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Do You Live In a ‘Lonelygenic Environment’? Being In Nature May Help
Loneliness has become a global public health concern. Countries including the United Kingdom and Japan have appointed “ministers of loneliness” to help tackle the problem. In the United States, then-Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy issued a public health advisory on loneliness, stating that the risk for premature death from loneliness is akin to smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day. ... “There is some evidence that those who spend time in nature are less likely to report being lonely,” said Julianne Holt-Lunstad, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Brigham Young University.
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The Growing Belief in ‘Love at First Sight’
The idea seems so old-fashioned, so sentimental: that you could fall for someone “at first sight,” deeply and instantly. It’s straight out of the classic romance dramas—Jack’s gaze freezing when he sees Rose on the Titanic’s deck; The Notebook’s Noah lighting up and asking, “Who’s this girl?” when he spies Allie across the amusement park. As a general rule, the stuff of popular love stories is not the stuff of real life. We know this, right? ... But once Gesselman stepped back and thought about the finding, she said, it made some sense to her. In 2014, dating apps were relatively new.
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How Dance Develops In Children
A new review explores how dance develops in early childhood and how studying the emergence of dance can reveal the development of auditory perception and musical memory.
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Bridging Research and Editorial Vision: A Conversation With Arturo Hernandez
Arturo Hernandez, Professor of Psychology at the University of Houston and editor for Perspectives on Psychological Science, joins Under the Cortex to reflect on the dynamic relationship between scientific discovery and scientific communication.
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When Is Forgetting Normal — And When Is It Worrisome?
Do you have trouble remembering names or where you put your keys? Neurologist Charan Ranganath, author of Why We Remember, talks about the science of memory.
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Why Singing Is Good For Your Brain
If there is a song in your soul, sing it out loud — whether in your car on your morning commute or at karaoke with friends. It’s okay if you are not the next Beyoncé. Making music — even if we aren’t especially good at it — can still be good for us. Music has the power to soothe the mind, promote brain health and bring people closer together, research has consistently shown. But even though music can get stuck in our heads or make us want to move and groove, we can find it difficult to muster up the courage to make it ourselves.
