Neurology professor Andrew E. Budson explained that there are certain strategies that people can use to ensure their memory ...

Participants exposed to images that generated positive emotions show enhanced memory of meaningless symbols the following day ...

Cultivating positive emotions is not just about feeling good in the moment; it’s about building long-term emotional health. These emotions, from gratitude and joy to compassion, ...

Positive emotions help us build physical, psychological, and social resources. Those who experience more positive emotions have lower blood pressure, fewer colds and better sleep. They are more ...

Positive emotions can be defined as pleasant multicomponent response tendencies. They are multicomponent because they involve more than just our internal feelings; they also include changes in our ...

It's so easy to get caught up in what we must do and lose sight of the things that really make life worth living.

During image pair learning sessions, positive emotions promoted brain activity that could predict how well participants ...

These results offer some of the strongest evidence to date that positive emotions can enhance physical health, but they suggest that simply experiencing positive emotions on their own isn’t ...

“Pleasant emotions open our awareness, allowing us to see more on the periphery, even if we do not intend to,” Fredrickson said. “We know this from behavioral studies and brain-imaging studies.

These positive emotions, it seems, help build inner strength and resiliency—which, in turn, pave the way for lasting happiness. In the study, lead by Michael Cohn, a psychologist at the University of ...

People who felt a wide variety of positive emotions—not just one, like being happy—had lower levels of inflammation throughout their body.

Let's talk about something that might feel counterintuitive: the importance of making space for our difficult emotions. I often hear clients tell me they're trying their best to "stay positive" or ...