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Yoga’s Powerful Influence on Mood

Feeling good: impressive results in study which tested yoga against a 'metabolically matched' amount of walking.

→ Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

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10 Simple Habits Proven to Make You Happier

"You are good enough!" Self-acceptance is a key happy habit, yet it's one people practise the least.

→ Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

Free Play: Simple Items More Fun For Children

Study finds children play more intensely and vigorously with crates, pipes and buckets than with monkey bars and slides.

→ Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

Genetic Trigger Discovered For Most Common Form of Mental Disability and Autism

New drug given during pregnancy may help treat fragile X syndrome, a leading genetic cause of autism.

→ Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

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Genetic Trigger Discoverd For Most Common Form of Mental Disability and Autism

New drug given during pregnancy may help treat fragile X syndrome, a leading genetic cause of autism.

→ Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

Meditation Can Make You More Creative

Particular types of meditation can generate insight and new ideas, according to recent studies.

→ Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

Memory: 10 Fascinating Quirks Everyone Should Know

Why we remember and why we forget: it's context, fading emotions, deep processing, the 'Google effect', the reminiscence bump and way more...

→ Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

Short Yoga Session Stimulates Brain Function Immediately Afterwards

20 minutes of yoga out-performed moderate to vigorous exercise in stimulating brain function.

A single 20-minute session of yoga sharpens the mind more than a comparable amount of walking or jogging, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The study recruited 30 participants who were either....

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→ Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

Origins of Language: Neanderthals May Have Been Able to Talk

New micro x-ray imaging study suggests Neanderthals had vocal apparatus for speech.

→ Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

3 Minutes of Tetris Reduces Cravings for Drink, Cigarettes and Food

Computer game distraction enough to reduce common cravings by 24%.

→ Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"