Psychology

3 Simple Ways To Live A More Psychologically Rich Life

Meditation Can Boost Productivity — But Only Up To A Point

Music Doesn’t Just Trigger Memories — It Can Fundamentally Alter Them

A Neuroscientists Taught Rats How To Drive — Then Things Got Weird

What To Do When Conversations Get Awkward According to a Philospher

Why We Can’t Seem To Shake Horror’s Greatest Villain, The ‘Death Mother’

Why Can’t We Quit Diet Coke? The Drink Hacks Our Brains In More Ways Than One

Can Stress Really Make Your Hair Go Grey?

Alexithymia, The Controversial Label For People Who Are Unable To Identify Emotions

This One Simple Habit Could Lead To Much Better Sleep — If You're Willing To Share

The Evolutionary Benefits Of Being Forgetful Should Make You Feel Better About Memory Lapses

Humans Can Make Better Choices In Elections Than A Monkey, Right? Right?

Science Is Slowly Uncovering the Link Between Mental Health and Perimenopause

When The Clocks Go Back For Daylight Savings, Night Owls Lose Out

How Good Is AI At Detecting Human Emotions? Too Good.

Can Wild Animals Experience Trauma? Yes — And It Changes Them Completely

Why We Like To Scare The Crap Out Of Ourselves

Studies Suggest Mental Health Is Contagious — But How, Why, And Who Is Susceptible?

How To Change Your Personality, According To A Clinical Psychologist

Can Your Brain Experience Two Emotions Simultaneously? Here’s What A Neuroscientist Thinks

This Newly Identified Brain Circuit Could Be Key to Treating PTSD

Psilocybin Helped People With This Common, Overlooked Mental Health Disorder

This Science-Backed Zoom Trick Could Make Meetings Way Less Tiring

The Bizarre Connection Between Colorblindness and Picky Eating

Why Do We Dream? The Answer May Be Weirder Than You Think

Being Stranded In Space Could Upend Starliner Astronauts’ Perception of Time

50 Amazon Products That Help You Monitor and Improve Your Mental Health

This New Memory Study Upends What We Know About How the Brain Makes Connections

A New Psychology Study Exposes The Big Problem With Happiness

You Should Be Gentle Parenting Your Pet, An Animal Behavior Expert Reveals

Can Virtual Reality Help Folks With Body Image Disturbance?

Our Favorite Comfort Foods May One Day Help Us Tap Into Lost Memories

Are The Benefits Of Psychedelics Overblown? Here’s One Compelling Case Against The Hype

The 3.2 Million-Year-Old Lucy Fossil Reveals A Forgotten Truth About Humans

There's A Lot More To Translate In A Baby Babble Than You Might Think

Here’s Why You May Not Be Getting the Benefits You Expected From Mindfulness

Is Boredom An Emotion? Not Exactly, But It's More Important Than You Think

This Bird Is Way Smarter Than Anyone Gives It Credit For

Elephants Give Each Other Unique Names. It Gets Weirder

In a Bizarre Experiment, Neuroscientists Figured Out How We Control This Extremely Basic Human Need

Abracadabra! How magic can help us understand animal minds

When To Quit Therapy, According To A Clinical Psychologist

Why Self-Control Alone Won’t Help You Achieve Your Goals

How Legalization Has Made Pot A Lot More Potent

Can You Train Your Cat to Sit? It's Absurdly Easy With This Simple Trick

'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' Raises the Question: How Intelligent Are Apes?

A New Study Is Finally Attempting to Pin Down The Root Causes of Depression

This Personality Trait May Explain Why You Are Still Single

Over 700 Startups Have Invested Billions of Dollars Into Solving Humanity’s Most Challenging Problem

What Causes Hoarding? New Research Suggests It Can Start in Childhood