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Start with gratitude (Brain Science #17)
It’s been said that happy people are thankful, but maybe it’s the other way around. Thankful people are happy. In this episode we discuss the value of and the way that practicing gratitude can improve your overall outlook and mental health. Mireille and Adam talk through some of the underlying neuropsychological aspects of this habit including the key brain structures and neurotransmitters that are affected by practicing this routinely. This is one show that will pay–over and over again–that is, if you’re willing to put the knowledge into practice. Just how “happy” do you want to feel?
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Notes and Links
- Counting Blessings Versus Burdens: An Experimental Investigation of Gratitude and Subjective Well-Being in Daily Life
- Positive thinking opens your eyes to more opportunities
- Gratitude and your brain
- The Neural Basis of Human Social Values: Evidence from Functional MRI
- The Science of Gratitude
- The Cultivation of Pure Altruism via Gratitude: A Functional MRI Study of Change with Gratitude Practice
- The Grateful Brain - The neuroscience of giving thanks
- Try gratitude journaling
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