News tagged with emotional experiences


Social connections drive the 'upward spiral' of positive emotions and health

People who experience warmer, more upbeat emotions may have better physical health because they make more social connections, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Ps ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 09, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Traumatized moms avoid tough talks with kids, study shows

(Medical Xpress)—Mothers who have experienced childhood abuse, neglect or other traumatic experiences show an unwillingness to talk with their children about the child's emotional experiences, a new study ...

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

Beauty is in the medial orbito-frontal cortex of the beholder, study finds

(Medical Xpress) -- A region at the front of the brain 'lights up' when we experience beauty in a piece of art or a musical excerpt, according to new research funded by the Wellcome Trust. The study, published ...

Neuroscience created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (10) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Dreaming takes the sting out of painful memories: study

They say time heals all wounds, and new research from the University of California, Berkeley, indicates that time spent in dream sleep can help.

Medical research created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (13) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lovers' hearts beat in sync, study says

(Medical Xpress)—When modern-day crooner Trey Songz sings, "Cause girl, my heart beats for you," in his romantic ballad, "Flatline," his lyrics could be telling a tale that's as much physiological as it ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (9) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Angry? Sad? Ashamed? Depressed people can't tell difference, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Clinically depressed people have a hard time telling the difference between negative emotions such as anger and guilt, a new University of Michigan study found.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Expressing your emotions can reduce fear: study

(Medical Xpress)—Can simply describing your feelings at stressful times make you less afraid and less anxious? A new UCLA psychology study suggests that labeling your emotions at the precise moment you ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Response and recovery in the brain may predict well-being

(Medical Xpress)—It has long been known that the part of the brain called the amygdala is responsible for recognition of a threat and knowing whether to fight or flee from the danger.

Neuroscience created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The word-of-mouth paradox

(Medical Xpress) -- Sarah Moore says that if you want your memorable family resort vacation to stay memorable, move away from the keyboard. Seriously.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Aesthetic appeal may have neurological link to contemplation and self-assessment

A network of brain regions which is activated during intense aesthetic experience overlaps with the brain network associated with inward contemplation and self-assessment, New York University researchers have found. Their ...

Neuroscience created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find genetic link to PTSD

(Medical Xpress) -- A team of Swiss and German researchers has found that a certain gene allele can be linked to increased emotional memory retention and because of that appears to be a factor in people who suffer from post ...

Genetics created May 15, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Body language, not facial expressions, broadcasts what's happening to us

If you think that you can judge by examining someone's facial expressions if he has just hit the jackpot in the lottery or lost everything in the stock market—think again. Researchers at the Hebrew University ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Study shows brain processing similarities between music and movement

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Dartmouth College have devised an experiment that demonstrates how music and movement are processed by the brain in similar ways. They describe their experiment and discuss ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

Women anticipate negative experiences differently to men

Men and women differ in the way they anticipate an unpleasant emotional experience, which influences the effectiveness with which that experience is committed to memory, according to new research.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

1 in 10 children face elevated risk of abuse, future PTSD, due to gender nonconformity

Children in the U.S. whose activity choices, interests, and pretend play before age 11 fall outside those typically expressed by their biological sex face increased risk of being physically, psychologically, and sexually ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0