Just WATCH them Move & Get Better!
Physical exercise stimulates your brain in many ways, but is the same thing true for watching anyone else performing these exercises? YES, it is! Sometimes people do not have the…Read more
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WHY NOT THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING IS OFTEN THE BEST YOU CAN DO
Have you ever caught yourself thinking again and again about the same embarrassing event that happened to you two weeks ago? If that is the case, you might wonder how…Read more
Stress and its effect on our alcohol consumption
Drink more, stress less? We all know the situation: The weekend is coming closer and we organize plans to recover from a stressful week in university, school or work. The…Read more
How to win the battle against study-related thoughts
The corona pandemic brings the battlefield into your private home. Until now, the challenge was to find a place in the library, study all day and recover mentally from the…Read more
A glass a day keeps the bad mood away?
When it has been a frustrating day at work or university, why not lift your mood with one, two, or three glasses of alcohol? Alcohol is widely used as a…Read more
Hmm, Depends on The Context
Why do we remember some things, but forget others? Recently, the Contextual Binding theory (CBT) proposed that context plays a role in binding multiple features of an episode retained in…Read more
All Context Matters!
It’s 11. You’re sitting at home, drinking wine - the exams are done and you are feeling fine. Suddenly you realise, it was B all along. Why couldn’t you just…Read more
Damnit, I forgot to buy toilet roll! What your personality reveals about panic buying toilet roll behavior.
Aisles of what was to be filled with toilet roll were left barren when coronavirus measures came into force. A sense of panic flooded supermarkets as the population scavenged for…Read more
In the (h)eat of the moment: Do we really eat unhealthier when we eat alone?
To a certain extent our life is dominated by food and the meals we share with our friends, families, and colleagues. At some point in time, everyone has had the…Read more