A 2026 mechanistic study involving 28 healthy adults found that a single 25 mg psilocybin session changed acute brain entropy, psychological insight, well-being, cognitive flexibility, and some MRI-derived white-matter signals for up to 1 month. Research Highlights Acute brain entropy rose clearly: 25 mg psilocybin increased Lempel-Ziv complexity (LZc; a measure of signal irregularity) at …
A 2025 preregistered meta-analysis found that temporary social media abstinence did not significantly improve positive affect, negative affect, or life satisfaction across 10 adult experiments involving 4,674 participants.1 The result does not prove that every break is useless, but it challenges the generic “digital detox” claim that simply logging off reliably improves mood. Research Highlights …
You’ve probably been told that in order to achieve happiness, you need to look inwards and meditate. While introspection (internal awareness) and meditation aren’t requirements to feel happy or live a great life, practicing meditation can lead to significant improvements in mental health (brain functioning) and physical health for certain individuals. Therefore it is recommended …
Most people are well-aware that trees help clean air by filtering out pollutants and toxins. There are numerous beneficial environmental effects that are derived from trees. Recently, researchers have been investigating whether trees are capable of improving the mental health of humans. According to new research, the number of trees in your neighborhood may have …
A recent study demonstrated that having plants on your desk or around the office will make you happier and more productive at work. Researchers noted that having a plant nearby can increase employee productivity up to 15%. Although this finding may not seem significant, a 15% boost in productivity adds up, especially if every employee …