News tagged with emotional connection

The physics of animation

From drawings to computer animation, the magic of cartoon movies allows audiences to explore a fantastical and imaginary world. To make animated characters life-like on the big-screen, the laws of physics ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Self awareness can help people navigate rocky seas of relationships

A little self-awareness can help people struggling in the world of relationships, says Jeffrey Hall, assistant professor of communication studies at the University of Kansas.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 01, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Dreams may have an important physiological function

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dreams have long been assumed to have psychological functions such as consolidating emotional memories and processing experiences or problems, but according to a Harvard psychiatrist and sleep ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (29) | comments 12 weblog

Solitude contributes to a person's imagined intimacy with a TV character

(PhysOrg.com) -- If your best friend is a guy from "The Office" or a young doctor on "Grey's Anatomy," you may be relying too much on TV shows to fill a social void in your life.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Close relationships can perpetuate individual health problems

Human problems rarely occur in a vacuum, but persist as part of ongoing social interaction in which causes and effects are interwoven. One person's behavior can set the stage for what another does. A new study in the journal ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0