Relationship quality key to happiness for humans 'hardwired for connection'
8 years, 10 months ago

Relationship quality key to happiness for humans 'hardwired for connection'

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One of the most powerful lessons I've learned is about the power of connection. Our urge to connect and the pain we feel when it is thwarted is one of the seminal achievements of our brain And now neuroscience has gone even further, showing us that what humans need more than anything to survive is social connection. Our urge to connect and the pain we feel when it is thwarted is one of the seminal achievements of our brain, that motivates us to live and work and play together." Research using functional magnetic resonance imaging shows the brain mechanisms that make us profoundly social creatures. Professor Lieberman says the importance of social connection is so strong, that when we are rejected or experience other social "pain", our brains "hurt" in the same way they do when we feel physical pain.

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Happiness: It Really Is Contagious
16 years, 3 months ago

Happiness: It Really Is Contagious

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Happiness: It Really Is Contagious Turns out, misery may not love company — but happiness does, research suggests. "Everyday interactions we have with other people are definitely contagious, in terms of happiness," says Nicholas Christakis, a professor at Harvard Medical School and an author of the study. To measure happiness, Christakis relied on people's answers to four questions in the …

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