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A good memory seems to be one of our strongest and most positive features. But scientists have claimed that forgetting is just as important as remembering. A bad memory is actually a mechanism for making space for relevant information and keeps the brain from wasting space and energy.
Neuroscience found out that rejection literally hurts like physical pain. The reaction for emotional pain and physical pain are very similar, and a natural chemical (painkiller mu-opioid) is released during both events.
A red-green color exists and it is not brown or what you see when you mix the pigments together. Also similarly, yellowish-blue is not green. If you try to imagine these colors, you probably can’t since there’s no point of reference in your mind. But they do exist and are called “forbidden colors.” We just can’t see them and this is normal because of the specifics of human color perception.
This study showed that most of the negative things that we imagine never materialize. People were asked to write down their worries over an extended period of time. And 85% of the things that the subjects worried about never happened. Meaning that only 15% really did.
The happier you are, the less sleep you require to function normally every day. It turns out that sadness increases your urge to sleep more. And happiness works the opposite way.
Our memory is more fragile than you might think. We are very susceptible to errors and some suggestions can even trigger false memories. In one experiment Elizabeth Loftus made 25% of her participants to believe a false memory that they were once lost in a shopping mall as a child.
Your phobias may be memories passed down through genes from your ancestors.
People become more honest when they are tired.
The most stressful age, according to researchers, is between 18 and 33. After 33 the level of stress starts to reduce. Women also reported feeling more stress than men.
Psychological and neuroscience theories say that someone who can lie perfectly is very good at detecting lies. The secret is in their ability to think about what someone else is thinking.
It takes only 4 minutes to understand if we like someone and to fall in love.
Chocolate can bring you more happiness than being in love