Researchers Crown Buddhist Monk the World's Happiest Man

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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[Anonymous Coward]

when reading this, my brain produces a level of gamma waves — those linked to consciousness, attention, learning and memory — never before reported in neuroscience!

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[Genda]

You need to repeat this twice... its a mantra!

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[Spad]

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!

Maybe he just installed E17

[Anonymous Coward]

I know when I can get Enlightenment to compile I am very happy, too.

Obligatory SMBC

[Anonymous Coward]

http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=2569 ... :-)

Re:Just like Hulk...

[a_hanso]

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

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[unholy1]

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!

Seriously....

[Anonymous Coward]

It's because he's not married :).

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[Geeky]

The meme should be the "never before reported in neuroscience" bit - added to anything.

Re:Just like Hulk...

[tehcyder]

My lineage grandmaster, Cheng Man Ching, when asked what the difference between the Buddhist meditation and the Chinese tai chi mediation, says that it gets to the same place, but if he's meditating alongside a Buddhist monk and they are attacked by bandits, Master Cheng will be able to neutralize the attackers, protecting himself and the Buddhist monk, without interrupting his meditation.

Not if the bandits have a GE M134 minigun he won't.

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[mcgrew]

Wow, so many of you have gotten brain scans... I never have. Call your mom and have her scan my brain, Leonard! I'm jealous! I have no idea if my brain produces a level of gamma waves -- those linked to consciousness, attention, learning and memory --never before reported in neuroscience!

But please have her not make me cry like she did Penny. Not many gamma waves there.

An old lady I know said her brain produces a level of grandma waves -- those linked to consciousness, attention, learning and memory --never before reported in neuroscience!

On the other end of the spectrum ...

[140Mandak262Jamuna]

Scientists at the University of Lubbock, TX, reported that Richard Small, a Microsoft sales engineer, to be the world's angriest man. When he was shown Nate Silver's projections of Romney's chances for victory, while thinking about his name and how it matches his employers name his brain emitted Delta waves at levels never reported in neuroscience before. The delta waves are said to measure the level of anger.