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...pain, this is the first study to trace the brain patterns of admiration, which Damasio notes is critical and commonly exercised. "We're constantly thinking about [whether or not we admire] people's behavior," he says. "How pleased were we when the sharpshooters got the pirates? That is a skill and we feel very proud...
...these feelings take time to bubble up. Researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to track the brain activity of 13 subjects as they listened to different stories, each evoking a strong emotional reaction: compassion for physical pain, admiration of physical skill, compassion for emotional strife and admiration for moral strength. The volunteers reported feeling overwhelmed by their emotions during the course of the experiment - which researchers verified by monitoring participants' heart and respiration rates. And the brain scans showed that while volunteers' recognition of another person's physical pain or skill was immediate, feelings like compassion and admiration took...
David V. Hale, the director of career services at the New England Culinary Institute, where Maiden studied from 1999 to 2000, recalled, “Barry was a rare combination of skill, with a great balance of confidence and humility...
...Inventory, a 40-question test long used by psychologists, celebrities averaged 17.84. Longtime stars and newbies scored similarly, which might lead you to conclude that fame doesn't turn people into narcissists - it just attracts them. The more a person's fame was the unintended by-product of a skill, like playing an instrument, the lower the score. Reality-show participants landed numbers you'd expect only from 2-year-olds and fascist dictators. (Watch Stein interview celebrities on the TIME 100 red carpet...
...EIVA Hay Division standings and on the verge of making the playoffs for the first time in over five years. And while the upperclassmen deserve just as much credit for the program’s rapid resurgence, Jones has brought renewed enthusiasm to the team, as well as a skill set that has caught the attention of his teammates and coach.“I knew he’d come out of one of the top club programs in the country,” Crimson coach Brian Baise says. “The first thing I noticed...