News tagged with body awareness


'Listening to your heart' could improve body image, study finds

Women who are more aware of their bodies from within are less likely to think of their bodies principally as objects, according to research published February 6 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Vivien Ainley and Ma ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Video games help autistic students in classrooms

Onscreen, Michael Mendoza's digital avatar stands before a wonderland of cakes and sweets, but his message is all business: "I. Get. Frustrated when people push me and call me - and call me - a teacher's pet!"

Autism spectrum disorders created Jun 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obesity rates still rising in many states

In 1995, no state had an obesity rate above 20 percent. Now, all but one does.

Health created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

How we come to know our bodies as our own

By taking advantage of a "body swap" illusion, researchers have captured the brain regions involved in one of the most fundamental aspects of self-awareness: how we recognize our bodies as our own, distinct from others and ...

Neuroscience created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3 | with audio podcast