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The Brain on Love →
psychotherapy:
A relatively new field, called interpersonal neurobiology, draws its vigor from one of the great discoveries of our era: that the brain is constantly rewiring itself based on daily life. In the end, what we pay the most attention to defines us. How you choose to spend the irreplaceable hours of your life literally transforms you.
All relationships change the brain — but most...
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The Power of Intentions →
fuckyeahconsciousness:
Problem: Good intentions have a bad reputation. They’re often described as useless, and some even claim they pave the road to hell.
Methodology: To test the effect of kindness and benevolence on physical experiences, University of Maryland psychologist Kurt Gray conducted three experiments. In the first trial, which examined pain, the participants received identical...
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Morning on Mars
6 Martian sunrises, as seen by the HiRISE orbiter.
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Belief in and memory for an event can be... →
neuroticthought:
by Deric Bownds
From Clark et al.:
Recent studies have shown that many people spontaneously report vivid memories of events that they do not believe to have occurred. In the present experiment we tested for the first time whether, after powerful false memories have been created, debriefing might leave behind nonbelieved memories for the fake events. In a first session...