Search Results for : emotions
Awareness Technology

The Youth Brain and Peer Review: When Cultural Comments Turn into Brain Power

This study examines how the brain cells of young adults and other types of prefrontal cortex function in response to social network information, why digital worlds harm this trait, and what happens when the barrier between digital communication and real

advertorial

How Skin Health Affects Mental Health: A Dermatologist’s Perspective

Skin issues are frequently considered to be physical problems. Many people only think about treating the symptoms that they see. But skin wellness is additionally associated with psychological wellness. If the skin is involved, so are emotions, confidence and comfort

News

NIMHANS Launches Centre to Decode Music’s Impact on the Human Brain

In a pioneering move that could reshape India’s understanding of the relationship between music and mental health, the National Institute of Mental Health and  Neurosciences (NIMHANS) has launched the Centre for Music, Brain, Mind and Health, a dedicated research facility that

advertorial

The Importance of Memory in AI Companionship

Memory helps people feel understood. This can happen when a friend inquires about something you mentioned in the past. It can happen when a therapist recognizes a repeating pattern, or when someone recalls what makes you feel better after a

Awareness

When the Mind Relives the Past: Understanding Cognitive Flashbacks and Trauma Memories

When unwanted ideas, feelings, and trauma-related concepts bring memories into the present, studies say they are related to why such things occur and their effects.  People usually think of flashbacks as anything serious, a bright, cinematic-like rewind to the scene

Awareness

Eco-Anxiety and the Brain: What happens to the Amygdala during Eco-Anxiety?

One would think that the very idea of waking up every morning feeling the tension would not be so severe, except it isn’t from a personal crisis: it could be wildfires burning on another continent, warnings of flooding in a city

Awareness

Understanding Gender Dysphoria in Adolescence: Identity, Distress, and Mental Health Outcomes

How can one imagine how it will feel to be called by names or pronouns that do not suit the person in question every time they are referred to? Many adolescents go through such  situations that lead to them feeling nervous

Health

Beyond Recovery: Understanding Mental Health After Cancer

Once treatment stops, most assume life snaps back into place. Loved ones clap, hug, and cry, relieved that chemo, operations, or beams are finally behind them. But for plenty who made it through, relief rarely brings simplicity, just new ground to

Awareness

The Construction of Emotion: Are Feelings Born or Made?

Imagine you’re about to step onto a stage for your presentation and suddenly your heart is pounding, your palms are sweating, and you’re breathing rapidly. Is it fear? Or is it also excitement?  Most of us seem to believe that

Health

The Cognitive Reserve: The Exact Psychological Habits That Shield the Brain From Dementia 

Have you ever seen an elderly individual in your area solving puzzles, playing Sudoku, or remembering every birthdate? Whereas some just struggle to even remember minor details or have gradually started forgetting things they used to remember. Although ageing affects