(Science Daily) Do bad dreams serve a real purpose? To answer this question, researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG), Switzerland, — working in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin (USA) — analysed the dreams of a number of people and identified which areas of the brain were activated when they experienced fear in their dreams. They found that once the individuals woke up, the brain areas responsible for controlling emotions responded to fear-inducing situations much more effectively. These results, which are published in the journal Human Brain Mapping, demonstrate that dreams help us react better to frightening situations, thereby paving the way for new dream-based therapeutic methods for combating anxiety.
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UFO Sightings and the Illuminati? Study Finds Conspiracy Theorists Surprisingly Ordinary
(Sebastian Kettley) UFO sightings, alien encounters and claims of the Illuminati may seem bizarre and outlandish on the internet but the people behind the popular conspiracies are far from “crackpots wearing tinfoil hats”, a researcher has claimed.
Verbal Assault: Another Form of Abuse That Can Be Similar To Physical Abuse
(Collective Evolution) Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Faith, Truth and Forgiveness: How Your Brain Processes Abstract Thoughts
(Neuroscience News) Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have leveraged machine learning to interpret human brain scans, allowing the team to uncover the regions of the brain behind how abstract concepts, like justice, ethics and consciousness, form. The results of this study are available online in the October 29 issue of Cerebral Cortex.
Teenagers and Risky Behavior: Why They Do It
(Exploring Your Mind) French anthropologist David Le Breton says that roughly 15% of teenagers engage in risky behavior. One interesting thing about that number is that it’s the same all over the world.
The Mind of a Baby – What’s it Like Inside?
(Exploring Your Mind) New research in recent decades is breaking down all sorts of myths we had about the mind of a baby.
Cooperation and Competition: The Deutsch and Krauss Experiment
(Exploring Your Mind) Negotiating is often a very difficult art. In this article, we’ll look at the Deutsch and Krauss experiment.
The Psychology of Loneliness And What You Can Do About It
(Thomas Oppong) Humans have evolved to require deep and meaningful connections. It’s a survival mechanism which drives us to connect with others.
How the Brain Decides to Punish or Not
(Neuroscience News) Research Fellow at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, HSE University, has conducted meta-analysis of 17 articles to find out which areas of the brain are involved decision-making for rendering social punishment. It would appear that in case of both victims of violations as well as witnesses, punishment decisions activate the brain regions responsible for focusing one’s attention, processing information, and responding effectively to social interaction. The findings of the study were published in Scientific Reports.
This Is What Hating Your Job Does To Your Body
(Mayukh Saha) To achieve joy and satisfaction at work is as good as finding the golden chalice. But sadly only a few are destined to find bliss and contentment in our work. For the rest, it is a life of drudgery which eventually takes its toll on our health. But you can change that.
How the Brain Detects the Rhythms of Speech
(Science Daily) Neuroscientists have discovered how the listening brain scans speech to break it down into syllables. The findings provide for the first time a neural basis for the fundamental atoms of language and insights into our perception of the rhythmic poetry of speech.
Why Are Superheroes’ Morals Important to Us?
(Exploring Your Mind) Superheroes are very popular. There are many films about them at the moment. From the classic Superman and Batman, through to movies that are bringing superheroes to the big screen for the first time, such as Wonder Woman, and also movies that bring together several superheroes, such as The Avengers. But why do they attract us so much? Surprisingly, one answer lies in superheroes’ morals.
Inflammatory Processes Drive Progression of Alzheimer’s and Other Brain Diseases
(Neuroscience News) Inflammation drives the progression of neurodegenerative brain diseases and plays a major role in the accumulation of tau proteins within neurons.
Cisco Wheeler Claims She Was Born Into a Illuminati Family, Subjected to Mind Control, and Used as a Child Sex Slave to Political “Elites”, Including US Presidents
(Wayne Morris) Good morning, and welcome to The International Connection. We are in week #40 in our radio series on mind control, and today we begin an interview with Cisco Wheeler, co-author of “The Illuminati Formula Used to Create an Undetectable Mind Controlled Slave” and other books about trauma-based conditioning.
These Cultural Myths Keep You Emotionally Sick and Unhappy in the Modern-Age
(Justin Deschamps) What if the story of our culture was wrong? What if the expectations we have about life are unrealistic? Would this make us unhappy, even mentally unwell? In short, the answer is an overwhelming yes. In the following must-see presentation, you’ll discover some of the most fundamental beliefs about life were invented only a few hundred years ago, and have been causing us problems ever since.