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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.
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Kids are more anxious and depressed than ever. Is identity politics to blame?
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy utilizes a non-ordinary state of consciousness to heal.
Most male mammals have little or nothing to do with their kids. Why is our own species different?
Long-term research efforts have revealed alarming mental health trends.
Awe-inspiring moments can be found in our daily lives, and they have surprising benefits for our health and sense of well-being.
You know that ghostly feeling that someone is nearby even though nobody is? It could be a trick of neural timing.
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Experimental neuroscientist Patrick McNamara on how we can harness spiritual experiences to explore alternate realities in our minds, and transform our models of the self.
The study was small and didn't include a placebo group, but there is reason to believe that the drugs really do work.
The ability to decode acoustic information from brain activity aids the development of brain-computer interfaces that restore communication in patients who suffer paralysis.
Tasting sounds and hearing colors.
Considering the perspectives of others has important benefits for individuals and for society. There is one easy way to do it.
John Templeton Foundation
A new study provides the most detailed look at brains on psychedelics to date.
Psychedelics mess with our prior beliefs, and could help us see what forms these beliefs in the first place.
If you’re trying to break a bad habit or start a good one, psychologists have some tips.
Always look on the bright side of death.
End of life patients face mental health challenges uniquely existential and spiritual in nature — but psychedelics are emerging as a possible solution to relieve the suffering.
“It doesn’t erase what happened to you. It just changes the impact it has on your life.”
The utilitarian “greatest happiness principle” has remained popular for two centuries — is it time for a rethink?
Arguments don’t have to be about winning or losing; they can help us build trust despite disagreeing.
A blood test to diagnose mental illness is a "holy grail" of psychiatry.