News tagged with mood
High achievers more likely to be bipolar
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Greek philosopher Aristotle once said "there is no great genius without a mixture of madness," and now there is some scientific evidence that there is a link between mania and high IQ ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 05, 2010 |
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A second pathway for antidepressants: New fluorescent assay reveals TREK1 mechanism
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a unique and relatively simple cell-based fluorescent assay they developed, scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 07, 2011 |
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Can social media detect the changes in public mood?
New research has analysed the mood of Twitter users in the UK and detected various changes in the mood of the public. In particular, the researchers observed a significant increase in negative mood, anger and fear, coinciding ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 16, 2012 |
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A positive mood allows your brain to think more creatively
People who watch funny videos on the internet at work aren't necessarily wasting time. They may be taking advantage of the latest psychological science -- putting themselves in a good mood so they can think more creatively.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 15, 2010 |
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Scientist Probes Promising Link Between Warmth, Better Moods
(PhysOrg.com) -- The University of Colorado at Boulder scientist who discovered that playing in the dirt might ease depression is probing the link between higher temperatures and elevated mood.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 15, 2009 |
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New pattern in our biological clock overturns long-held theory
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Michigan mathematicians and their British colleagues say they have identified the signal that the brain sends to the rest of the body to control biological rhythms, a finding that overturns ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Analyzing almost 10 million tweets, research finds public mood can predict Dow days in advance
Measurements of the collective public mood derived from millions of tweets can predict the rise and fall of the Dow Jones Industrial Average up to a week in advance with an accuracy approaching 90 percent, ...
Oct 19, 2010 |
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Scientists identify susceptibility factor for bipolar disorder
A new study provides fascinating insight into the genetic basis of bipolar disorder, a highly heritable mood disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of mania and depression. The research, published by Cell Press online ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 03, 2011 |
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If you're happy and you know it: Researchers trail Twitter to track world's mood swings
Using Twitter to monitor the attitudes of 2.4 million people in 84 countries, Cornell University researchers found that people all over the world awaken in a good mood – but globally that cheer soon deteriorates ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 29, 2011 |
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Being in a good mood may lead to poor memory
Most people have had trouble remembering something they just heard. Now, a University of Missouri researcher found that forgetfulness may have something to do with being in a good mood. Elizabeth Martin, a doctoral student ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 30, 2011 |
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Anti-social mice may reveal more about depression
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, UC Davis psychology researchers have been able to produce a "social withdrawal" syndrome in female rodents. The development could yield new insights into the physical basis ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 01, 2011 |
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Sensory deprivation can produce hallucinations in only 15 minutes
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has found that even a short period of sensory deprivation is enough to produce hallucinations even in people who are not normally prone to them.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 23, 2009 |
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A happy life is a long one for orangutans
New research has shown that happier orang-utans live longer which may shed light on the evolution of happiness in humans.
Jun 29, 2011 |
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People who wear rose-colored glasses see more, study shows
A University of Toronto study provides the first direct evidence that our mood literally changes the way our visual system filters our perceptual experience suggesting that seeing the world through rose-coloured glasses is ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 03, 2009 |
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Feeling blue? You'll shun the new
A sick or sad child might cling to mom's leg. But that same child - fed, rested and generally content - will happily toddle off to explore every nook and cranny of the known world. Or: You're chipper and you ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 09, 2010 |
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