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Unique events

Intervention

1 paper3 findings

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funders: Canadian Institutes of Health Research and 3 more
  • Humans1

Outcomes

3

Boredom

downin humans1

1 study

  1. Unique events decrease boredom in humans.

    “decreased boredom”

    Human trialduring COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns8-weeksn = 18

    Unique events improve episodic richness, enhance mood, and alter the perception of time during isolation

    Scientific reports27 Nov 2024

Positive affect

upin humans1

1 study

  1. Unique events increase positive affect in humans.

    “unique events were related to increased positive affect, decreased boredom, and the perception of time moving faster”

    Human trialduring COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns8-weeksn = 18

    Unique events improve episodic richness, enhance mood, and alter the perception of time during isolation

    Scientific reports27 Nov 2024

Episodic memory

upin humans1

1 study

  1. Unique events improve episodic memory in humans.

    “unique events were recalled in greater episodic detail relative to routine events”

    Human trialduring COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns8-weeksn = 18

    Unique events improve episodic richness, enhance mood, and alter the perception of time during isolation

    Scientific reports27 Nov 2024

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