Researchers Crown Buddhist Monk the World's Happiest Man

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Researchers Crown Buddhist Monk the World's Happiest Man

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 31, 2012 @07:50PM from the mr.-bluebird-on-my-shoulder dept.

concealment writes in with a story about a man who has been crowned the world's happiest. "Tibetan monk and molecular geneticist Matthieu Ricard is the happiest man in the world according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin. The 66-year-old's brain produces a level of gamma waves — those linked to consciousness, attention, learning and memory — never before reported in neuroscience. The scans showed that when meditating on compassion, Ricard's brain produces a level of gamma waves — those linked to consciousness, attention, learning and memory — 'never reported before in the neuroscience literature,' Davidson said. The scans also showed excessive activity in his brain's left pre-frontal cortex compared to its right counterpart, giving him an abnormally large capacity for happiness and a reduced propensity towards negativity, researchers believe."

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Humor by Anonymous Coward · 2012-10-31 19:52 · Score: 5, Funny

when reading this, my brain produces a level of gamma waves — those linked to consciousness, attention, learning and memory — never before reported in neuroscience!
1. Re:Humor by Genda · 2012-10-31 19:59 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  You need to repeat this twice... its a mantra!
2. Re:Humor by Spad · 2012-10-31 20:21 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  That's nothing, when reading this, my brain produces a level of gamma waves — those linked to consciousness, attention, learning and memory — never before reported in neuroscience!
3. Re:Humor by unholy1 · 2012-10-31 22:47 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Probably because when reading this, your brain isn't producing a level of gamma waves — those linked to consciousness, attention, learning and memory — never before reported in neuroscience!
Maybe he just installed E17 by Anonymous Coward · 2012-10-31 20:35 · Score: 5, Funny

I know when I can get Enlightenment to compile I am very happy, too.
Obligatory SMBC by Anonymous Coward · 2012-10-31 20:48 · Score: 5, Funny

http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=2569 ... :-)
Re:Just like Hulk... by a_hanso · 2012-10-31 21:44 · Score: 5, Funny

Make me happy. You would like me when I'm happy.