Neuropsych

Psychologists W. Keith Campbell, (Ph.D.) and Carolyn Crist explain why narcissists rise to power and how to make sure your support is going to someone making effective, positive change.

Creating a better understanding by clearing up common misconceptions about the neurodiversity movement.

This week, Big Think is partnering with Freethink to bring you amazing stories of the people and technologies that are shaping our future.

Move over, forest bathing.

Most said they want to act on their desire someday. But do open relationships actually work?

The results of this study showed depressive symptoms being highest in adolescence, declining in early adulthood and then climbing back up again into one’s early 30s.

Crows have their own version of the human cerebral cortex.

Americans lose an estimated 321 million work days every year due to anxiety and depression.

43% of people think they can get a sense of someone’s personality by their picture.

Yet 80 percent of respondents want to reduce their risk of dementia.

Positive, romantic thoughts could produce positive, romantic outcomes while dating.

Students who think the world is just cheat less, but they need to experience justice to feel that way.

Are you mentally exhausted? Here’s how to tell (and what to do about it).

UNC School of Medicine researchers identified the amino acid responsible for the trip.

A team of researchers have discovered the brain rhythmic activity that can split us from reality.

A team at the University of Basel discovered a connection between antidepressants and REM sleep.

Insomnia is the product of mental or emotional pressure.

Examining the differences between anxiety and COVID-19 symptoms and discussing the possibility of IAD (illness anxiety disorder) during a global pandemic.

Symptoms of mental illness in children are often dismissed as “going through a phase.”

Can we affirm everything in life, the beauty and the suffering? Nietzsche says yes.

Another study confirms the positive effects of psychedelics on mental health.

Is indulging in erotic content good or bad for your sex life?

A new study used artificial intelligence to analyze relationship data from thousands of couples.

Six in 10 people say poor mental health impacts their concentration at work.

This medieval-themed meme highlights a shady yet all too common rhetorical move people make in arguments.

There are pros and cons to owning a pet as a marginalized individual.

A team at Mount Sinai has discovered the neural mechanism behind social isolation.

The improvement in personal well-being might be worth effort.

Most of us carry a mother’s voice in the neural patterns of our brain.

The problem is that what’s true of magnets is not at all true of romance.