Brilliance Often Springs from Boredom
Every so often, we face a job we dread because it seems exceedingly dull. As a child, I felt that way about household chores—scrubbing a toilet, sweeping a floor, wiping a countertop, weeding.
Smartphone App Takes Morality Science Out of the Lab and Into the Real World
Just when it seems there's a mobile app for just about everything, psychologists have shown there's room for one more: they are using smartphones to help them better understand the dynamics of moral and immoral behavior out in the community.
Why We Forget Our Earliest Years
A baby's brain prioritizes learning over forming lasting memories
Head Injury May Cause Mental Illness
A single blow to the head may increase the risk of subsequently developing a disorder
Kids' False Memories Reveal Quirks of Learning
The way kids learn causes them to generate more false memories than adults
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Disorganized Brain Cells Help Explain Autism Symptoms
Prenatal brain development may get jumbled in key areas implicated in autism
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