Health

Mind Myths and The Science of Meditation Members Public

From a place of stress, our sympathetic nervous system is activated, our body floods with cortisol, and our perception is narrowed to one of self-preservation, seeing the external world as negative, or even threatening.

Frank Fitzpatrick
Frank Fitzpatrick
Health

Virtual Reality: a Potential Cognitive and Physical Training in Aging Members Public

VR and AR hold the promise that through a gaming environment and digital social interactions, a healthy lifestyle can be promoted to enhance health, and well-being, besides rehabilitation purposes.

Beatrice Barbazzeni
Beatrice Barbazzeni
Virtual Reality

Time Travel: The Science of Time Zones Members Public

Does time travel make one younger? Actually yes! A fun fact about the topic is that you get older slower than those who do not fly. This process is explained by natural science based on spectral relativity.

Beatrice Barbazzeni
Beatrice Barbazzeni
Health

The Power of Saying “NO”: From Psychology to Neuroscience Members Public

Learning to say No is also related to emotional intelligence (EQ). Hence, adapting one's own and others' emotional states would help in managing tasks, relationships, and challenging situations. Studies showed higher EQ is associated with mental health, job performance, and leadership [2].

Beatrice Barbazzeni
Beatrice Barbazzeni
Psychology

The Psychology of Wellbeing: From Scarcity to Abundance Members Public

Wellness influences a variety of dimensions in our lives (e.g., physical health, emotional stability, relationships, and material resources). Even when individuals try to adopt positive behaviors, anxiety and depression are always on the prowl.

Beatrice Barbazzeni
Beatrice Barbazzeni
Wellness

Speaking Silently: the Neuroscience of Sign Language Members Public

Indeed, languages incorporate the knowledge and the history of a culture, while the function of cognition is to translate and represent this wisdom (“internal world”) toward the outside (“external world”) to interact with the environment and life events.

Beatrice Barbazzeni
Beatrice Barbazzeni
Neuroscience

While We Dream: The Neuroscience of the Sleeping Brain Members Public

Dreams would help in processing emotions, and individuals affected by higher levels of stress and anxiety would indeed experience nightmares and frightening dreams.

Beatrice Barbazzeni
Beatrice Barbazzeni
Neuroscience

Exponential Medicine: The Longevity Industry 2.0 Members Public

Contrary to the expectations of a world free of mortality, the goal of the longevity industry is to predict diseases while giving hope for a world without age-related diseases.

Beatrice Barbazzeni
Beatrice Barbazzeni
Longevity