Science Explains How Christmas Spirit Impacts Your Brain
- 8 years ago
A team of scientists proclaims to have found brain areas devoted to Christmas joy - maybe.
Every year, the British Medical Journal’s Christmas issue features studies that address topics off the beaten path of science and some that poke a bit of fun at research itself.
In the latter category is one proclaiming to have found brain areas devoted to Christmas joy.
Their conclusion was based on actual scientific practices and methods.
The team assembled two groups, one with people who celebrate the holiday and the other comprised of individuals with no religious or cultural ties to the day.
Brain scans utilizing fMRI imaging were perform
Every year, the British Medical Journal’s Christmas issue features studies that address topics off the beaten path of science and some that poke a bit of fun at research itself.
In the latter category is one proclaiming to have found brain areas devoted to Christmas joy.
Their conclusion was based on actual scientific practices and methods.
The team assembled two groups, one with people who celebrate the holiday and the other comprised of individuals with no religious or cultural ties to the day.
Brain scans utilizing fMRI imaging were perform