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Mind & Behavior
Study the science of how we think, feel, and act, with insights that help you better understand yourself and others.
Humans who've lived through the same events often remember them differently. Could quantum physics be responsible?
It's time to put on your listening hat.
The plant-like sea creatures contain a molecule that improves memory, learning, and even hair quality, according to a new study in mice.
Are dreams, hallucinations, and near death experiences all connected?
Willpower alone likely isn't enough to replace a bad habit with a good one.
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Practice doesn’t actually make perfect. Here’s the willpower equation necessary for elite athletes and musicians.
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Screens were around in previous generations, but now they truly define childhood.
We all know assholes. Perhaps, you are one. Now, psychologists are trying to answer one of life's biggest mysteries: What, exactly, makes someone an asshole?
There’s a psychological reason you haven’t created healthier habits in your life.
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Half our day is spent not living in the moment. Here’s how to change that.
Will nature or nurture win out?
Habit-forming rituals are subconsciously controlling your life. Here’s how to master them.
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Shame is a powerful tool that must be used with care.
One form of domestic abuse involves a parent breaking their child’s connection with the other parent.
Signals from the environment, such as those detected by your sense organs, have no inherent psychological meaning. Your brain creates the meaning.
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When faced with too many choices, many of us freeze — a phenomenon known as "analysis paralysis." Why? Isn't choice a good thing?
Understanding these links could bring us closer to a cure.