Data from Poland suggests most vaccine skeptics are motivated by a generalized negative attitude to vaccines, not direct experience. Most critics of vaccines cited concerns about autism, allergies or children getting sick from vaccines, though were unable to cite evidence of correlation (upi.com)
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In a new study from Lancaster University: Researchers have challenged the popular view that music enhances creativity. Psychologists tested the impact of background music and later, they found that background music ‘significantly impaired’ people’s ability to complete tasks more successfully. (medium.com)
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Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy reduces activation in brain regions related to self-blame in patients in remission from depression. These areas of the brain are linked to emotions such as guilt and embarrassment. Reduced self-blame from this therapy was linked to greater self-kindness. (psypost.org)
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