A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation suggests that there is a correlation between food and a person’s emotional state. Led by Belgian researcher Dr. Lukas Van Oudenhove, scientists found that even absent taste, smell, and look, saturated fat fended off negative emotions. Take a look at the video below to learn…
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Dr. Michael Spencer, a researcher at the University of Cambridge, led a study that has identified the reduced activity in a part of the brain associated with empathy and argues it may be a “biomarker” for a familial risk of autism. In a previous blog, “Mindblindness”, we reported on autism. Individuals affected by autism have…
Read MoreCan’t Bear the Heat?
The summer weather was slow in arriving but is now in full blast. In places like Sacramento and Reno, the temperature has been reaching triple digits. How is all this heat affecting our behavior? Many people would blindly say that tempers rise when hot summer days are prevalent. Try to argue with someone on that…
Read MoreEmotional Distress
People with borderline personality disorders, better known as BPD, show a deficiency in emotion regulation skills. That might not sound like news but imagine getting so frustrated you wanted to smash your computer or scream really loud. If that did not suffice, would you hurt yourself or would you just let out a sigh of…
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