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Darby Saxbe
University of Southern California http://dornsife.usc.edu/nestlab What does your research focus on? I am fascinated by how social interconnections, particularly within families, shape our bodies and brains. For example, are spouses’ cortisol levels coordinated? How do
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You Can Smell Other People’s Emotions, and They’re Contagious
Forbes: Emotions are the primary driver of our behavior. Everything we experience in the world around us—no matter how small—generates an emotional response that motivates action. Sometimes emotions move us to act before we even
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Positive Emotions, Good Health Have Strong Link In Developing Countries, Study Finds
The Huffington Post: Is the concept of emotions having an effect on health a “First World” problem? According to a new study, no, it is not — and in fact, the association may be even
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La tristezza ci “costa” davvero: si è meno prudenti economicamente (Financial costs of sadness)
la Repubblica: “SADDER but wiser” (“Più triste ma più prudente”) diceva due secoli fa il filosofo inglese Samuel T. Coleridge, sostenendo l’idea che la tristezza proteggesse l’uomo dalle scelte sconvenienti. Il detto viene oggi smentito
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Negative Emotions in Response to Daily Stress Take a Toll on Long-Term Mental Health
Our emotional responses to the stresses of daily life may predict our long-term mental health, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Psychological scientist Susan
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Can Meditation Make You a More Compassionate Person?
Scientists have mostly focused on the benefits of meditation for the brain and the body, but research suggests that meditation may also have impacts on interpersonal harmony and compassion.
