Скачать или смотреть Flickering firelight soothes your brain.

Mild light, projected in an abstract and ever shifting pattern, has a calming effect on your mind. It has been dubbed the ‘campfire’ or ‘hearth effect.’ It’s not just the fluid, visual pattern of a flickering flame that’s important. It’s the whole multisensory experience, including the crackling sounds, comforting warmth and distinctive smell.
Our ancestors gathered around a communal fire for warmth, cooking and to keep animals and insects at bay. Over the course of countless millennia, the survival advantage, which the campfire conferred on our forefathers, was baked into the evolution of the human social brain. The feeling has persisted to this day and age. Sitting around a stone hearth or gazing at similar modern stimuli (even a Lava Lamp) strikes a chord, providing a sense of safety in many of us. A cozy campfire on a chilly night has the power to induce a mental state of relaxation and kinship. A blazing bonfire may provide not just physical warmth, but social warmth.

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