Tag: happiness

Study aims to examine how aging affects the way the brain deals with emotion

From the University of Reading press release via HealthCanal: Dr Carien van Reekum, a researcher at the University’s Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics (CINN), is due to begin a… Read more »

Study examines links between personality traits and a preference for buying experiences instead of things

From the San Francisco State University press release: Psychologists have found that buying life experiences makes people happier than buying possessions, but who spends more of their spare cash on… Read more »

Study suggests that taking time to enjoy life can help patients make better health decisions

From the Weill Cornell Medical College press release: The experience of daily positive affect — a mild, happy feeling — and self-affirmation helps some patients with chronic diseases, including coronary… Read more »