Neuroscience

brain regions linked to attention and focus align more closely as the familiarity between dog and owner grows.

So here is the take-home lesson. We have to seek novelty, because this is what lays down new memories in the brain.

While most people tend to be optimistic, those suffering from depression and anxiety have a bleak view of the future — and that in fact seems to be the chief cause of their problems, not their past traumas nor their view of the present. While traumas do have a lasting impact, most people actually emerge stronger afterward. Others continue... See more