(Exploring Your Mind) When you don’t make the effort to think and think critically, it’s easier for you to fall victim to certain false information. A position that means you’re more vulnerable to the kind of manipulation that the mainstream media perpetuates.
Psychology
Why Do We Wake Around 3am and Dwell On Our Fears and Shortcomings?
(Neuroscience News) When I wake at 3am or so, I’m prone to picking on myself. And I know I’m not the only one who does this. A friend of mine calls 3am thoughts “barbed-wire thinking”, because you can get caught in it.
How to Nurture Creativity in Your Kids
(James C. Kaufman) Researches investigate the positive impact of nurturing creativity in children and evaluate methods for encouraging creativity.
The Familiar Patterns of Slow-Burning Societal Control
(J.G. Martinez) Recently, after watching the news, I detected some patterns in the slow-burning societal control happening around the world. The global food and fuel scarcities are oddly familiar. I have also begun to monitor what has been happening in the UK. Maybe the causes are different. However, the result, a disruptive effect on the food chain supply, is the same.
Atkinson’s Expectancy-Value Theory
(Exploring Your Mind) The value you place on your goals and the expectations you have determine your motivations, according to Atkinson’s theory.
Sleepwalking and Stress are Closely Related
(Exploring Your Mind) Intense emotions, such as anxiety and stress, are often behind the phenomena of sleepwalking. We’ve written this article so that you can learn a little more about this particular link.
Scientists Map Brain Circuit That Drives Activity in Fertile Females
(Neuroscience News) Scientists have known for a century that female animals become more active just as they are about to ovulate, a behavior that evolved to enhance their chances of mating when they are fertile.
Unique Brain Signature of Intimate Partner Aggression Identified
(Neuroscience News) Why do people hurt the ones they claim to love? That question has driven researchers to discover much about the psychological and sociological predictors and consequences of intimate partner aggression. But an understanding of the neurobiological causes — or what happens in the brain — remains incomplete.
How Highly Processed Foods Harm Memory in the Aging Brain
(Neuroscience News) Four weeks on a diet of highly processed food led to a strong inflammatory response in the brains of aging rats that was accompanied by behavioral signs of memory loss, a new study has found.
Brain Activity Patterns After Trauma May Predict Long-Term Mental Health
(Neuroscience News) The way a person’s brain responds to stress following a traumatic event, such as a car accident, may help to predict their long-term mental health outcomes, according to research supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health.
Doctor P: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
(Exploring Your Mind) Doctor P was a musician who experienced certain difficulties with his perception of the world. However, since he was a sociable, outgoing guy with a great sense of humor, his problems went unnoticed for a long time.
Childhood Trauma Shows Up On Brain Scans
(Exploring Your Mind) Childhood trauma due to mistreatment, abuse, or neglect between the ages of four and seven makes a mark on the brain. In fact, scans and neurodiagnostic techniques reveal small alterations that explain the development of psychological disorders later on.
Signs of the Dark Triad of Personality
(Exploring Your Mind) When you see signs of the dark triad of personality in someone, you know you’re facing a highly dangerous person. They’re people who have no scruples in manipulating others, lying, and ignoring ethical and moral considerations in order to achieve their objectives.
Using Unconditional Love to Get Over a Breakup
(Exploring Your Mind) Do you think it’s normal to feel hatred, anger or resentment towards an ex-partner? In this article, we tell you why unconditional love is the healthiest way to overcome a breakup.
The Important Difference Between Pity and Compassion
(Exploring Your Mind) To look at those who suffer with pity is to condemn them to continue suffering. However, doing it with compassion means helping them get ahead. We show you the differences between these two emotions.