Category: Life
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How we fought racism in 1970s to start Toronto’s first Krishna temple
HAMILTON: I was adopted from a Roman Catholic orphanage when I was one and a half years old and named Bobby Hebert. I still remember learning to walk with the help of the nuns who lived full time in the orphanage back then. My adopted parents moved from St. Johns, New Brunswick, to Hamilton, Ontario,…
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Having lots of friends is good for your mind and memory
Having lots of friends and a strong social network improves quality of your life and keeps memory sharp, says a new study. The study by Ohio State University shows that humans and animals living in groups have better memories and healthier brains than those who live in isolation or in pairs. “Our research suggests that…
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Spiritual part of human brain found, claim scientists
Scientists at Yale University claim to have identified a part of the human brain associated with spiritual experiences. Activity in the parietal cortex, an area of the brain involved in awareness of self and others as well as attention processing, seems to be a common element among individuals who underwent spiritual experiences, says a study…