{"id":4417,"date":"2018-12-13T18:48:21","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T15:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brainapps.io\/blog\/?p=4417"},"modified":"2018-12-13T18:48:23","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T15:48:23","slug":"13-queer-human-traits-that-are-still-inexplicable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brainapps.io\/blog\/2018\/12\/13-queer-human-traits-that-are-still-inexplicable\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Queer Human Traits That Are Still Inexplicable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It is sometimes extremely hard to give any\nreason to human actions. If our behavior is puzzling for ourselves, can it ever\nbe explainable? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here in this text we will look into 13 strange features\nof human behavior that, we hope, will make things clearer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. We are inclined to tell the truth in the\nmorning<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, Greg House was right saying that everybody\nlies. However, according to scientists, people lie less in the morning. Then,\nwith the course of time, our desire to tell the truth decreases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This trait particularly concerns decent people,\nas liars remain dishonest at any time. Honest folks, on the other hand, may get\ntoo tired to preserve their ability to tell the truth by the end of the day.\nDue to this, one would rather schedule meetings for AM hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Haptics affect our feelings and actions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tactile sensations can determine what we do and\nfeel \u2014 this is how our body works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Practice shows that a person can be more\nyielding while sitting uncomfortably \u2014 for example, on a hard chair. If someone\ntouches a cold thing, they may feel lonely; rough surfaces ignite thinking of\ncomplications in relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This also can make sense in business: to get\nmore chances of passing the job interview successfully, try bringing your\nresume in a heavy solid folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Washing hands brings mental cleanliness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Water removes not only skin dirt but also doubts\nwe have in our minds \u2014 it helps us ensure both physical and moral purity, so\nthe flow washes bad emotions away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This hint may come in really handy in case of\nhesitation \u2014 psychologists from the University of Michigan suppose that human\nbrain may consider washing hands as a chance to start over and forget about\npast regrets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Long silence may cause awkwardness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just 4 seconds are enough to make the silence\nquite embarrassing. The reasons are rooted in primitive times, when people\nfeared not to be accepted by a group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silence causes instability and loss of\nconfidence \u2014 instead, if everyone keeps talking, we feel ourselves the needed\npart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to psychology, pauses hold negativity,\nso the best way is to figure out the reasons of the silence. This may be due to\ncommon disagreement with your statement, or just because your peer is in a\nhurry or considers discussion not that important.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Twitching before falling asleep<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Studies show that most people (60-70%) often\ntwitch while falling asleep. One theory states these involuntary spasms called hypnic jerks<\/em> can be triggered by\nfatigue, caffeine overdose, physical activity before the sleep, or just stress.\nAccording to another theory, twitching is how our nervous system reflects\nconfusion in the pre-sleep state. <\/p>

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For another good theory, let us take our\nancestors who slept in the trees. In case they started drifting off to sleep,\nthe brain alerted the nervous system to prevent falling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, it\u2019s totally normal to twitch before\nsleeping. We can only recommend strolling, reading, or meditating before your\nbedtime to get a perfect sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Finger and toe wrinkling <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some studies share one view that wrinkly fingers\nfacilitate our grip on wet or submerged objects. Scientists, in return, refer\nto the past and assume that wrinkling helped primitive people collect wet food\nor grab it in streams \u2014 the same explanation is given to toes which, when\nwrinkled, ensured better footing in the rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of reasons, fingers and toes get\nwrinkled because blood vessels shrink below the skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Inappropriate laughter means helplessness <\/p>\n\n\n\n

People often laugh when they should not \u2014 and it\nmust be noted that such laughing does not reflect sense of humor. Historically,\nlaughter has been a social emotion to connect people or to help establish and\nmaintain good relationships. Laughing in inappropriate times stands for tension\nor helplessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See a person laughing after a funeral or an\naccident? Do not think they are cold, it\u2019s just a shock and the way their body\ntries to alleviate negativity by means of laughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to scientists, human ability to\nrecognize the reasons for laughing evolves slowly during life. It may even not\npeak until our late 30s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. We like psychopaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Psychopaths never think of what is normal; they\nare usually cruel and aggressive, totally unable to empathize. But we do pay\nattention to them: for example, we are inclined to sympathize with psychopaths.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One theory says people like to rarely leave the\nboundaries of normality and legality, to find new experience. According to\nanother one, psychopaths are like predators which ignite our instincts and let\nus reunite with our inner animals \u2014 thus, we feel no danger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A charming mask that psychopaths usually wear\ncan effectively disguise them. However, there is a hint how to detect one:\nbeing not prone to empathy, they won\u2019t yawn after someone else does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Gossip protects us from danger<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes it is too hard for us not to discuss\nmates or even unfamiliar people, but we always feel ashamed of this. In ancient\ntimes, though, gossip was extremely important. According to recent studies,\ngossip warned people about danger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scientists consider gossip a weird but still\nworking way to receive information. It helps us know friends and foes better.\nIn the past, it was crucial for people to know potential rivals or offenders,\nand gossip was the most efficient way to provide insights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, gossip is just joy. But please never go\nover the top and remember that gossip may offend someone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. We move our eyes to recall things<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scientists noticed that seniors are likely to\nuse their eyes more often when recalling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some theories claim we move our eyes in the\npattern that we move when trying to memorize something. But there is an\nopposite view: some researchers are convinced we just look away to focus our\nattention on the problem without distraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whatever the reason, moving our eyes does help\nrestore information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. People do not swap the toilet paper roll<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Difficult tasks attract us way more than\nswapping a toiler paper roll. Science claims it is closely related to\nmotivation \u2014 a challenge induces our desire to do something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To ignite interest, a task must satisfy 3\npsychological needs: competence, autonomy, and relatedness. Replacing the\ntoilet paper roll meets none of these requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Motivational speaker Brian Tracy recommends\n\u201ceating the ugliest frog\u201d in the morning, which means completing the hardest\ntask first. After that, the rest of the day is doomed to be successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Cuteness activates our caretaking behavior<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evolution is the only reason why we find babies\ncute. Newly-born are helpless and parents have to take care of them for years.\nAnd human brain ignites this feeling of care just to keep our attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ethologist Konrad Lorenz proposed that so-called\n\u201cbaby schema\u201d is a set of infantile physical features such as the large head,\nround face and big eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBaby schema\u201d is similar for animals, and this\nexplains why we love kitten photos on the Internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Goosebumps are a historically-formed\nprotective mechanism<\/p>\n\n\n\n

George A. Bubenik, a physiologist and professor\nof zoology at the University of Guelph in Ontario, claims that goosebumps are a\nphysiological feature that was inherited from our animal ancestors. However,\nthey may have been handy to them but they make no sense to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contraction of miniature muscles that are\nattached to each hair is what causes these bumps. When we feel cold, our hair\nstands up \u2014 this is how it works. But not only cold induces goosebumps \u2014 we\nexperience this during emotional stress (either negative or positive).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The common reason for this is stress hormone,\nadrenaline, which is subconsciously release in case of a stressful situation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you know any other peculiarities of human\nbrain that we have not mentioned here? Share them with us!<\/p>\n

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