https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/people-who-are-genuinely-nice-but-have-almost-no-close-friends-are-often-the-ones-the-world-describes-as-lovely-and-the-word-is-doing-more-work-than-the-people-using-it-realize Neuroscientifically Challenged en 2026-11-13T03:36:54+00:00 People who are genuinely nice but have almost no close friends are often the ones the world describes as “lovely,” and the word is doing more work than the people using it realize https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/psychology-says-people-who-read-a-paper-book-before-bed-arent-just-winding-down-differently-screens-before-sleep-can-delay-the-bodys-sleep-hormone-while-a-printed-page-lets-the-bra Neuroscientifically Challenged en 2026-11-13T03:25:57+00:00 Psychology says people who read a paper book before bed aren’t just winding down differently. Screens before sleep can delay the body’s sleep hormone, while a printed page lets the brain ease into rest, and even a few nights of reading a novel can leave lasting traces in the brain 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