Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Mind
Behavior & Society
Behavior & Society
Does Grandpa Have Depression?
Cognition
Cognition
Lions See These Illusions the Same Way You Do
Medicine
Some Relief for Test Anxiety Is Found in an Unusual Treatment
Students were given placebos and told they were placebos, yet the intervention helped
Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Deeper Insights Emerge into How Memories Form
Behavior & Society
Behavior & Society
Does Grandpa Have Depression?
Cognition
Cognition
Lions See These Illusions the Same Way You Do
Behavior & Society
Behavior & Society
When Good Advice Goes Bad
Behavior & Society
Behavior & Society
Is There Really a Difference Between Drug Addiction and Drug Dependence?
Mental Health
Mental Health
The U.S. Needs a Mental Health Czar
Cognition
Cognition
Famously Fickle Felines Are, in Fact, Clingy
Neurological Health
Neurological Health
Literacy Might Shield the Brain from Dementia
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When Good Advice Goes Bad
Well-intentioned guidance can backfire, both in everyday life and in public policy—but there’s a way to fix it
The Stressful Discovery of Type A Personality
How worn-out upholstery in doctors’ waiting rooms revealed common psychological traits
Literacy Might Shield the Brain from Dementia
An ability to read and write, even with little or no schooling, could offer protection
Western Individualism Arose from Incest Taboo
Researchers link a Catholic Church ban on cousins marrying in the Middle Ages to the emergence of a way of life that made the West an outlier
Deeper Insights Emerge into How Memories Form
Forming lasting memories appears to depend on an interaction between glial cells and brain waves that are produced during sleep
Failure Found to Be an “Essential Prerequisite” for Success
Scientists use big data to understand what separates winners from losers
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Videos
The Color of Noise: What Do Hues Have to Do with Sound?
You have probably already heard, or at least heard of, white noise. Maybe you grew up when televisions were still analog...
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