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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.
You only have 4,000 weeks of life. Use them wisely.
New memories appear to be stabilized in the brain by a neurotransmitter called gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
Caffeine does something, but it's not clear exactly what.
Maybe the brain isn't "classical" after all.
"All moments past, present, and future, always have existed, always will exist."
The larger truth on the streets is that no one uses just one drug anymore.
7mins
A psychiatrist studied 1,000 near-death experiences. Here’s what he discovered.
"Downward counterfactual thinking" — that is, imagining how things could be worse — is a quick and easy way to boost your well-being and gratitude.
Vanadium dioxide is a strange material that "remembers" information and when it was stored. This is akin to biological memory.
The potential new drug is in a class of its own, as it works differently than any other antidepressant on the market.
Metabolism and mitochondrial functioning seem to have far more to do with mental health than many people might expect.
Mindfulness, detachment, selecting off-time activities with care: Here are evidence-based strategies to achieve healthy work-life balance.
The history of money is a history of convenience, and spending has never been easier than it is today.
Million Stories
You don't have to be an emperor to apply these rules to daily living.
You want your baby's name to be unique, but so does everyone else.
If everyone just showed up to their appointments, $150 billion of waste could be averted.
4mins
Should you confess to cheating? A Columbia ethics professor explains.
Brown noise, the better-known white noise, and even pink noise are all sonic hues.
4mins
Futurist Ari Wallach shares how to become future-conscious.
Foster your own moments of mystery.