Mind & Behavior

Mind & Behavior

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

These salamanders are helping unlock the mysteries of brain evolution and regeneration.
Executive presence training
Executive presence training can help leaders learn how to better support their people, become more self aware, communicate effectively, and more.
Just a small gesture or a thoughtful comment can often alter a situation, or people’s perceptions of it, in ways that relieve tensions and make them feel appreciated and included.
Think you should speak about 40% of the time in conversation? How about 70%?
Passengers zooming by in subway.
Creativity and achievement require balancing hard work with the restful power of calm.
circumcision
"Our risk-benefit analysis showed that benefits exceeded procedural risks… by up to 200 to 1."
Queen Elizabeth II has died. How is this loss different from that of a loved one?
multiverse
Each of us carries our own version of the Multiverse in our heads.
consciousness
At a fundamental level, only a few particles and forces govern all of reality. How do their combinations create human consciousness?
creatine
Athletes often use creatine to boost performance and aid muscle recovery. Accumulating evidence suggests it could also help with depression.
Despite the fact that both species shared a similarly large neocortex, scientists still have many questions about how closely the function of their brains resembled our own.
For many people, a challenge to their worldview feels like an attack on their personal identity.
Not every "expert" has the expertise to back up their argument.
youth
Today’s young people are intelligent and kind, but they are overworked and burned out.
John Templeton Foundation