Chinese proverb of the day: 'If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a lifetime...' Life lessons on human nature, joy, kindness, and why helping others brings real peaceChinese proverb of the day shares a timeless message about happiness and kindness. The saying explains how short pleasures fade but helping...
15 May, 2026, 12.30 PM IST
Detoxing InstaGratification: With the California verdict, governments will need to move fast against social media addictionA US jury found Meta and Google negligent for platform design causing mental harm. This follows a New Mexico verdict against Meta. Governme...
26 Mar, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
Word of the day: AnhedoniaAnhedonia, the inability to feel pleasure, is a hollow space where joy once resided, often misunderstood as emotional numbness. This protec...
08 Jan, 2026, 06.51 PM IST
You’re not fat, just manipulated: Delhi doctor proves how some foods hijack brain's reward system. What's the solution?Senior Delhi surgeon Dr. Anshuman Kaushal explains that late-night cravings and overeating are often not about hunger but a “food noise” cr...
21 Dec, 2025, 09.03 AM IST
'Dopamine anchoring' is the latest brain hack to stay motivated: Expert explains how the science-backed method worksDopamine anchoring, a neuroscience-based technique, is gaining popularity for boosting productivity and mental well-being. It involves pair...
03 Aug, 2025, 05.13 PM IST
Scientists reveal the sweet truth behind cravings: Why you always have room for dessert no matter how much you eat?Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research have discovered that sugar activates POMC neurons in the brain, causing cr...
18 Feb, 2025, 12.05 AM IST
Research reveals mood shifts enhance pleasure response in bipolar disorderA recent study conducted by researchers at the University College London reveals that mood changes can significantly enhance pleasure respo...
15 Jun, 2024, 05.09 PM IST
Exploring depression: Beyond sadness it's also loss of all pleasureDepression is often associated with feeling sad or low, but anhedonia - or the reduced interest or pleasure in activities a person previous...
10 Aug, 2023, 08.26 PM IST
Do you crave for high-calorie 'comfort food' when worried? Blame chronic stressChronic stress can cause the brain to stop responding to signals that encourage stopping eating when full, leading to craving for high-calo...
14 Jun, 2023, 06.40 PM IST
Are you a fussy eater? Study says your DNA might be the culpritFood preference is 50% genes and 50% personal experience.
14 Dec, 2022, 09.01 AM IST
Experiencing sudden weight gain? Stress is tricking your brain into eating more, says Johns Hopkins studyThe participants were given a food word reactivity test during both scans. "
20 Oct, 2022, 12.29 PM IST
Dharma Hormones: What is the path to happiness?It is interesting that hormones related to pleasure, happiness, intimacy and comfort as per science can be easily mapped to the four goals ...
21 Feb, 2020, 10.59 PM IST
Control your emotions to control your careerPaul MacLean, the neuroscientist, introduced the triune model of evolution. It states that our brain has three independent regions and they...
24 Sep, 2018, 06.30 AM IST
- Not liking music at all linked to poor brain connectivity
Toronto, Jan 8 (IANS) The very few people who do not like music at all may have reduced brain connectivity between two regions of the brain...
08 Jan, 2017, 12.15 PM IST
China scientists find protein to 'switch' off coke addictionChinese scientists have claimed to have developed a new protein which can act like a switch to turn off and on cocaine addition.
22 Jul, 2015, 11.04 AM IST
Genes influence how sensitive you areIf you are too sensitive to the emotionally relevant things in the world, it could just be in your genes, a new research has found.
11 May, 2015, 11.37 AM IST
Food of the gods?A part of the answer may lie in the fact that the areas of the brain that lit up differently in the insatiable rodents were areas associate...
16 Apr, 2013, 04.04 AM IST