
2017 Dogs in Review
Dog updates to bring you into the new year

2017 Dogs in Review
Dog updates to bring you into the new year

Blink and It's Over: Short-Duration, High-Impact Experiences of 2017
The psychology of brief, intense experiences


Good Friends Might Be Your Best Brain Booster as You Age
SuperAgers report strong social relationships

Why Words Matter: What Cognitive Science Says about Prohibiting Certain Terms
Scientific American asks an expert about the Trump administration’s latest CDC language guidance

Repetitive Sounds Are Music to the Brain
Repeating something can render that thing melodious—even the sound of a shovel being dragged across the pavement. Karen Hopkin reports.

6 Ways to Deal with Panic Attacks
Your heart races, you feel lightheaded, your sweat glands work overtime—is this the end? Nope, it's a panic attack. The Savvy Psychologist has 6 ways to fight this disabling disorder

Do Brain-Wiring Differences Make Women More Vulnerable to Concussions?
Female axons—brain cells’ output cables—are shown to have a thinner structure

For Baby’s Brain to Benefit, Read the Right Books at the Right Time
Tales with individual faces and objects seem to help

The Mystery of How Babies Experience Pain
We may be underestimating how much pain babies feel when they are under stress

Mindfulness: Does It work?

Why Autism Seems to Cluster in Some Immigrant Groups
Cultural barriers lead clinicians to misdiagnose or miss kids with the condition

Bad News for the Highly Intelligent
Superior IQs are associated with mental and physical disorders, research suggests