Have stopped doing films out of friendships, emotions: Ajay Devgn
Having been in the industry for over 25 years, Ajay Devgn says his process of choosing a movie has become "more clear" today and he now goes forward with a project only if its script is good.
Aug 24, 2017, 17:55 PM IST
This is how brain processes emotional spillover
As part of efforts to understand the emotional side of the brain, researchers in the US have for the first time pinpointed areas directly responsible for emotional spillover.
Jun 18, 2017, 00:25 AM IST
Grey matter density increases during adolescence: Study
Grey matter is found in regions of the brain responsible for muscle control, sensory perception such as seeing and hearing, memory, emotions, speech, decision making, and self-control.
May 27, 2017, 01:11 AM IST
Adults with smaller brain structure are more likely to suffer from anxiety, negative thoughts: Study
A study conducted by a team of US researchers has revealed that healthy adults, who have smaller Inferior Frontal Cortex are more likely to suffer from anxiety, associated with more bias towards negative thoughts.
Apr 14, 2017, 11:10 AM IST
Managing these three emotions can save your heart
Monitoring your emotional well-being and taking action before it hit you can help you stay healthy and save your heart.
Feb 15, 2017, 13:24 PM IST
Do you know horror movies help identify how brain processes anxiety, fear?
People are motivated to remember fearful events, because this information is useful for daily survival.
Feb 09, 2017, 16:06 PM IST
Orangutan becomes emotional when pregnant woman shows him her baby bump – Watch incredible video
A large orangutan was seen caressing the baby bump of a pregnant woman - over the glass.
Jan 10, 2017, 13:47 PM IST
Apes may also understand what others are thinking
To explore whether apes can also read minds, researchers studied three different species of apes -- chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans -- as they watched two short videos, tracking their gaze using an infrared eye-tracker installed outside these animals' enclosures.
Oct 12, 2016, 11:36 AM IST
New research identifies role of mood in making decisions
In their study, Gross and his fellow researchers used a smartphone app to randomly survey the activities and moods of more than 60,000 people over an average of 27 days, and found that mood plays a strong role in how people decide to spend their time each day.
Aug 29, 2016, 11:21 AM IST
Here`s how our brain processes emotions
Some mental illnesses may stem, in part, from the brain's inability to correctly assign emotional associations to events. For example, people who are depressed often do not feel happy even when experiencing something that they normally enjoy.
Apr 01, 2016, 14:56 PM IST
Cannabis use can affect your ability to recognise emotion
Cannabis users showed a greater response to faces showing negative expression, particularly angry, than controls.
Mar 01, 2016, 12:39 PM IST
Adults above 60 more positive about feelings
The researchers found that older adults perceive emotion terms as most positive and more active than younger persons. Emotions overall may be more encouraging for older than younger persons.
Now, 'like, love, haha, wow, sad or angry' with Facebook's new 'Reactions'
The social media giant Wednesday rolled out its new expanded "reactions" feature which allows its users to express a range of emotions - "like, love, haha, wow, sad or angry."
Feb 24, 2016, 22:36 PM IST
What do loved ones do when a family member battles cancer?
More than three-quarters of participants searched online for information on a loved one's disease.
Feb 02, 2016, 16:24 PM IST
Experiencing mixed emotions shows emotional depth not indecision
People in various parts of Asia and Russia showed considerably more complexity in their emotions, the research indicated.
Jan 22, 2016, 13:49 PM IST
Increased rage attacks are linked to smaller emotional brains
If you have an aggressive nature than you should know that Neuroimaging studies suggest that frontolimbic regions of the brain, structures that regulate emotions, play an important role in the biology of aggressive behaviour.
Jan 13, 2016, 09:54 AM IST
You can train your brain to regulate negative emotions
Researchers are now claiming to change the brain's wiring to regulate emotional reactions with a simple computer-training task.
Jan 06, 2016, 12:21 PM IST
Emotions do affect brain's creative network
Emotional expression affects the brain's creativity network, says a new brain-scanning study of jazz pianists, adding that “happy” and “sad” music evoked different neural patterns in their brains.
Jan 05, 2016, 13:35 PM IST
Dogs can copy their pal's expressions
In an indication that dogs could possess basic levels of empathy, researchers have found that our canine friends, just like humans, are capable of imitating the expression of their play mates.
Dec 27, 2015, 17:34 PM IST
