Riddles of man 2024, November
As science testifies, all people living on Earth today - descendants of a very small, only a few thousand individuals, population
Are there genetic differences between races and peoples? Yes, and this is a fact long established by science
The defense mechanisms of the human psyche serve to minimize negative and painful experiences. They often manifest themselves on an unconscious level, but sometimes they take on such hypertrophied forms that they can develop mania in an individual
In history, this strange case has remained not only as one of the most investigated cases of spontaneous combustion in the last half century, but also as the first (and still the last) case of spontaneous combustion of a person in Ireland.Michael Fairty was a 76-year-old man who lived in Galway, Ireland
For a long time, it was believed that nerve cells are connected with each other in a unique, inimitable way. But now it turned out that skin cells "communicate" with each other almost like neurons!The brain activity signature is a complex, but well-studied process
Each of us wants to be healthy, but almost every medicine has side effects, physical activity is contraindicated for some people, and even a healthy diet needs to be followed wisely. But have you ever heard anything bad about meditation? Perhaps this way of strengthening physical and emotional health is the most suitable for all people, without exception
In the English county of Cumbria, doctors saved the life of a teenager who was underwater for 25 minutes. The Daily Mail reports. The rescue operation for 13-year-old Kacper Krauze involved firefighters, police and emergency personnel. When the boy was pulled out of the river, his heart did not beat
Good question. If lucid dream - this is any dream in which we know that we are sleeping, and we can train this ability, then why are we not aware in every dream? Why isn't mindfulness becoming commonplace in sleep?
Those who have heard something about lucid dreams already have an idea of them as dreams in which we are aware that we are in a dream. It would seem what practical benefit can be from such altered states of consciousness? But it still exists, because waking up in our dreams, we begin to achieve much greater awareness in the everyday world, using much more efficiently both the waking time and the dreaming time. In
There are a lot of events happening in our life that are difficult to understand. Why do fortune-tellers accurately "predict" the future, while broken windows cause unrest in the city? Scientists have long deduced theories that explain why things are going on around, do not understand what
Read the beginning here.DISHARMONY AS A DEVELOPMENT FACTOR- Salik.bizThe Paleolithic is the childhood of mankind, a time that is harmonious and at the same time unproductive - like the childhood of each of us. A full-fledged conscious life begins not from birth, but from the time of the emergence of a sufficiently developed self-awareness
In the remote Indian village of Kodinhi, Kerala state, there is an extraordinary phenomenon that has been racking their brains for seasoned experts. Almost six times more twins are born in this village than the world average
Sometimes it happens that you stand with your back to a person, but on a physical level you feel his piercing gaze on you. Or a day filled with joy and harmony suddenly becomes "black" with the appearance of only one unpleasant type on your way
The brightness of visual information is erased from memory over time, American scientists have found. To do this, they conducted an experiment in which they asked the participants to look at images of various scenes, and after a while - adjust their brightness as they remember it
In a dream, nothing is impossible for us and we can literally get into the world of our dreams: be a billionaire, meet a star, live in a fabulous place. But even in our nightly dreams, we can rob a bank, deal with enemies or even commit suicide … As it turned out, images and plots of the second type can be symptoms of a certain mental disorder.W
The idea of the weakness of the sense of smell of people called the myth of the XIX century. According to popular belief, the sense of smell - - not the strongest side of Homo sapiens. People are not able to perceive thousands of shades of one smell, as, for example, dogs do
This story was told to me by a school friend, now a psychiatrist in a specialized hospital. In a madhouse, to put it simply. From time to time we meet with him and sit down to drink beer (or vodka) in his or my kitchen
The method of diagnosis practiced by the Israeli healer Israel Asif is very unusual. It analyzes the smell coming from the patient's feet. This is not a whim, not a whim or an invention of a healer
Scientists at the University of British Columbia find that athletes are vulnerable to cardiovascular disease despite constant physical activity
Zoroastrianism - one of the oldest world religions, founded by the great prophet Zarathustra. Many of its devotees have worshiped fire for thousands of years. The fire is constantly burning in their temples today, however, now, however, already few in number
When Molly Young found in her 13-year-old stepson Graham's jacket pocket a strange bottle of liquid that exuded a disgusting smell, she asked what it was. The boy hesitated, but admitted that it was poisonous antimony
