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How A Habit Of Harboring Hate Drags Down Your IQ Levels, Series Of Research & Expert Opinions Prove

Image credit: Imagine AI Art Many people seem to think that hating other people makes their lives better. But, nothing could be further from the truth.  Instead, several research finds and authoritative opinions strongly indicate that chronic stress, anxiety, and negative emotions (including hateful feelings) can impair cognitive function and potentially affect IQ. Here is a quick rundown of findings and expert opinions that support this perspective: In a 2007 publication, the popular neuroscientist Bruce S. McEwen held that prolonged exposure to stress and anxiety can damage the hippocampus , a region crucial for learning and memory. In another 2007 publication , Elizabeth Kensinger, a professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Boston College, held that negative emotions, including hatred, can impair working memory, attention, and problem-solving abilities. A 2004 research led by Konstantinos Petrides, a professor of psychology and psychometrics at University College ...
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Imagine That A Muslim VC In ABU Was Professor Georgewill In UniPort: An Issue In Religious Understanding And Tolerance

Professor Owunari Georgewill is the current Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt going by the information provided on his LinkedIn profile: As a Christian, I first got attracted to Prof. Owunari as a result of often seeing the profuse Bible citations in his posts which somewhat - to me - contrasted with an idealized image of a typical academic don I would have expected him to be. In this idealized image, a typical academic don is one who is religiously skeptical or, at best, cold. But, here's a supposed academic being so profusely religious as to splash 9 in 10 of his posts with scriptural citations. He actually starts with these citations... And, he makes these posts, at least, at the rate of once in two days... I instantly developed huge love and respect for the man, making me to begin to admire everything else about him, even without ever meeting him offline for once, or even meeting someone who ever met him🤣 I am obviously not the only Christian who a...