psychology
When we rely on the conscious mind alone, we lose; but when we listen to the body, we gain a winning edge.
Research shows that those who spend more time speaking tend to emerge as the leaders of groups, regardless of their intelligence.
From “mutilated males” to “wandering wombs,” dodgy science affects how we view the female body still today.
People tend to reflexively assume that fun events – like vacations – will go by really quickly.
The same parts of the brain that help us navigate complex social interactions can also drive us to make wildly bad investments.
Why your brain wants you to follow the crowd.
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South Korea is piloting a CCTV system it hopes will save lives.
Technology usually has more pros than cons, but every benefit still carries some risk.
Theoretical physicist Leonard Mlodinow offers three strategies for relaxing your cognitive filters to give your brilliant ideas time to shine in the spotlight of the conscious mind.
Attempts to normalize abnormal development could prevent individuals in need of help from seeking it.
Brain-based technologies of spiritual enhancement can induce mystical experiences in many people on demand. What does this mean for spirituality today?
Are you getting a full 8 hours?
What most people don’t realize is that everyone’s imagery is different.
Laughing gas may be far more effective for some than antidepressants.
Dealing with rudeness can nudge you toward cognitive errors.
Maybe eyes really are windows into the soul — or at least into the brain, as a new study finds.
In each of our minds, we draw a demarcation line between beliefs that are reasonable and those that are nonsense. Where do you draw your line?
The experience of life flashing before one’s eyes has been reported for well over a century, but where’s the science behind it?
Milgram’s experiment is rightly famous, but does it show what we think it does?
The symbol for love is the heart, but the brain may be more accurate.
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According to this research, eight percent of Americans always refuse vaccines. Why?
A well-known psychology trick called the “rubber hand illusion” could be useful for treating patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Science has not yet reached a consensus on the nature of consciousness.
Many thousands of different genetic variants are responsible for complex behavior.
This discovery could lead to better treatments for PTSD, borderline personality disorder, and epilepsy.
Participants with high levels of narcissism showed high levels of aggression, spreading gossip, bullying others, and more.
Participants were asked to complete a simple attention task as well as a more challenging “placekeeping” task.
A lithium imbalance appears linked to suicide.
People who go ballistic over other people’s eating sounds aren’t just cranky — they have misophonia.