Chronic social isolation has debilitating effects on mental health in mammals — for example, it is often associated with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in humans. Now, a team of Caltech researchers has discovered that social isolation causes the build-up of a particular chemical in the brain, and that blocking this chemical eliminates the negative effects of isolation. The work has potential applications for treating mental health disorders in humans. Continue reading “How social isolation transforms the brain”
Self-consistency influences how we make decisions
When making decisions, our perception is influenced by judgments we have made in the past as a way of remaining consistent with ourselves, suggests new research published in eLife. Continue reading “Self-consistency influences how we make decisions”
On desires – A Pythagorean approach
In this post we present and shortly analyze an excerpt from “Aristoxenus’ Pythagorean decisions and life“. Continue reading “On desires – A Pythagorean approach”
Challenges for the soul in the 21st Century – A Pythagorean approach
In this article we present and analyze two Pythagorean excerpts with reference to the soul. Continue reading “Challenges for the soul in the 21st Century – A Pythagorean approach”
High-stress childhoods blind adults to potential loss
Adults who lived high-stress childhoods have trouble reading the signs that a loss or punishment is looming, leaving themselves in situations that risk avoidable health and financial problems and legal trouble. Continue reading “High-stress childhoods blind adults to potential loss”
Early age of drinking leads to neurocognitive and neuropsychological damage
Although drinking by U.S. adolescents has decreased during the last decade, more than 20 percent of U.S. high-school students continue to drink alcohol before the age of 14 years. This can have adverse effects on their neurodevelopment. Continue reading “Early age of drinking leads to neurocognitive and neuropsychological damage”
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