Lee, a designer, breaks down the aesthetic elements that induce feelings of contentment, wonder and glee: lush bouquets and bright colors, balloons bobbing in the air, gardens hidden in the city neighborhoods, the glow of sunlight against pale yellow walls, a silly pair of socks, the perfect harmony of a Rockettes' kick line.
It mimics certain chemicals in the brain that are already present (i.e. ) that block pain and induce feelings of pleasure and contentment.
Mr. Zak says he conducted a preliminary experiment indicating that posting messages on Twitter caused the release of oxytocin, a neurotransmitter that evokes feelings of contentment and is thought to help induce a sense of positive social bonding.
These experiences are rare responses to television; movies in theaters can induce grand feelings, but TV, at its best and worst, gets a more modest reaction: annoyance, amusement, contentment, stupor.
In general, the ENK neurons function as mediators of positive affect, inducing positive feelings of calm, euphoria and contentment, and promoting active stress-coping responses and recovery from stress [ 172- 175].
But it's also impossible not to feel a fuzzy warmth in her presence: her kind of contentment – "writers are never happy, but I am, totally… I am so lucky" – induces, not envy, but a giddy sort of admiration.
Here, we used a test of cognitive (judgement) bias, based on the finding that individuals experiencing different affective states judge ambiguous stimuli differently, to measure whether a positive low arousal affective state (e.g. 'satisfaction'/'contentment') could be induced in domestic dogs as a result of their experiencing a food-based rewarding event.
The scale of the novel induces memory loss but as with balloon flight, or fever, the return to terra firma is accompanied by feelings of wise, wide contentment.
Its smile-inducing slogan — "Water, Wealth, Contentment, Health" — was chosen through a civic contest held in 1912.
The LCS contains two factor-analyzed subscales: Contentment and Contention.
We like to think the cause of death was contentment.
