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The power of perceptions: Imagining the reality you want

The power of perceptions: Imagining the reality you want | Science News | Scoop.it

"A human being is a deciding being," Viktor Frankl wrote in his 1946 book, "Man's Search for Meaning," which sold more than 10 million copies. "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."


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How Do Our Thoughts Influence Our Physical Sensations?

How Do Our Thoughts Influence Our Physical Sensations? | Science News | Scoop.it

You may have noticed that when you think positively, you tend to feel more relaxed and energetic. When you are upset, you are more likely to feel tired and lazy. These sensations are not coincidental. The way we think—our attitudes and outlook on life—strongly affects our physical state.

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Do thoughts have a language of their own? - opinion - 08 December 2011 - New Scientist

Do thoughts have a language of their own? - opinion - 08 December 2011 - New Scientist | Science News | Scoop.it
What is the relationship between language and thought?

According to one school of philosophy, our thoughts have a language-like structure that is independent of natural language: this is what students of language call the language of thought (LOT) hypothesis. According to the LOT hypothesis, it is because human thoughts already have a linguistic structure that the emergence of common, natural languages was possible in the first place.

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Brain 'rejects negative thoughts'

Brain 'rejects negative thoughts' | Science News | Scoop.it
One reason optimists retain a positive outlook on life despite all evidence to the contrary has been discovered, say researchers.
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Your Words Determine your Perspective

Your Words Determine your Perspective | Science News | Scoop.it
Change your words to get a different perspective on your problem. The words you use will determine your thoughts.
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[VIDEO] - How the Brain's Wiring Forms Thoughts and Emotions

[VIDEO] - How the Brain's Wiring Forms Thoughts and Emotions | Science News | Scoop.it
New techniques, including advances in brain scans, are helping to reveal the hidden anatomy of brain wiring and giving scientists a new understanding of how thoughts, memories and emotions are formed.
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Networked thoughts and networked emotions

Networked thoughts and networked emotions | Science News | Scoop.it
Since our individual views are always biased and since we cannot experience everything ourselves, other people become the co-creators of information, experience and meaning. Relations, connecting w...
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