Experiment: Look At Pictures Of Cute Baby Animals To Improve Your Concentration
American Black Bear Fun Fact: Black bears are not all black! Cinnamon-colored bears, which may look like brown bears, are fairly common. Kermode bears, also known as "spirit bears," are native to the British Columbia coast, and sport white or cream-colored fur--though they're not albino. Wikimedia CommonsA Japanese study suggests looking at cute animal pics can help your concentration. We've thoughtfully provided some so you can test that out for yourself. A study at Hiroshima University in Japan suggests that the empathy brought on by looking at pictures of cute baby animals can actually aid in concentration. The experiment involved looking at certain pictures and then completing a concentration task (finding a given number in a random sequence of numbers, or playing the classic game Operation). Those pictures were either "pleasant" (in this case food, like pasta and steak) or adorable (pictures of puppies and kittens). The results are surprisingly...