Meditation not only reduces stress, but literally changes your brain
Meditation not only reduces stress, but literally changes your brain Scientists are increasingly understanding the beneficial effects of meditation: more compassion and quality of life and less stress, depression, anxiety, pain and insomnia. The American neuroscientist Sara Lazar has done extensive research on it. Her most startling finding: After eight weeks of meditation, the brain […]
Happiness at work in times of COVID-19
Happiness at work in times of COVID-19 We have been experiencing a continuous increase in our work and life rhythm for several years now. This is accompanied by rapidly changing organizational models within the corporate world. For some employees, this is a virtue for their personal development. A scourge for others. Despite the fact that everyone’s perception […]
Sugar and brains
Sugar and brains Why do I never crave a cherry tomato or piece of carrot as much as I crave chocolate? THANK YOU DOPAMINE! The moment sugar hits your tongue, the sweet taste receptors send signals to the cerebral cortex. From there, our reward system is triggered and dopamine is released. This gives us the […]
Attention please!
Attention please! The average attention span of a goldfish is nine seconds. Researchers at Microsoft have found that for humans this has dropped from 12 seconds to 8 seconds due to our digitized lifestyle! The researchers in Canada surveyed 2,000 participants and studied the brain activity of 112 others. They discovered that since the revolution […]