23 Ways Color Hacks Our Brains

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23 Ways Color Hacks Our Brains

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The human brain is an absurdly complicated machine. It's constantly receiving, and acting on, a million subtle and not-so-subtle influences. And it's actually fairly amazing how much it's influenced by color. Don't believe it? Try taking a bright-red sleeping pill.

Or consider these examples.

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Wear Dark Blue & you are inviting mosquitoes to snack on you! SUCKER Research shows that Mosquitoes are attracted to dark colors, especially blue So i
Seeing BLUE can boost your creativity. A University of British Columbia study found that people solved creative problems better when those problems we
If you're a waitress and wants to get higher tips, wean red. Researchers found out that wearing red increases the overall tip of a waitress by up to 2
RED CRACKEDCON makes men perceive time slower. ll 12 1 I0 2 LASCELLES LONDON 9 3 8 4 RADIO CONTROLLED 7 5 6 Researchers at the Kyoto University discov
PInK IS THE new ORANGE CRACKEDOOM some PRISONS HAVE FOUND THAT using THE COLOR pInk REDUCED VIOLence ANd AGGReSSION. It's not just from embarassment.
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If you're an artist, SUrround yourself with the color GREEN. Green has been proven to spark visual creativity. CRACKED COM
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Want to spend less at the car wash? Get a gray or silver car. Silver and gray hide dust and grime very well, making your weekly visit to the car wash
The color of the flecks in Cheer affected people's perception of the detergent's effectiveness. When Cheer detergent made its debut in the 1950's, i
Soccer referees go easier on teams wearing black and green uniforms.. TARGOBANK Mi A study of 1530 soccer matches found that referees give better offs
GRACKEDOOM Your sense of smell is influenced by color! A lab experiment demonstrated that when an odor is inappropriately colored (red lemon, green ch
Color greatly influences us on how we buy online If a seller wants buyers to look SAMSUNO at the primary features of a product, they use black and whi
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Your job interview outcome may depend on what color you wear. Hiring Staff relate colors below to the characteristic of : Leadership Team Player Analy
The color of a politician's tie can manipulate our perception of them. Decisive & Intelligent & Powerful Trustworthy GRACK
CRAOE The color of your mug can dictate the way your coffee tastes. Researchers investigated the impact that different colored mugs had on people's pe
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