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Why we tend to predict rosy times ahead

Psychiatry's diagnostic guidebook gets its first major update in 30 years. The changes may surprise you

Can subliminal advertisements influence our behavior? New research says yes—but only under certain circumstances

International diversity is just as important as diversity of discipline when it comes to scientific discovery

To tune their speech, toddlers may rely on different feedback than adults

Planning ahead might make us overlook new solutions

Unspoken cues communicate which type of "trust hormone" gene we have

Decisions usually take longer for the elderly, but they don’t have to

Charles Duhigg's new book The Power of Habit draws on neuroscience and psychology to explain how habits form, how to promote good habits and how to break bad ones

Our brains focus on one speaker in a cacophony of voices based not only on the audio input we receive, but also on our listening goals. Sophie Bushwick reports

New research suggests that elderly brains are less susceptible to regret than are the brains of the young and depressed