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We tend to regard pain as an unfortunate by-product of physical harm. Sensations of crushing, burning and piercing are the language of alert, used by our bodies to communicate tissue damage, whether imminent or real
Read More »Give And You Shall Receive–A Boost to Your Self-Esteem
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Self-esteem is something we all want, and, experts say, need for our mental health.
Read More »Boys Who Lack Empathy Don’t React To A Fearful Face
Psychopaths can't connect emotionally. Researchers have thought that trait may be connected with an outsized drive for reward and an inability to register fearful expressions in others’ faces
Read More »Vitamin Poppers May Make Less Healthful Choices
It can be tough to keep up with dietary trends. Like eating eggs: good for you or bad? But one thing is certain.
Read More »Which Way Is the Future?
If you had four pictures of a person at different ages, how would you lay them out in chronological order? As an English speaker, you would almost certainly put childhood scenes on the left and pictures from old age on the right. But if you spoke another language, you might arrange the photos in a column or even from east to west
Read More »The Best Time of Day to Make a Big Decision
Wondering when's the best time of day to make a big decision? Forget the astrology charts and drink a cup of coffee—or four. You make better decisions when you have a full bladder, or so says a study to be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
Read More »Mate Idealization Makes for Happy Early Marriage
They say that love is blind. And that’s probably for the best
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