On Laughter’s Vitality, Recalling Negative Memory, and Mourning to Freedom
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This week’s top reads are about us. Though not simply about us, but about one of the things that keeps us going: happiness. And it’s not just happiness, but our ability to cope with things that would typically make us unhappy. These articles are based on the most recent neuroscientific research to find out what we do to keep us happy, to what extent neuroscience can play a role in coping with negative memories, and how these may invite new dreams to our life.
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Laughter is Vital
While only a few philosophers have ever dared to give laughter much thought, modern day psychology finally reveals its power. Humor serves as a dominant coping mechanism in the face of tragedy and misfortune, and even helps us keep our minds open and elastic.
Partial Recall
Why is it that bad memories tend to haunt us for a long time? Why can some memories feel as real as though they happened only yesterday? Neuroscientific research finds answers to some of these questions, and even answers on how these can be dealt with.
Mourning is a Leap to Freedom, Inviting New Dreams of Living
Why do we mourn? Psychology finds that it’s our way of freely dreaming for new things in our life and a new beginning that sets our world in rotation again.
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