Getting into the flow
Do you easily manage to get fully immersed in one activity so that you disconnect from your surroundings? How come, and how easy is it to do that?
Martina Arenella
Staycation: is virtual reality worth a try?
Long, bright days ahead, heat waves coming and going: summer is here. Yet, Covid-19 restrictions have compromised many plans to travel to exotic destinations. Is there still a way to make our ‘staycation’ remarkable?
Is everyday Googling affecting our brains?
Let’s be honest. Would you feel 100% comfortable with sharing your Google search history? We ask Google about everything, from recipes to quick and dirty medical diagnoses. Google seems to be a great friend of ours. Is this the case for our brains too?
Keep your distance but stay social
“Man is by nature a social animal.” So spoke Aristotle in the early fourth century B.C.E. Today, this sentiment still holds true. We engage ourselves in relationships with others, and we share thoughts and experiences all the time. We do this out of need: our social nature asks us to do so and we cannot ignore it. But what happens when our social possibilities are severely limited?
Feeling happy, feeling healthy
Positive emotions boost our energy, making us feel fit and strong. On the other hand, when we feel blue, our body seems weaker too and we get sick more easily. Why is that the case?
Reading: fuel for our brain
Reading comes so naturally, almost effortlessly, but not for the brain. Each sentence we read triggers great activation in our brain. Curious how?