Cognition

A new look at “the Russian blues” demonstrates the power of words to shape perception

Psychopathic birds of a feather flock together

The sense of touch generates surprisingly powerful and long-lasting memories

The latest state of the field of the neuroscience of creativity

The Psychology Podcast recap for December 2018

A new study suggests that, unconsciously, we actually do believe that looking exerts a slight force on the things being looked at. Karen Hopkin reports.

So-called "relaxation music" is only about as effective as a soothing Chopin piece at lulling listeners into a relaxed state. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Philosopher Peter Carruthers insists that conscious thought, judgment and volition are illusions. They arise from processes of which we are forever unaware

Freud’s notion of a dark, libidinous unconscious is obsolete. A new theory holds that the brain produces a continuous stream of unconscious predictions

Christopher Skaife talks about his new book The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London, in front of a live audience at Caveat, “the speakeasy bar for intelligent nightlife" in Lower Manhattan.

New research suggests that IQ leads to greater well-being by enabling one to acquire the financial and educational means necessary to live a better life

A play dramatizes the deepest of all mysteries, the mind–body problem