This document contains a 20 question true/false quiz about animal facts. The questions cover topics like crocodile tongues, elephant fears, panda and kangaroo sizes at birth, woodpecker pecking speeds, and camel water intake. The participant is instructed to answer "true" or "false" for each question and will receive 2 points for correct answers and lose 1 point for incorrect answers. Humorous comments are inserted between some questions to gently poke fun at incorrect answers. The quiz ends with a tiebreaker question about the height of the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur.
This document contains a 20 question true/false quiz about animal facts. The questions cover topics like crocodile tongues, elephant fears, panda and kangaroo sizes at birth, woodpecker pecking speeds, and camel water intake. The participant is instructed to answer "true" or "false" for each question and will receive 2 points for correct answers and lose 1 point for incorrect answers. Humorous comments are inserted between some questions to gently poke fun at incorrect answers. The quiz ends with a tiebreaker question about the height of the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur.
According to neuroscientist Richard Davidson's research:
1. Meditating Buddhist monks showed much greater brain activation and better organized neural connections in the prefrontal cortex compared to student volunteers.
2. This suggests mental training through meditation can physically change the structure and function of the brain.
3. Davidson's previous research found the left prefrontal cortex is associated with happiness, and the monks' brain activity was especially high in this region.
This document summarizes the results of a study on the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in Hong Kong. The study had 21 participants who completed pre- and post-testing and a 5-month follow up with 13 participants. Testing showed significant reductions in psychological symptoms as measured by the SCL-90-R psychological symptom inventory. At the 5-month follow up, most participants reported continuing mindfulness practices like meditation and yoga weekly and applying mindfulness to daily activities. Participants also reported improved health attitudes, behaviors, and ability to handle stress.
