Mind & Behavior

Mind & Behavior

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

NicoBoard is an app that helps parents make sense of a frightening time.
More than 20% Americans live in a state with access to a medically assisted death.
Myrkl (pronounced "miracle") is supposed to let you go wild without facing the consequences the next day. But does it actually work?
alien contact
The psychology of alien contact largely revolves around the concept of "otherness." We need to learn to be comfortable around strange things.
catch a liar
In a world where we assume people tell the truth, liars prosper. To stop them from exploiting others, here are three rules to catch a liar.
In the wake of the pandemic, the crystal industry boomed, with customers hoping the stones might relieve a little anxiety.
adhd alzheimer's disease
Noradrenaline-targeting drugs, including blood pressure, depression, and ADHD meds, improve Alzheimer's disease symptoms.
laugh at a funeral
We often laugh at inappropriate things, but not when we are emotionally invested. Laughter cannot be serious. So, can we ever laugh at death?
consciousness
A new finding that unconsciously processed images are distributed to higher-order brain networks requires the revision of a popular theory of consciousness.
It is all too easy for humans to fall into the cognitive trap of thinking that an entity that can use language fluently is sentient or intelligent.
From ibuprofen to fentanyl, it’s about meeting the pain where it’s at.
rich people
One might think that people who started poor and became rich might be more sensitive to the plights of the poor. Not so, suggests a new study.
mosquitoes
The good news is that it can be countered with acne medication.
suicide
Most American men who die by suicide do not have any known history of mental health problems. So, what is to blame?
Symbolic gestures often speak to our psyche in ways no rational action could ever speak to our intellect.
Peaky Blinders Tommy Shelby
The Netflix show about a Birmingham crime family and their personal demons concluded earlier this month. 
What’s one of the most reliable indicators that a first date is going well? The answer might lie in how closely the couple is matching each other’s behavior and physiology. […]