Do You Overlook This When Sharpening Your Brain Health?
In July 1968, John B. Calhoun, an American research psychologist, once conducted a now notable research on the effect of open space on psychology. The test, surely, included rats, not people but his reports were widely regarded to be a useful. Here’s what he did.
He put 4 pairs of mouse into a utopian world. There’re no predators, no shortage of food or drinks and surely, no inadequate of breeding partner. Bottom line is these mouse had anything they want – with the exception of space.
Initially, every little thing looks just fine. The mouse lived as they should be. Their community grew very quickly, doubling about every fifty-five days. Very soon, when the population of the mouse reached 620, the area he was keeping them in got full. That was day 315 of the test. Amazingly, the number of mouse began to decline since then… to the point where the last surviving birth was at day 600. At the same time, in between day 315 to day 600, the mouse behaved erratically.
No longer did guys defend their territory and females. No longer did they engage in courtship or physical encounter. Alternatively they become anti-social, and clean themselves. Due to their absence of scars and beautiful skin, these group of guys were dubbed “the beautiful ones”.
The girls, on the contrary, became progressively offensive, reluctant to give birth and get rid of their junior before weaning was finished. After day 600, the population began to decline into extinction.
Look familiar? Useless to mention, these mouse are highly unhappy during this period of time. Did the lack of space and multiplying population density affecting your psychology? Who knows? Perhaps so, maybe not. Although supposing that you’re like me, you want to find out.
Try this out: At least once a week, go to an open area. Be it a pasture or out of city. A lot of people feel relieved, kind of a freedom feeling when in open area. No mental exercises or brain training exercises can substitute this.