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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.
We don’t understand why loneliness is bad for us if all we can say is that it hurts.
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Debates about the existence of free will traditionally have been fought by two competing camps: those who believe in free will and those who don’t because they believe the Universe […]
It's perhaps never been harder to resist the urge to overspend.
Their neurons are very different from "normal" people.
It's time for Tetris.
Today’s scary clowns are not a divergence from tradition, but a return to it.
The answer may depend on your lifestyle.
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Jimena Canales shares the “demons” that shaped computer science.
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To be happy, you have to become antifragile first. Harvard’s Tal Ben-Shahar explains.
John Templeton Foundation
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Your brain is wired for trauma. And it can be hot-wired to forget it.
Parents want the best for their kids, but resilience helps children better cope with life's unavoidable challenges.
Studying neuroscience through art.
A long-maligned treatment outperforms the trendy one.
A technique called targeted memory reactivation could improve common treatments for nightmare disorder.
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Psychedelic medicines are surging in popularity. Here’s how they work.
Fear creates distraction, and that can be a positive experience.
Antidepressants can help alleviate PTSD symptoms when paired with psychotherapy, but does our overenthusiasm for them blind us to more effective alternatives?
This opens the door to manipulating networks of specific neurons.
Meditators invert the relationship between the layers of self-processing.