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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.
Protein fibrils accumulate in the brain during neurodegeneration. Cryo-electron microscopy has now uncovered fibrils of an unexpected protein.
Were Hitler’s SS henchmen willing executioners fueled by racial propaganda or mindless servants vying for promotions?
The Spanish language has the ability to minimize and exaggerate by the simple addition of a suffix.
To reap the benefits of digital technologies, we must contend with their addictive designs.
Safety through technology is no bad thing—Nietzsche himself sought doctors and medicines throughout his life—but it can become pathological.
A large study links pornography use to decreased sexual performance for men and increased sexual performance for women.
SIDS deaths have decreased worldwide, but research has yet to solve this medical mystery.
If secrets are a kind of poison, confession is the antidote.
It doesn't matter how ridiculous a lie is. As long as it is repeated often enough, some people will believe it.
Instead of a mental illness, some research suggests that psychopathy — in moderation — is a reasonable life strategy.
In a new book, an MIT scholar examines how game-theory logic underpins many of our seemingly odd and irrational decisions.
The effects are even worse for women.
Disulfiram is an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of chronic alcoholism. It might also serve as anti-anxiety medication.
People believe that slow and deliberative thinking is inherently superior to fast and intuitive thinking. The truth is more complicated.
John Templeton Foundation
Independent of cultural background, people seem to share a sense of what makes certain color combinations aesthetically pleasing.
Morbid fatality statistics on digital highway signs seem to distract drivers, thus increasing the number of car crashes.
It may depend on whether you're an "easily empathetically embarrassed" person.
The ability is tied to mental health, consciousness, and memory in humans.
People underestimate their opponent’s capacity to feel basic human sensations. We can short-circuit this impulse through moral reframing and perspective taking.