Researchers at the Salk Institute have found a way to heal damaged hearts, though the new discovery refers to physical cardiac damage, not the emotional kind.
Scientists have managed to repair the injured hearts of living mice by reactivating long dormant molecular machinery found in the animals’ cells, a finding that could help pave the way to new therapies for heart disorders in humans.
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A new study has discovered that our mood for food can be changed by a restaurant’s choice of music and lighting, leading to increased satisfaction and REDUCED calorie intake (NOTE: The PRICE has now been reduced too!) Can’t afford a restaurant? Maybe that’s even better. Turn the lights down at home, light the candles, get out the good napkins and turn on soothing music–and DINE (and finish with a good cup of coffee).
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When it come to the facial expressions – Seeing may be believing, but new research suggests that believing is seeing too, at least when it comes to perceiving other people’s emotions.
The way we initially think about the emotions of others biases how we interpret, and remember, their facial expressions. Once we interpret someone’s expression as either angry or happy (whether or not this is how they really feel), we later remember it that way. This is the source of MANY misunderstandings!
Psychologist Piotr Winkielman says, “Do we see reality as it is, or is what we see influenced by our preconceptions? Our findings indicate that what we think has a noticeable effect on our perceptions.”
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