“Do but consider what an excellent thing sleep is; it is so inestimable a jewel that, if a tyrant would give his crown for an hour’s slumber, it cannot be bought; of so beautiful a shape is it Continue reading
Much evidence has associated dopamine with the brain’s reward system. For this reason, dopamine has been called the “feel good” or pleasure chemical. Stimulation of the neurotransmitter, dopamine, makes us feel good. Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Neuropsychology
Tagged addiction, brain, dopamine, experiment, reward system
Why do men and women sometimes find it so difficult to communicate? Do they communicate differently, or is that just a stereotype?
Whenever people are unable to control and predict their environment, they actively seek to restore feelings of control by behaving and thinking in certain ways. Continue reading
Posted in Rituals
Tagged empirical, personal control, precognition, research, rituals
Good morning self-control.
New experimental research by Kouchaki & Smith (2014), published in Psychological Science in January, shows that people are more likely to act ethically and to overcome temptation in the morning than later in the day. The authors refer to it as the morning morality effect. Continue reading
Posted in Moral, Self-control
Tagged experiment, goals, morality, self-control, self-regulation, temptation
Perceiving life events as opportunities for personal growth rather than limitations or threats to security will make you endure even the most challenging aspects of life.
Resilience characterizes people who are able to interact with their environments in ways that promote growth and well-being, despite they may have been exposed to many challenging life events or psychological risk factors. That said, life is by itself a stressful phenomenon. Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Mental Health, Success
Tagged hardiness, resilience, sense of coherence
We get exposed to noise all the time, but how does it affect our mind and body?
Posted in Environmental Psychology, Mental Health, Stress
Tagged blood pressure, health, noise, noise exposure, noise polution, pollution, sleep, stress, the nervous system, traffic noise
Thoughts are just thoughts.
Learned helplessness happens when people expect that bad events will happen and that there is nothing they can do to prevent them from happening Continue reading
Hi! I’m Simon Moesgaard, a psychologist from Denmark, and this is my non-profit blog.
