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Why Thinking Hard Wears You Out

Diana Kwon

Psychology

When Students Acquire Spatial Skills, Their Verbal Abilities Get a Boost

Emily Willingham

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Why COVID Makes So Many of Us Feel Guilty

Lynn Bufka | Opinion

Newfound Brain Switch Labels Experiences as Good or Bad

A molecule tells the brain whether to put a positive or negative spin on events. Mental disorders may result when the up/down labeling goes awry

Ingrid Wickelgren

Psychology

Why Thinking Hard Wears You Out

Diana Kwon

Psychology

When Students Acquire Spatial Skills, Their Verbal Abilities Get a Boost

Emily Willingham

Psychology

Why COVID Makes So Many of Us Feel Guilty

Lynn Bufka | Opinion

Intelligence

If Humans Are the Smartest Animals, Why Are We So Unhappy?

Amy Brady

Behavior

Forensic Experts Are Surprisingly Good at Telling whether Two Writing Samples Match

Emily Willingham

Ecology

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Mark Fischetti

Neuroscience

Unexpected Brain Chemistry Is behind the Element of Surprise

S. Hussain Ather

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COVID Virus May Tunnel through Nanotubes from Nose to Brain

Stephanie Pappas

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Why Thinking Hard Wears You Out

Concentrating for long periods builds up chemicals that disrupt brain functioning.

Newfound Brain Switch Labels Experiences as Good or Bad

A molecule tells the brain whether to put a positive or negative spin on events. Mental disorders may result when the up/down labeling goes awry

Ingrid Wickelgren

When Students Acquire Spatial Skills, Their Verbal Abilities Get a Boost

Learning to visualize objects might improve thinking in words, a finding that could enhance teaching methods

Emily Willingham

What Does It Mean to Be Self-Actualized in the 21st Century?

New research links self-actualization to optimal creativity, well-being and self-transcendence

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Why COVID Makes So Many of Us Feel Guilty

Making decisions based on complex information is frustrating and stressful, but a change in mindset can help

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