A strange creature is a man: sometimes he literally dies from a pin prick, and sometimes he comes out unscathed from the most incredible and dangerous situations
It may not be as scary as you currently imagine.Someone said that death is the last and most amazing adventure in our life. However, we vaguely imagine what awaits us there. Participants of the "show" do not write about this on Instagram and Odnoklassniki, since the ticket in such cases is issued in one way
Our body is designed in such a way that it seeks to heal and does the work of self-healing every minute. Even without our intervention. The only thing we still need to do is stop interfering with him.Health is not only a certain result of a blood test or an indicator of pressure
Everyone wants to be superheroes, but no one wants to be bitten by some mutant spider for that. You can still rejoice for yourself, because if you have not heard, we humans have our own unrealized superpowers dormant in these earthly vessels, which are called our bodies
American scientists have discovered in the human body an unknown type of cell called X-lymphocytes. They are able to function like the other two types of cells and can cause type 1 diabetes. This is reported by the publication Live Science.According to the researchers, there are about seven X immune cells for ten thousand white blood cells
Guided by what is useful and what is not for the human body and organism, we often focus on outdated knowledge or experience of generations, which is high time to abandon. Here are 10 of the most common facts that are actually wrong.- Salik
The papillary pattern is perhaps the only kind of lines of our skin that everyone knows about. However, experts distinguish a great variety of other lines, patterns and folds. A brief review published a few years ago in the Clinical Dermatology Review describes them in dozens, from AA lines forming on the inside of the elbow to a “yellow line” running along the edge of the non-skin-contacting tip of the nail.Som
Double circulatory systemThe lymphatic system plays a primary role in immunity - it is designed to protect the body from bacteria, viruses, foreign molecules. It is the counterpart of the circulatory system, which has large and small vessels passing under the skin and lymph nodes
Karl Wieland talks with human anatomy specialist Dr. David Kaufmann.- Salik.bizDavid Kaufman earned his Ph.D. in Anatomy (after his MSc in Physical Education) from the University of Iowa. He is the author and co-author of several textbooks and textbooks on anatomy and sports / physical education
SCIENTISTS FINALLY DISCOVERED A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN THE BRAIN AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM THROUGH LYMPHATIC VESSELS, THE EXISTENCE OF WHICH HAS BEEN NOT KNOWN EARLIER.The new discovery by a group of researchers from the University of Virginia (UVA) "may require a re-evaluation of the basic pillars of neuroimmunology" (the field of study of the nervous and immune systems)
Several trillion microorganisms live on and inside a person, without which immunity would break down, digestion would stop, and brain activity significantly decreased. Weight, smell and mental health of a person depend on them
The human body is home to many microorganisms. Only now are we beginning to learn how important they are.The more scientists investigate the microbes that live in the human body, the more they learn about the powerful influence of these crumbs on our appearance, behavior, even on the way of thinking and feeling
Recently, another article was published in the journal Nature, blaming microbes for a number of human diseases, including mental ones, - the inhabitants of our intestines
Fear of failure has been known for a long time, but in the modern world it takes on the character of an epidemic. To one degree or another, millions of people are "infected" with it, regardless of age, status, material wealth. Tell me honestly, from time to time you have thoughts that you will not cope with an important project, will not be able to fit into a new team, master a computer program, etc
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign found that the brain and intestines, especially the small intestine, are connected to each other using special neurons. Thanks to this, the digestive organ can send signals to the brain, and the brain can send "instructions" to the intestines
The feeling of fear, like any other strong emotion, causes a significant surge in the body's activity. This is manifested by the release of various hormones that cause an increase in blood pressure, heart rate and muscle tone, increased breathing, changes in perception, and other less noticeable effects
Probably, mammals were able to survive and adapt to life precisely due to the presence of the "intestinal nervous system", writes the portal Live Science. It turns out our gut isn't as stupid as it seems
Scientists at Emory University in the USA have found that bacteria living in the human intestine secrete indoles - chemicals (C8H7N) that can prolong life and fight old age
These thrill seekers have a characteristic personality trait. And it is she who determines how much we enjoy watching horror movies, climbing steep mountain slopes, driving racing cars, climbing frightening abandoned places or jumping with a parachute