Posts Tagged ‘happiness’
Train your brain to focus on positive experiences
Positive experiences has so many benefits. It is good for the immune system and concentration. Positive emotional states help steady the mind for a complex reason involving dopamine. So, train your brain to have positive experiences.
Read MoreLie to Me, Paul Ekman and Biofeedback
Biofeedback can be a very effective training tool for emotional self-regulation and stress management, precisely because it enables a faster feedback-based learning loop.
Read MoreBrain Research Interview Series
We are working on improving several sections of our website, especially our Resources section. It will look much better in a few days. Our first step has been to re-organize our Neuroscience Interview Series, and below you have how it looks today. During the last 18 months I have had the fortune to interview over 15…
Read MoreGratitude and Appreciation: from Theory to Practice
Psychologist Robert Emmons recently told us about the many benefits of practicing gratitude. — “First, the practice of gratitude can increase happiness levels by around 25%. Second, this is not hard to achieve — a few hours spent writing a gratitude journal over 3 weeks can create an effect that lasts 6 months if not…
Read MoreBrain Fitness Newsletter: November Edition
Here you are have the Monthly Digest of our Most Popular Blog Posts. You can consider it your monthly Brain Exercise Magazine. (Also, remember that you can subscribe to receive our RSS feed, check our Topics section, and subscribe to our monthly newsletter at the top of this page if you want to receive this…
Read MoreEnhance Happiness and Health by Cultivating Gratitude: Interview with Robert Emmons
Gratitude is a positive psychology. Happiness and good mental health can be cultivated through gratitude.
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