What stimulates our sense of smell affect basic biologic processes. “Smell receptors” in our nose connect directly to the limbic area of the brain. The limbic area is sometimes referred to as the “emotion center” of the brain. The limbic area, in turn, connects to special brain regions that have major influences over basic bodily [...]
What exactly is boredom and why is it considered a negative emotion? Boredom is apparently the scourge of a self-satisfied society that has reached a certain goal of financial independence, such as in middle to upper class America. We no longer have to spend most of our waking lives struggling for our survival – this [...]
The need for mind and body connectedness in sex has prompted some new liasons. At the University of British Columbia, sex researcher and therapist Lori Brotto is encouraging women to bring Buddha into bed with them. “We know a desynchrony exists where the genitals are doing one thing and the mind another, and this has [...]
The importance of relationships and emotional attachment to female desire emerges from many sources. Numerous studies show that women are far less interested in casual sex than men are. In 1996, researchers reported that 35 per cent of women but only 13 per cent of men cited love and emotional intimacy as goals of sexual [...]
Silence of the Lambs, Short, Field of Dreams, Basic Instinct, Terms of Endearment, Dances with the Wolves, go to the movies and you will witness firsthand the power of human emotion. In darkened theaters all over the world, audiences laugh at lines that tickle the funny bone, cry in sorrow, gasp in fear, scream in [...]
When you were still a kid, you spend so much time playing, studying, exploring the world around you. You run with friends, practice your batting skills for that baseball game, homework – among other things. By the end of the day, it is but natural that your body will require the much needed rest in [...]
Found in tobacco is an addictive substance called nicotine. When you gives up smoking, it is normal for you to experience nicotine withdrawal as your body learns to adjust to living without the constant influx of nicotine into your system. It fosters a situation of nicotine dependence that usually occurs over a number of years. [...]
Since each individual’s immune system is different, it is hard to determine how much exposure to paint fumes it takes to have damaging effects. In most cases, it takes years of exposure to affect the brain. But in some rare instances, a single exposure to paint fumes has left impairment, depending on the level of [...]
For thousand of years, green tea have been enjoyed by people from China and Japan. Among the first countries that cultivated tea is India and China. In traditional Chinese and Indian medicine, practitioners used green tea as a stimulant, diuretic to promote the excretion of urine, astringent to control bleeding and help heal wounds and [...]
