Despite what Ayn Rand devotees think (or assume, because “think” is a bit of a strong word for Objectivism), empathy plays and important role in our society—in the sense that without empathy, we probably wouldn’t have a society at all. However, empathy has an egocentric factor too, in that our … Read More
Skip a night’s sleep, and you end up hungrier, less coordinated, and anxious—possibly because may be running short on myelin, a type of cell essential to brain function. If the findings of a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience hold up, part of the mystery of why we … Read More
Everything’s worse when you’re stressed—including, as it turns out, the smell of the world around you. A new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience has found that when a person becomes stressed, their emotional and olfactory portions of the brain become linked, causing inoffensive smells to become offensive. Scientists … Read More
Working late? The colour of your light may be affecting your mood. According to a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, blue or white light has the worst effect on one’s mood late at night, whereas red light has less of an impact. Working on Siberian hamsters, researchers … Read More
Stressed out? Go for a run. At least, that’s what researchers reporting in the Journal of Neuroscience might tell you—and really, lots of psychiatrists too. Physical exercise is known to reduce anxiety. In order to explore the link between the two further, researchers decided to examine the effects of exercise … Read More
