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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.
A study shows that the brains of lonely individuals respond in odd ways to visual stimuli, while those of non-lonely people react similarly.
To understand Vincent van Gogh, we must first debunk the myth of the tortured artist. Van Gogh believed his illness inhibited his creativity.
You can’t spot a liar just by looking — but psychologists are zeroing in on methods that might actually work.
If you look into a mirror, you'll notice that left-and-right are reversed, but up-and-down is preserved. The reason isn't what you think.
From consciousness to nothingness and beyond, these questions still baffle the brightest minds. Will they ever be solved?
"You gotta know when to fold 'em."
7mins
Why the best negotiators are nice, not tough.
A recent study is the first to fabricate electronic components from endogenous molecules.
8mins
How America became a fragile nation — and how it can get its resilience back.
It’s a lot easier to point out things that are gezellig (adjective) than it is to define gezelligheid (noun) itself.
The content of our long-term memories is constantly "reconstructed" by our brains. The same is true of memories formed mere seconds ago.
The lack of friendship is particularly a problem for men. But there are easy ways to make friends.
8mins
A University of Oxford professor explains how conscious machines are possible.
Our brainwaves naturally synchronize with external stimuli like flickering lights. Here's how the phenomenon might boost learning.
Adolescents actively shape the transformation of religion and become the bearers of new religious patterns, worldviews, and values.
John Templeton Foundation
6mins
This is not your average dream interpreter. Nightmares, as explained by a neuroscientist.
The Universe is grand, awe-inspiring, and greater than we likely imagine. Even astrophysicists get anxious thinking about it, but we cope.
