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Nostalgia is a happy remembrance of the past, yet it also leaves us feeling sad. Perhaps ironically, it can serve as a painkiller.
Do the health risks outweigh the benefits?
Pet owners have consistently reported higher levels of social capital in their communities than people without pets.
MIT neuroscientists have identified a population of neurons in the human brain that respond to singing but not other types of music.
Think therapy is self-centered? Think again.
Lessons from child development research teach us how we learn to trust others.
Kids’ underdeveloped brains seem to help them acquire new languages with little effort.
The science makes it abundantly clear that couples with more self-expansion are better relationships.
The first recorded brain activity of a person during their death suggests a biological trigger for near-death experiences.
No amount of success can overcome imposter syndrome without a mindset geared toward growth.
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This century alone has already had a couple of Onesdays (1/11/11 and 11/11/11).
Hormonal birth control for women may elevate the risk of depression and suicide, but so does pregnancy itself.
What makes a face trustworthy, anyway?
Psychologists often view relationship power imbalances through three unique dynamics.
Choking under pressure seems to have deep evolutionary roots.
Men with one older brother are 12% more likely to enter a same-sex union than those with a sister.
Ingesting tiny doses of hallucinogens might not have the outsized benefits that some people claim it does.
Finland reveals that happiness is more about mindset than umbrella drinks and sun-warmed beaches.
If your partner is not helping build a better you, is it time for a better partner?
Thich Nhat Hanh, the late Vietnamese monk, thought walking could be a profound contemplative practice.
Whenever you’re surprised, there’s a good chance that your brain is busy tweaking your memories.
Only talk about the weather?
Life’s stages are changing – we need new terms and new ideas to describe how adults develop and grow
Ages 30 to 45 are now “the rush hour of life.”
Solitude, by itself, does not predict feelings of loneliness.
Neuroscience research suggests it might be time to rethink our ideas about when exactly a child becomes an adult.
Those that were the best at math didn’t even show income satiation — there was no upper limit to how much money could make them happy.
Flow occurs when a task’s challenge is balanced with one’s skill.
The road to happiness is indirect and full of frustration.
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OCD and addiction may result in part from improper “reward” pathways in the brain. Ultrasound can disrupt those pathways.
Your brain is remarkably good at mapping out physical spaces — even if it’s an imaginary space like Hogwarts. But how does the brain do it?