Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the paper “Does religious activity improve health outcomes? A critical review of the recent literature” by Coruh B, Ayele H, Pugh M, Mulligan T. Continue reading “Religious activity improves health outcomes”
People who deeply grasp pain or happiness of others, process music differently in brain
People with higher empathy differ from others in the way their brains process music, according to a study by researchers at Southern Methodist University, Dallas and UCLA.
The researchers found that compared to low empathy people, those with higher empathy process familiar music with greater involvement of the reward system of the brain, as well as in areas responsible for processing social information. Continue reading “People who deeply grasp pain or happiness of others, process music differently in brain”
Lentils significantly reduce blood glucose levels
Replacing potatoes or rice with pulses can lower your blood glucose levels by more than 20 per cent, according to a first-ever University of Guelph study. Continue reading “Lentils significantly reduce blood glucose levels”
What Can Neuroscience Tell us about Greek Theatre?
During the Lorenz Eitner Lecture at Stanford, classics scholar Peter Meineck explored how cognitive research methods shed light on the ancient and contemporary theatrical experience.
By Stephen Sansom Continue reading “What Can Neuroscience Tell us about Greek Theatre?”
Britain’s prehistoric catastrophe revealed: How 90% of the neolithic population vanished in just 300 years
Extraordinary new genetic evidence is revealing how Britain experienced a mysterious almost total change in its population in just a few centuries after the construction of Stonehenge.
It suggests that some sort of social, economic or epidemiological catastrophe unfolded. Continue reading “Britain’s prehistoric catastrophe revealed: How 90% of the neolithic population vanished in just 300 years”
The art of alleviating pain in Greek mythology
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Türe H, Türe U, Göğüş FY, Valavanis A, Yaşargil MG. Continue reading “The art of alleviating pain in Greek mythology”
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