Imagine you are walking down a crowded street. You pass thousands of people, but you only notice a few faces while the many others are ignored. How does your brain decide which to notice and which to ignore? Actually, no face is entirely ignored, but in a fraction of a second your brain decides at...
An analysis of 800 million anonymous twitter messages has shown that over the 24 hours of the day our mood changes following cycles. We knew about cycles for body temperature, sleep, appetite, secretion of certain hormones and some mood aspects, but we did not know about cycles for anger, sadness, tiredness. The cycles are specific...
n nature biodiversity helps guarantee that the response to environmental factors will be varied. If we only had one type of tree, say palm trees, the first time that temperatures fall below zero all palm trees would disappear and so good bye to all trees as well. Thanks to biodiversity we have many types of...
Spending too much time alone is not considered to be a good thing for one’s health and it may have lasting negative psychological effects. By isolating oneself, one does not acquire techniques that help one to get along in the world of today. Studies say that there are various types of social isolation and not...
