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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.
Language influences how you visually process the world, which in turn influences your memory of it.
Simple "nudges" to remind people to show up for court could help keep thousands out of jail.
Today's popular weight-loss drugs could soon be joined by brain stimulation and gene therapies.
There’s really only one mistake you can make: continue doing the same thing you already know is hurting you and expect a different result.
Medical psychologist Catherine Monk explains how prenatal mental care benefits both mothers and babies.
Do you really need a monstrous upbringing to make monsters?
"They decreased their drinking to the point that it was so low we didn’t record a blood-alcohol level."
If you see life as only a source of suffering and misery, why bring anyone else into that? This belief, called anti-natalism, is on the rise.
A few key moments are linked to significant shifts in thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
The author of Frankenstein had an obsession with the cemetery and saw love and death as connected.
A high-fat diet might trigger inflammation of the hypothalamus.
Listening to some songs can cause a powerful physiological response known as "frisson." What is it, and why does it happen?
Bad news: Sleeping in on the weekends probably won't cut it.
Studies on "growth mindset" interventions fail to show significant benefits.
Can targeted interventions save Americans?
We can no longer approach the news as passive consumers.
The Schumann resonances are the background hum of the entire planet. But they don't affect humans in any way.
Are fools happy and geniuses disorganized — or is that a mistaken stereotype?
A brief look at the six-decade challenge to psychiatry.