https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/your-own-heartbeat-shows-up-in-meg-and-in-17-volunteers-the-size-of-the-brains-response-to-each-beat-before-a-faint-grating-appeared-predicted-whether-they-saw-it-in-the-posterior-right Neuroscientifically Challenged en 2026-11-12T23:00:00+00:00 Your own heartbeat shows up in MEG, and in 17 volunteers the size of the brain's response to each beat before a faint grating appeared predicted whether they saw it, in the posterior right inferior parietal lobule and ventral anterior cingulate. https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/psychology-says-people-who-sit-quietly-in-group-conversations-instead-of-fighting-to-be-heard-arent-shy-or-disengaged-theyre-processing-at-a-depth-that-most-people-have-for Neuroscientifically Challenged en 2026-11-12T02:07:11+00:00 Psychology says people who sit quietly in group conversations instead of fighting to be heard aren’t shy or disengaged — they’re processing at a depth that most people have forgotten how to reach https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/psychology-says-adults-who-have-no-close-friends-arent-necessarily-introverted-or-antisocial-some-learned-as-children-that-reaching-out-got-them-hurt-so-they-quietly-stopped-reaching Neuroscientifically Challenged en 2026-11-12T01:56:07+00:00 Psychology says adults who have no close friends aren’t necessarily introverted or antisocial. Some learned as children that reaching out got them hurt, so they quietly stopped reaching https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/getting-a-hug-on-a-day-of-conflict-went-with-a-smaller-drop-in-mood-and-less-bad-feeling-the-next-day-a-carnegie-mellon-led-team-found-in-14-nights-of-phone-calls-with-404-adults-each-asked-whether Neuroscientifically Challenged en 2026-11-11T23:00:00+00:00 Getting a hug on a day of conflict went with a smaller drop in mood and less bad feeling the next day, a Carnegie Mellon-led team found in 14 nights of phone calls with 404 adults, each asked whether they'd had any tension or conflict and whether anyone had hugged them