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Appetizing Imagery Puts Visual Perception on Fast Forward
Images with appealing content seem to fade more smoothly relative to other images, even when they faded at the same rate.
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of articles exploring evaluative processing and amygdala activity, genomic imprinting and the psychology of music, and neural representation of color ensembles.
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Does Happiness Really Make You Healthier? It Depends on Where You Live
New York Magazine: I am an Eeyore; I know this. I’m a glass-half-empty, worst-case-scenario, dwell-on-the-imperfections, existential-dread ruminating worrywart, and I envy the people I encounter who seem to effortlessly exude perkiness and fun. That’s not
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring: affective flexibility and depression; decentering, affect, and psychopathology; neural response to threat and suicidal attempts; and reward sensitivity in bipolar disorder.
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Link Between Positive Emotions and Health Depends on Culture
Positive emotions are often seen as critical aspects of healthy living, but new research suggests that the link between emotion and health outcomes may vary by cultural context.
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Actually, Dying Might Be An Unexpectedly Positive Experience
Thrive Global: In a paper published in Psychological Science, researchers analyzed the language used in the blogs of terminal cancer patients and the poetry and last words of death row inmates. They found that both groups used more
