Survey subjects rated life experiences as making them happier and as a better use of money than buying objects. But they actually spent their cash on material goods, whose value is more easily quantifiable. Erika Beras reports

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Folge vom 24.08.2014People Think Experiences Bring Happiness, Still Opt for Things
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Folge vom 16.08.2014Childhood Stress Decreases Size of Brain RegionsChildren who experience neglect, abuse and/or poverty can have smaller amygdalas and hippocampuses, brain regions involved in emotion and memory, compared with kids raised in nurturing environments. Christie Nicholson reports
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Folge vom 12.08.2014Even Monkeys Believe In Hot StreaksMonkeys trained to play fixed video games made moves indicating that they expected certain patterns to occur. Erika Beras reports
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Folge vom 28.07.2014Brain State Bread Crumbs Lead Way Back to ConsciousnessResearchers studying anesthetized rats discovered a handful of activity patterns that may mark the path to consciousness after anesthesia. Karen Hopkin reports