Mind & Behavior

Mind & Behavior

Study the science of how we think, feel, and act, with insights that help you better understand yourself and others.

A person seated in a wheelchair uses a communication device with a Stephen Hawking-like voice, blurred flowers gently framing the scene in the foreground.
Hawking’s refusal to upgrade his communication system preserved a voice that became iconic, not just for its sound, but for the profound identity it conveyed.
A single eye illuminated in the dark with a warm light.
The biases that shape our understanding of the mind.
A child rests peacefully on a bed adorned with red and white striped sheets, wearing a blue outfit. It's as if their dreams are in sleep replay, caught in the tranquil rhythm of slumber, lying contentedly on their stomach.
Participants’ brains revealed they were doing a kind of “neural replay” of the game they had been manipulated to win.
A man with curly hair wearing a suit and headset microphone gestures while speaking on stage.
Why the advertising legend — and author of Alchemy — believes that inefficiency can be genius and insects can unlock innovation.
Portrait of a smiling man in front of a background featuring chemical structures and molecular models in green and blue hues.
MAPS founder Rick Doblin speaks to Big Think about the FDA’s rejection of MDMA therapy and the future of psychedelic treatments.
Blurred split image: left depicts a person in a hoodie with their hand raised, capturing shifting moods; right features an abstract view with part of a face and a building overlay.
You're a moody person. You have to be — because understanding moods philosophically can be crucial to your work-life.