Scientists studying the belly button fluff of 60 people found 1,458 bacteria completely new to science. One participant’s fluff contained oil found only in soil from Japan, where he had never visited.
Your nose is always visible…
Your nose is always visible to you. Your mind ignores it through a process called Unconscious Selective Attention.
People with cold water being…
People with cold water being poured into their left ear tend to be less optimistic about their health.
Cuddling before bed helps the brain to relax
Research has shown that having a cuddle before dropping off to sleep really can help you get a good night’s rest, but why is this so effective and what if you don’t have a cuddle partner? This seems to be very much about Oxytocin – also known as the “happy hormone”. Cuddling makes us feel happy and more relaxed as our brains release oxytocin, dopamine, and serotonin, all of which help to stave off depression and increase our feelings of well-being, along with enhancing our connectedness to the person we are cuddling and improving our relationship with that person. But
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What is the Hippocampus?
No, it’s not a school for hippos! The hippocampus is a relatively tiny organ located in the brain in the region corresponding to emotions and plays a role in long-term memory storage and functions. It is part of the limbic system that controls many of our bodily functions and can be found in the temporal lobe near to the centre of the brain. All of our past memories and experiences are stored there. Exercise can help to keep the hippocampus fit and prevent it from shrinking –as it shrinks our memories decline, as in Alzheimers and Dementia. If we were
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Chewing Gum Can Help Boost Your Memory
According to the results of a study by Kate Morgan and her colleagues at Cardiff University, chewing gum really can help to improve your concentration and enhance your recall capabilities. Even though potential improvement is limited to a maximum of three words, this can be sufficient to trigger the brain into remembering facts, names, and places. The simple physiological action of chewing increases your heart rate and blood pressure and increases the flow of blood to the brain. This then gives the brain an energy boost and thus concentration levels improve along with memory recall. Chewing gum can also help
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You can always see your nose, but your brain has the ability to ignore it
Have you ever wondered why your nose never seems to get in the way of your vision, even though it’s right there in the middle of your face? Or why, once we’re dressed, we no longer feel the clothes against our skin? It’s basically our brain’s way of being selective, hence the term “Unconscious Selective Attention”. If, after all, our brain had to constantly be giving us up to date information on whether our nose was still in place, or what clothes we’re wearing, there would simply be no time for it to get on with the other important things
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Ataxophobia: The Fear of Disorder or Untidiness
Have you ever come across someone who has an exaggerated sense of orderliness? Do they keep all their belongings in an order that is fascinating and yet disturbing? Well, they are most likely to be suffering from a condition called Ataxophobia. Ataxophobia is an irrational and abnormal fear of disorder and dysfunction. Literally, this word with Greek roots means ‘fear of untidiness’. “If a cluttered desk is a sign of cluttered mind, if what, then is an empty desk a sign?” – Albert Einstein This condition is not restricted to being a cleanliness freak alone but can instigate a horrifying
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9 Facts About Green Eyes
Brown, Blue, Hazel, Grey, Green. These are just a few of the eye color shades which we see humans or animals possessing. Sometimes, the color of your eye can be due to your genes or genetic reasons as well. The color green, however, has some rather interesting facts associated with it. According to research, it is said that green eyes have existed from the Bronze Age Era, which means that they have been around for thousands of years. This color is most commonly found in Europeans. It is also said that Europeans with green eyes are usually considered to be
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Spain is the only country in the world…
Spain is the only country in the world that has a monument to the liver – “The silent and unselfish organ.” 00