Links
- The thinking benefits of doodling [permalink]
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This Is Your Brain On Storytelling: The Chemistry Of Modern Communication
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Interesting article on some of the chemistry (neurotransmitters) involved during story telling
- Mindfulness meditation alters neurophysiological characteristics that are linked to anxiety and depression [permalink]
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Neuroscientists have identified how exactly a deep breath changes your mind
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"This recent study finally answers these questions by showing that volitionally controlling our respirational, even merely focusing on one’s breathing, yield additional access and synchrony between brain areas. This understanding may lead to greater control, focus, calmness, and emotional control."
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation Dramatically Reduces Inflammation [permalink]
- I Now Suspect the Vagus Nerve Is the Key to Well-being [permalink]
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Neuroscientists can read brain activity to predict decisions 11 seconds before people act
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In a study published this week in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers in Australia were able to predict basic choices participants made 11 seconds before they consciously declared their decisions.
- Gut Branches of the Vagus Nerve Are Essential Components of the Brain’s Reward and Motivation System [permalink]
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“Hyperscans” Show How Brains Sync as People Interact
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The evidence is growing, says psychiatrist and social neuroscientist Leonhard Schilbach of the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich, that “social cognition is fundamentally different when you’re directly engaged with another person as opposed to observing another person.
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20 Minute Contact with Nature Reduces Stress Hormone Cortisol
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Taking at least twenty minutes out of your day to stroll or sit in a place that makes you feel in contact with nature will significantly lower your stress hormone levels. That’s the finding of a study that has established for the first time the most effective dose of an urban nature experience.