People may still have consciousness after "death". A large-scale study involving 2060 patients from 15 hospitals in the UK, US and Austria has found that patients experience real events for up to a three-minute period after their heart has stopped [...]
The process of forgiveness can be a liberating experience. One that if practiced proactively can lead to a wonderful experience of life. Interestingly, forgiveness can only occur because we have been given the gift of the ability to make choices. [...]
A new study found that people with the greatest well-being are 30 percent less likely to die during an eight-year follow-up period than those with the least well-being. via Sense of Meaning & Purpose Linked to Longer Life | Psych [...]
Don’t be afraid to take time away from the problem you’re trying to solve and let it stew. It’s no surprise insights often happen in the shower or while daydreaming. Giving your mind a break may be just the thing [...]
Stress is a part of our lives and there’s no getting around it. But as much as we all live with it, many of us misunderstand some of the basics about stress and its role in our lives. via Six [...]
A mainstay of many neuroscience labs, functional MRI relies on blood flow changes in the brain to serve as proxies for active nerve cells. But a new study on mice finds that neurons can be busy with no hint of [...]
A single dose of antidepressant is enough to produce dramatic changes in the functional architecture of the human brain. Brain scans taken of people before and after an acute dose of a commonly prescribed SSRI (serotonin reuptake inhibitor) reveal changes [...]
Researchers at Edinburgh University studied fraternal and identical twins and found that genetics are responsible for about half of our happiness. That includes traits, like being laid-back, as well as the creation of chemicals the human body uses to influence [...]
Over the last decade there has been a huge increase in evidence that emotional intelligence is an important factor in leadership. Numerous studies have shown a positive relationship between emotional intelligent leadership and employee satisfaction, retention and performance. As organizations [...]
What do we actually mean by research and how does it help inform our understanding of things? Understanding what’s being said in any new research can be challenging and there are some common mistakes that people make. Have you ever [...]