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Psst! The Human Brain Is Wired For Gossip

Psst! The Human Brain Is Wired For Gossip
hide captionLearning juicy details about someone can change the way you see them — literally, according to a new study. August Darwell/Getty Images Hearing gossip about people can change the way you see them — literally. Negative gossip actually alters the way our visual system responds to a particular face, according to a study published online by the journal Science. The findings suggest that the human brain is wired to respond to gossip, researchers say. "Gossip is helping you to predict who is friend and who is foe," says Lisa Feldman Barrett, distinguished professor of psychology at Northeastern University and an author of the study. Barrett is part of a team that has been studying how gossip affects not just what we know about an unfamiliar person but how we feel about them. But Barrett and her team wanted to answer another question: Once hearsay has predisposed us to see someone in a certain way, is it possible that we literally see them differently? Science/AAAS Related:  Education plan

Brain Games & Brain Training 40 Lessons for Finding Strength in Hard Times post written by: Marc Chernoff Sometimes you have to die a little on the inside first in order to be reborn and rise again as a stronger, smarter version of yourself. Nobody gets through life without losing someone they love, someone they need, or something they thought was meant to be. But it is these losses that make us stronger and eventually move us toward future opportunities for growth and happiness. Over the past five years Angel and I have dealt with several hardships, including the sudden death of a sibling, the loss of a best friend to illness, betrayal from a business partner, and an unexpected (breadwinning) employment layoff. These experiences were brutal. Here are some lessons we’ve learned along the way: You are not what happened to you in the past. – No matter how chaotic the past has been, the future is a clean, fresh, wide open slate. Photo by: Chris Schoenbohm If you enjoyed this article, check out our new best-selling book.

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Enneagram Test These two online Enneagram tests help you to determine which personality type you are. Your wing will also be indicated. Some suggestions on how to take the tests to get the most accurate results can be found below. Classical enneagram test This test consists of pages containing nine questions or less (one for each Enneagram type). Enneagram test with instinctual variant With this test you are presented with pairs of character traits to rate. Getting accurate results from these Enneagram tests It's important to answer the questions honestly. Actually it is not so easy to answer the questions honestly, as we all want to see ourselves as better than we are, and we often have preconceived ideas about ourselves that are not really true. For instance, if you resent being fearful, you might have worked to develop courage to compensate, but the fear is still there beneath the surface.

Alien Abduction Experience and Research (AAER) at www.abduct.com In the abduction syndrome, most of the attention is on the Gray type Humanoids. However we really need to be looking at the often blonde Nordic-type entities who appear to be a vital element in all of it. "Who are they? Why are they here? For the last 38 years, I have specialized for them most part in alien human abduction and the Nordic-type aliens. Other hair colors have been reported. PENNY SMITH, BA is a degree holder Ontario from Canada. Pennyhas observed the beings along with the Grays, all in one place. The males were handsome with angular faces and the only emotion they displayed was serene amusement until they began to talk mentally to me. I had an intense longing for these beings after I left them. DONNA BUTTS, Kansas housewife. In a November incident, a large truck traveling on I-70 in Kansas was hit by a beam of light and Donna who was behind it had her first abduction. Donna first saw "Peter" when he parked near her at a local IGA store.

Personality Types Under Stress Personality Types Under Stress - INTP, INTJ, INFP, INFJ INTPs lack follow-through and this can isolate their ideas from practical examination. Their notions become over-intellectualized and too abstract to be of practical benefit. If stress continues, the INTP's mind seems to freeze and block out the vital information it has worked so hard to accumulate. INTJs' precision thinking and need for accuracy causes them to be inflexible at times. When stress increases, the INTJ can become argumentative and disagreeable. INFPs feel internal turmoil when they find themselves in situations in which there is conflict between their inner code of ethics and their relationships with others. As with all NFs, the INFP will feel lost and perplexed at stressful times. The agreeable nature and quiet personality of INFJs makes them particularly vulnerable to hurt feelings.

UFOs are Alien! Proof! For the past couple of decades, there is a theory circulating among Ufologists, which states that al... For the past couple of decades, there is a theory circulating among Ufologists, which states that all flying discs are made by our Governments. It is true that our Governments are able to replicate UFOs for some time now, but the originals belong to extraterrestrial beings, and here is my evidence. Before photography was invented, humans had the cave paintings, cuneiform depictions, written texts and spoken tales of UFOs and extraterrestrial beings. 1. 2. 6000 BC from Tassili, Sahara Desert, North Africa: 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Recent studies dated the Pyramids to be 10,500 years old.14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Alexander Light, HumansAreFree.com;CLICK Here for Part Two!

INTJ Relationships INTJs believe in constant growth in relationships, and strive for independence for themselves and their mates. They are constantly embarking on "fix-up" projects to improve the overall quality of their lives and relationships. They take their commitments seriously, but are open to redefining their vows, if they see something which may prove to be an improvement over the existing understanding. INTJs live much of their lives inside their own heads. INTJs are not naturally in tune with their own feelings, or with what other people are feeling. Sexually, the INTJ enjoys thinking about intimacy, and about ways to perfect it. INTJs are able to leave relationships when they're over, and get on with their lives. INTJs are highly intense, intelligent people who bring a lot of depth and insight into most major areas of their life. Although two well-developed individuals of any type can enjoy a healthy relationship, the INTJ's natural partner is the ENFP, or the ENTP.

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