PsychCentral: Music Prescription for Depression Researchers are investigating how the emotionally soothing effect of music can augment the treatment of depression and the management of physical pain…This could make it possible, within a few years, to develop computer programs which identify pieces of music that will influence a individual’s mood (e.g. to motivate them when exercising […]
PsychCentral: Laughter Is Key for Social Dynamics Researchers are finding that laughter can play key roles in group communication and group dynamics, even when there’s nothing funny to laugh at. The finding comes from new research that examined the role of laughter in jury deliberations during a capital murder case. Also: Laughter Yoga, Serious Benefits
Set aside some time if you want to take in this massive Slate article. Lots of embedded video, including this, the Skinner Box at work: UPDATE: The Slate article seems to have disappeared. Here’s a Wiki page about the Skinner Box instead.
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And here’s “Anxiety Treatment – Therapy”:
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Robert Sapolsky–spotlighted in the previous post’s link–talks humanness (beginning at 5:00): https://youtu.be/GY1x8k79bZE?si=UwUDsqhTQn8XHXmI
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Jon Kabat-Zinn talks mindfulness at Google (2007):
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From TED2004–an oldie–Positive Psychology founder, Martin Seligman, talking his talk.
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A new post at a new favorite, You Are Not So Smart, about behaviorism, B.F. Skinner, and the extinction burst. The post includes this pigeon video, embedded here for those in a video-only mood:
Emotional Intelligence author Daniel Goleman holds forth about compassion. More TED Psychology here.
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