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09/02/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Movies and emotional eating: Study shows sad movies are bad for your diet

Imagine this: You’ve just finished watching a sad movie. You’re bawling your eyes out. Then, you reach over to the ice cream on the table and sit on the couch to make you feel better. That’s one of the many things people do after watching a tearjerker. However, researchers at Cornell University and Brand Lab […]

08/30/2018 / By Edsel Cook

We are pre-wired to perceive wrinkles around the eye as conveying more sincerity: Study

They say the eyes are the windows to the soul. But California- and Miami-based researchers believe that our eyes’ equivalent of a window-frame is the facial feature that projects sincerity. In an article on Science Daily, they reported that the wrinkles around the eyes trigger the human brain to believe that the person in question […]

08/15/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Virtual reality therapy can help improve an offender’s empathy by experiencing victims’ point of view

Can virtual reality help violent individuals who lack emotional recognition improve their perception of emotions? Researchers from the University of Barcelona and the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) designed a virtual reality system that may help instill empathy in violent offenders. The system allows men who committed a domestic violence crime to experience […]

08/11/2018 / By Zoey Sky

The science behind “don’t go to bed mad” – Sleep strengthens negative memories, according to new research

“Don’t go to bed angry.” It’s a piece of advice married couples often hear, but does this actually have any scientific basis? According to several studies, it does because going to bed while you’re upset can strengthen negative memories. Sleeping while angry may aggravate any negative memories you might have, making them harder to reverse when […]

06/20/2018 / By Zoey Sky

5 Ways to stop getting defensive when faced with criticism

Do you hate being criticized, even if it’s for valid reasons? If you think it’s upsetting to receive criticism, you might have to learn how to stop being defensive. When someone criticizes us, be it our work or our attitude, “[getting] defensive helps us protect our character and our sense of competence,” according to a Psychology […]

06/12/2018 / By Carol Anderson

PTSD patients can no longer recognize positive emotions, disturbing study concludes

It’s great that more people are becoming aware of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and how it affects those who were diagnosed with it. Recently, an addition to the list of PTSD effects has been added by researchers – one that is a bit more alarming than the others. A study has shown that people who suffer from the […]

12/01/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Animals experience emotions and exhibit distinct personalities, science confirms

While most of us wouldn’t go out of our way to hurt another living creature, plenty of people don’t think twice about eating meat. Where their food came from and the destruction to animal habitats that is caused to sustain modern lifestyles never crosses many people’s minds. Even though many people would like to believe […]

11/01/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Feeling happy? You probably have a healthy heart, if you’re American

A new study found that having positive emotions leads to having a healthy heart if you are American, according to a Science Daily report. Oftentimes, positive emotions are seen as important factors of living healthy. However, this study, published in Psychological Science, suggested that the relationship between emotions and health depends on the cultural context. […]

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