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Brain Differences Found Between Believers In God And Non-believers
Believing in God can help
block anxiety and minimize
stress, according to new
research that shows distinct
brain differences between
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Buying Experiences, Not Possessions, Leads To Greater Happiness
Can money make us happy if
we spend it on the right
purchases? A new psychology
study suggests that buying
life experiences rather than
material possessions leads
... > full story
High Caffeine Intake Linked To Hallucination Proneness
High caffeine consumption
could be linked to a greater
tendency to hallucinate, a
new research study suggests. ... > full story
Religion May Have Evolved Because Of Its Ability To Help People Exercise Self-control
Psychologists reveal that
religion facilitates the
exercise of self-control and
attainment of long-term
goals. A psychology
... > full story
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The Healing Power Of Prayer?
June 18, 2009 — Health and religion have always been intertwined, most obviously through prayer on behalf of the sick. Does intercessory prayer for sick people actually help heal them? For thousands of years some ... > full story -
Buddhist Deity Meditation Temporarily Augments Visuospatial Abilities, Study Suggests
April 28, 2009 — The results showed that following the meditation period, practitioners of the DY style of meditation showed a dramatic improvement on both the mental rotation task and the visual memory task compared ... > full story -
Controlling Our Brain's Perception Of Emotional Events
April 22, 2009 — Key processes in the brain that control the emotional significance of our experiences and how we form memories of them. A lack of proper brain function in this area is what lies beneath such ... > full story -
Link Between Religious Coping And Aggressive Treatment In Terminally Ill Cancer Patients
March 23, 2009 — In a new study of terminally ill cancer patients, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found that those who draw on religion to cope with their illness are more likely to receive intensive, ... > full story -
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Researchers Discover Ways Of Integrating Treatment Of Traumatized Tibetan Refugee Monks
March 13, 2009 — Researchers have recently treated many of the large number of Tibetan refugee monks who fled violent religious persecution. These individuals arrived in Boston suffering from symptoms of traumatic ... > full story -
Do Experiences Or Material Goods Make Us Happier?
February 24, 2009 — Should I spend money on a vacation or a new computer? Will an experience or an object make me happier? A new study says it depends on different factors, including how materialistic you ... > full story -
When Dreaming Is Believing: Dreams Affect People's Judgment, Behavior
February 22, 2009 — While science tries to understand the stuff dreams are made of, humans, from cultures all over the world, continue to believe that dreams contain important hidden truths, according to newly published ... > full story -
Collective Religious Rituals, Not Religious Devotion, Spur Support For Suicide Attacks
February 20, 2009 — While the relationship between religion and popular support for suicide attacks is a topic of frequent conjecture, scientific study of the relationship is rare. A new study in Psychological Science ... > full story -
New Happiness Research Demonstrates When Material Items Are The Best Option
February 14, 2009 — It matters whether you give your loved one a material gift or an experience for Valentine's Day, say ... > full story -
Psychoactive Compound Activates Mysterious Receptor
February 13, 2009 — A hallucinogenic compound found in a plant indigenous to South America and used in shamanic rituals regulates a mysterious protein that is abundant throughout the body, researchers have ... > full story
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