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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.
About six minutes after the heart stops, the brain essentially dies.
Salk scientists studied complex decision-making capabilities in a worm with just 302 neurons and a mouth full of teeth. It's smarter than you would think.
The idea that the news can make you sick has a long history.
We imagine and debate the inner lives of literary characters, knowing there can be no truth about their real motives or beliefs. Could our own inner lives also be works of fiction?
Head direction cells act like internal compasses to help the birds navigate during long flights.
Awe is a powerful force, a fact that is both exciting and terrifying.
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Dark personality traits include psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and narcissism. Is there room for empathy?
Outrage is a useful emotion that helped our ancient ancestors survive. Today, it leaves us feeling angry, tired, powerless, and miserable.
Nostalgia is a happy remembrance of the past, yet it also leaves us feeling sad. Perhaps ironically, it can serve as a painkiller.
Discussions of human evolution are usually backward looking, as if the greatest triumphs and challenges were in the distant past.
“At that time, it was just a wild idea, […] that instead of just a loss of consciousness, anesthetics may do something to the brain that actually turns pain off.”
Zuranolone might help people feel better sooner than if they were relying on standard treatment alone.
Two aspects of memory – fast updating and long lasting – are typically considered incompatible, yet the insects combined them.
Do the health risks outweigh the benefits?
Too many people still view stay-at-home dads as feckless deadbeats, but their acceptance is an important step toward gender equality.
The human brain is only the latest chapter in the ancient story of thinking on Earth.
A ten-minute visit from a therapy dog reduces emergency room patients' pain and anxiety.
Executive coaching is a forward-thinking investment in leadership that can empower high-potential individuals to achieve greater success.
“What am I missing?” is a question that journalist Mónica Guzmán thinks more people should start asking.
MIT neuroscientists have identified a population of neurons in the human brain that respond to singing but not other types of music.