically looking for what effect “sacred values and isolation” had. In my view, the finding suggests that unlike what many anti-male proponents suggest, men are biologically programmed to protect aspects of society deemed sacred. Comprehending why men are driven to defend their values with violence reveals insights that we can use to better shape society for all people.
How We Perceive Vibrations and Frequency Through Touch
(Neuroscience) Researchers have demonstrated a universal decoding system in humans that determines how we perceive vibrations of different frequencies through touch.
Recursive Language and Modern Imagination Were Acquired Simultaneously 70,000 Years Ago
(Neuroscience) A genetic mutation that slowed down the development of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) in two or more children may have triggered a cascade of events leading to acquisition of recursive language and modern imagination 70,000 years ago.
Optimistic People Sleep Better and Longer
(Neuroscience) More than 3,500 people ages 32-51 were included in the study sample. The participants included people in Birmingham, Alabama; Oakland, California; Chicago; and Minneapolis.
5 Ways Love Changes Us for the Better
(Dr. Charles & Dr. Elizabeth Schmitz) Being in love not only makes you feel good inside, but makes you different on the outside.
Scientists Show How Silence Literally Alters Our Biology
(Joe Martino) If you’re the average person, you wake up to the sound of an alarm. That alarm sends you to the bathroom where you quickly get yourself ready for your workday. If you have the time, you might eat something before jumping into your car to listen to music or the radio while you sit in traffic on your way to work.
The Best Solution Isn’t the Most Comfortable
(Exploring Your Mind) The safest and most comfortable path isn’t always the best solution. It may decrease your risks, but it also decreases your opportunities to learn.
Depressed? Don’t Pop a Pill – Just MOVE
(Melissa Smith) It turns out that not only can exercise make you fit, it can also help relieve depression. Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital(MGH) discovered that even a small amount of physical activity, such as jogging for 15 minutes every day, can make a difference.
Psychotechnology: How AI is Designed to Change Humanity
(Makia Freeman) Psychotechnology is a word coined by William Ammerman, although the word may also have been coined by others and share multiple meanings.
Antidepressants AGAIN: Dayton shooter found to have mind-altering SSRI drugs in his system
(Ethan Huff) Just like we’ve long speculated, the latest news reports about “Dayton shooter” Connor Betts reveal that the now-deceased 24-year-old did, in fact, have SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) antidepressant pharmaceuticals in his system at the time when he’s said to have gone on a mass shooting spree, killing his sister, her boyfriend, and seven other people before allegedly killing himself.
Mainstream Media Denies Mental Health Problems and Video Games Contribute to Mass Shootings, Tries to Blame Guns
(Justin Deschamps) The following article showcases the opinions of psychologists who seem to assert that mass shootings don’t have any meaningful connections to mental illness or video games. But this presentation in the following article is itself rather dubious, as there are many mental health professionals who recognize that mental health plays a role in mass violence.
Stressed at School? Art Therapy Reduces Stress Headaches In Teenage Girls
(Natural News) Teenagers report higher levels of stress than adults, and cite school as the highest contributing factor, according to the American Psychological Association’s annual report. A summary from 2013 concluded that while stress among Americans was not new, “what’s troubling is the stress outlook for teens in the United States.”