Intelligence quotient and emotional quotient: how are they really distinguished?
The intelligence quotient and the emotional quotient measure distinct but complementary skills. THE ESSENTIAL IQ helps quantify skills like logic, ...
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Judging your own happiness could backfire
Being concerned about happiness but not aspiring to it is linked to negative emotions and poorer well-being. THE ESSENTIAL The ...
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How to recognize emotional manipulation?
Recognizing the signs of emotional manipulation helps you protect yourself better. THE ESSENTIAL Emotional manipulation is behavior that aims to ...
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Are so-called “mixed” emotions real?
For the first time, a study shows that mixed emotions elicit unique neural activity in the amygdala and nucleus accumbens ...
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“People with eczema are prone to hypersensitivity”
For clinical psychologist Céline le Bivic, "the psyche and the body are inseparable." THE ESSENTIAL Today in France, 2.5 million ...
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Music: it affects our body differently depending on our expectations
Music that surprises us is felt at the heart level, while music that meets our expectations brings feelings of calm ...
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Impatience: what are the causes?
A new study explores the psychological mechanisms and emotions linked to waiting, and more specifically to impatience. THE ESSENTIAL Participants ...
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How to intervene if your child is sulking?
Sulking is a behavior that often hides an ocean of unexpressed emotions. THE ESSENTIAL Sulking in a child is not ...
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Steroids decrease men’s ability to recognize emotions
Steroid use causes men to have a poorer ability to recognize emotions. THE ESSENTIAL Men who take steroids show a ...
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Sex addiction: sufferers have more difficulty controlling their emotions
People struggling with sex addiction have a harder time controlling their emotions, a new study suggests. THE ESSENTIAL 5 to ...
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Broken heart syndrome: patients have a higher risk of death
People with broken heart syndrome are more likely to die in the years following the emotional shock. THE ESSENTIAL Researchers ...
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Can you die from an extreme emotional experience?
The possibility of a psychogenic death sparks debate. THE ESSENTIAL The intensity of emotional pain associated with severe stress could ...
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Here are the ten most intense physical pains according to science
Here are the worst physical pains, according to science. THE ESSENTIAL McGill University has developed the McGill Pain Index which ...
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Childhood trauma increases emotional instability
People who experienced childhood trauma have more intense and variable emotions than others. THE ESSENTIAL People who suffered trauma in ...
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Meditation: it would be possible to “cut yourself off” from your consciousness for a week
A meditation technique called “nirodha samapatti” allows you to “cut yourself off” from your consciousness for a week. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Why can we feel joy in the face of other people’s misfortune?
The ability to feel joy in the misfortunes of others is a complex aspect of the emotions of human nature. ...
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Emotions: emojis better decoded than real facial expressions
Emojis are recognized more quickly and more accurately as signs of joy, sadness or anger than actual facial expressions. THE ...
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Why do we speak differently when talking to babies?
Part of the reason we articulate more when talking to babies is because of our emotions. THE ESSENTIAL We talk ...
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Alcohol: sharing the emotions of others would lead to drinking
An American study revealed a surprising correlation between emotional empathy and alcohol consumption: it would tend to make you drink ...
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Women are not more emotional than men
There is a widespread belief that hormonal fluctuations affect women's moods. However, women are not more emotional than men, which ...
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Bipolar disorder: emotion-focused therapy could be effective
A recent German study has uncovered a new therapy based on emotional awareness that may be effective in treating and ...
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What happens in our brain when we are afraid?
Three main areas are related to fear responses in the human brain. THE ESSENTIAL The amygdala, hippocampus and prefrontal cortex ...
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This is how your body reacts to art
Researchers have identified how visual art affects our emotions but also the bodily responses it provokes. THE ESSENTIAL Researchers wanted ...
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Science confirms it: teddy bears have a “comforting power”
Teddy bears help comfort children better than anyone else, thanks to the emotional connection that toddlers share with these objects ...
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Fever: stress can also raise your body temperature
Strong emotions, high anxiety or great stress can cause an increase in body temperature. THE ESSENTIAL Fever can be a ...
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Managing your emotions well helps the brain age well
Stress, anxiety, negative thoughts… A new study shows that better management of emotions could help limit the development of neurodegenerative ...
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Newborn: how happy music can soothe your baby
Newborns can feel the emotions associated with music, and they would be more sensitive to happy songs. THE ESSENTIAL The ...
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Calming your child through screens does more harm than good
Children sometimes have trouble managing their emotions, which can lead to tantrums or crying. But using digital devices and screens ...
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Music: an app allows you to create playlists to manage your emotions
A new app acts like a therapist by creating personalized playlists to help listeners manage their emotions through music. Find ...
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How Air Pollution Plays With Our Emotions
Exposure to air pollution may alter regions of the brain that control emotions and promote the risk of anxiety and ...
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