Neuroscience News
How dopamine drives brain activity
3 min · · Neuroimaging reveals how dopamine released from the striatum influences brain activity in the motor cortex and insular. · Shared by 278, including Jansnet, Jonathan Kogan, Matthias Lampe, Jennifer Hurst, Marius Bleuer, Thomas Power, Liv 😷, gumorenos
The Guardian
A History of Solitude by David Vincent; A Biography of Loneliness by Fay Bound Alberti
6 min · · In these isolating times, are you enjoying solitude or, very different, are you suffering from loneliness? · Shared by 70, including Beth Price Almeida, Jonathan Kogan, Luciano Floridi @lucianofloridi@mastodon.world, Tauno, Howard Getson, Jane, Anita Leirfall
Harvard University
How scent, emotion, and memory are intertwined — and exploited
4 min · · A Harvard panel explores the connection between smell, emotion, and memory. · Shared by 378, including Barry C Smith, Jonathan Kogan, Rich, 瑞拿頭, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Liv 😷
journals.sagepub.com
Emotional Intelligence - Peter Salovey, John D. Mayer, 1990
· Subscription and open access journals from SAGE Publishing, the world's leading independent academic publisher. · Shared by 6, including Jonathan Kogan
Fast Company
How to work with someone who isn’t emotionally intelligent
3 min · · If you ever worked with someone who is volatile, temperamental, moody, or simply grumpy, you will understand the difficulties. Here are ways to cope. · Shared by 302, including Jonathan Kogan, LoriBeth, Liliane Ferrari ™, 瑞拿頭, Thomas Power, Lee Keyes
the-scientist.com
Wanted: Healthy Brains
4 min · · Brain banks have struggled to convince unaffected individuals to donate, hampering studies on “cognitively normal” neurodevelopment and aging. · Shared by 131, including Vaughan Bell, Patricia Churchland, Jonathan Kogan, Desmond Williams, Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine, Tauno, Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
The Guardian
The 100-year life: how to prolong a healthy mind
7 min · · As concerns about dementia grow, more research is investigating how we can keep our brains fit and sharp · Shared by 337, including Ward Plunet, Liv 😷, Tauno, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Jonathan Kogan
The Guardian
A cheery and helpful guide: How to be happy
· Surely we can squidge even just a tiny bit of happiness into the gloomy apparatus of our lives · Shared by 358, including Liv 😷, Noely ⚡️🏐, Mark Kaigwa, Matthias Lampe, Jonathan Kogan, 瑞拿頭, Katja Evertz, Daniel Schwarz, Noel Jacob
FORTUNE
Psychedelic drugs may transform mental health care. And big business is ready to profit from the revolution.
· Silicon Valley legends. Billionaire financiers. Patent attorneys. They're all awakening to the massive potential of an industry preparing to emerge from darkness. · Shared by 184, including The 420 Radio Show 🇨🇦💨💨✌️, Tim Ferriss, John Nosta, Thomas Power, Jonathan Kogan, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, MAPS, Beth Price Almeida, Psymposia, Mike Novogratz, Liliane Ferrari ™, Polina M. Pompliano, Martin Varsavsky
your-persona.com
Scientifically validated free personality test.
· Understand your inner strengths and weaknesses deeply and comprehensively.Take the test« Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate »C.G. Jung,… · Shared by 18, including Mark Kaigwa, Jonathan Kogan
Tiny Buddha
The Skills You Need to Survive Stress When It Hits
7 min · · My coping mechanisms were severely tested recently. Here’s what I learned about gratitude and coping with overwhelming stress. · Shared by 361, including Rich, Jonathan Kogan, Stephanie A Kowalski
psychiatrictimes.com
Kratom May Have Less Abuse Potential Than Opioids
1 min · · NEWS BRIEF The herbal supplement kratom may be less addictive and more effective for the management of pain than opioids, according to new research from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.1… · Shared by 6, including Jonathan Kogan
blog.sli.do
Mental Health at Work Expert: Companies Need to Talk About Mental Health Openly
5 min · · Read this inspiring interview with Jo Hooper, who helps companies understand, talk about, and tackle mental health in the workplace. · Shared by 5, including Jonathan Kogan
Tiny Buddha
My “Stress” Was Actually High-Functioning Anxiety
5 min · · High-functioning anxiety describes when an individual is still highly functioning, with the anxiety "just below the surface." · Shared by 244, including Desmond Williams, Rich, Matthias Lampe, Jonathan Kogan
Fast Company
Why bots are becoming the best way to talk about mental health at work
3 min · · A majority (64%) of workers say they trust AI chatbots more than they trust their managers. If so, the bots may be the antidote to removing stress at work. · Shared by 16, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Jonathan Kogan
verywellmind.com
Depression
· When dealing with depression, it's important to remember you are not alone. Read on to find more about depression causes, symptoms, treatments, and more. · Shared by 6, including Jonathan Kogan