Sense of Balance in Indian Conceptualisation of Psychological Well-being
The concept of psychological well-being (PWB) engages the attention of those who live in the Global North, as well as those in the Global South. Similar to the Western concept of PWB, its Indian conceptualisation too, has a long history dating back to at
Joseph Jeyaraj Swaminathan +2 more
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Music for hedonia and eudaimonia during pandemic social isolation
The pandemic spread of the novel coronavirus and associated COVID-19 disease in 2020 prompted governments around the world to pursue strict containment protocols to minimize contagion risk. Although restrictions were interpreted more strictly in some countries than in others, widespread social isolation resulted on an unseen scale, leading to severe ...
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Direct and long-lasting effects elicited by repeated drug administration on 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations are regulated differently: Implications for the study of the affective properties of drugs of abuse [PDF]
Several studies suggest that 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) may indicate a positive affective state in rats, and these vocalizations are increasingly being used to investigate the properties of psychoactive drugs.
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The modern search for the Holy Grail: Is neuroscience a solution?
Neuroscience has become prevalent in recent years; nevertheless, its value in the examination of psychological and philosophical phenomena is still a matter of debate.
Navot eNaor +2 more
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Biological Functions of Rat Ultrasonic Vocalizations, Arousal Mechanisms, and Call Initiation
This review summarizes all reported and suspected functions of ultrasonic vocalizations in infant and adult rats. The review leads to the conclusion that all types of ultrasonic vocalizations subserving all functions are vocal expressions of emotional ...
Stefan M. Brudzynski
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Mutant Tau knock-in mice display frontotemporal dementia relevant behaviour and histopathology [PDF]
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Drever, Benjamin D. +7 more
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In modern times, the majority of food intake is believed to be driven by hedonic processes, rather than homeostatic ones. Various factors have been found to influence the hedonic eating experience and thereby influence eating behaviour, and each factor ...
Barbara Vad Andersen +2 more
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The purpose of this study is to investigate if a change in psychological well-being can result from engagement in creative activity. In an online experimental study participants will be randomly assigned to solve either a creative or a non-creative task.
Aleksandra Bujacz +6 more
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Love and Sex in the Age of Capitalist Realism: On Spike Jonze’s Her [PDF]
Spike Jonze’s Her (2013) is a film about a romantic relationship between a man and an operating system. Using a Lacanian and Žižekian psychoanalytic framework, we interpret this film in the context of what the cultural theorist Mark Fisher has called ...
Burnham, Clint, Flisfeder, Matthew
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Eudaimonia and mindfulness as predictors of alcohol-dependence: a pilot study
Both hedonia and eudaimonia contribute to well-being, but existing literature on alcohol-dependence concentrates on hedonic needs alone, leaving a research gap on the role of eudaimonia in alcohol-dependence.
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