Nostalgia Can Make You Feel Warmer, Say Psychologists

Monday, December 3, 2012 - 12:10 in Psychology & Sociology

If you can't afford heat during the ongoing economic malaise, there is some good news; psychology surveys show that students who think about happier times are warmer. The results, published in Emotion, used college students in China and the Netherlands  to investigate the effects of nostalgic feelings on reaction to cold and the perception of warmth.  read more

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