Intelligence

The Dunning-Kruger Effect Isn’t What You Think It Is

The least skilled people know how much they don't know, but everyone thinks they are better than average

Eric C. Gaze and The Conversation US

Neurology

How One Man’s Rare Alzheimer’s Mutation Delayed the Onset of Disease

Genetic resilience found in a person predisposed to early-onset dementia could potentially lead to new treatments

Sara Reardon and Nature magazine

Psychology

Understanding Dissociative Identity Disorder through the ‘Community’ of Ella

We learn the story of “Ella,” a patient with 12 different personalities, or “parts,” and of her therapist, who helped her form a peaceful community—many selves in one body and mind...

Josh Fischman, Rebecca J. Lester and Jeffery DelViscio

Psychology

People in the U.S. Think They Are Better Than They Actually Are. People in Asia Don’t

Western individualism may promote a “better than you actually are” mindset

Shinobu Kitayama | Opinion

Creativity

Here’s How to Use Dreams for Creative Inspiration

Channeling Thomas Edison and Salvador Dalí, researchers show that shaping dream imagery could spark creative ideas to target a specific problem

Ingrid Wickelgren