Cognition

Humanistic psychology is an uplifting, compassionate view of humanity

Awareness can be part of it, but it’s much more than that

The birth of a first child alters parents’ lives suddenly and forever: sleepless nights, afternoons in pajamas and hardly a moment’s respite. Parents are able to make this transition because of changes that take place in the brain

The debate over whether men and women have meaningfully different brains could have profound implications for health and personal identity

Studies of transgender kids are revealing fascinating insights about gender in the brain

A growing number of politicians are talking nonsense with impunity. False information is proliferating. What’s worse, the human brain loves it

Pro athletes can have other conditions that make diagnosis difficult

They're not looking at themselves, but mirrors aren't meaningless to dogs

There is still no definitive study on the risks for permanent cognitive impairment

The classic self-recognition test gets a makeover for dogs, using smell not sight

Experiments show that this quality often emerges by the age of 12 months

Scientists identify 22 genes associated with intelligence