The sense of smell is routed through the thalamus before being directed to the amygdala, for emotional information to be processed.
People enjoy being unexpectedly surprised.
People enjoy being idle and will choose this option when given the choice.
People are drawn to pastoral scenes because
they're pretty.
they speak to out baser instincts of survival.
we wish we could paint like that.
The brain's way of "resetting" after viewing a pastoral setting is called
"retention visitation"
"distraction restoration"
"attention restoration"
People are happier when they have the element of trust in their society.
People use look and feel as their first indicator of trust.
Everybody feel the same way about all music.
People enjoy joining groups that are difficult to join because it's actually not that difficult.
People estimate exactly how they're going to react to everything.
People will have a better time while on vacation that before or after it.