Neuropsych

How does gratitude work its mental magic?

Sleep deprivation leads to a shutdown in the production of essential proteins.

The under-recognized condition affects workers in offices across the globe.

Conventional wisdom believes “screen time” disrupts mental development, but research hints at a more complicated relationship between our minds and digital technology.

Glenn Albrecht has ideas about how to cope with the effects of a changing world: Invent a new language.

A new study finds that casually fibbing to children results in lifelong issues.

Polls never reveal who we really are. Google does.

Before you judge someone’s personality based in their playlist, you may want to read the results of this study.

Researchers measured high- and low-adversity participants’ feelings of compassion.

Lengthening daylight isn’t necessarily good news where mental health is concerned.

A study at the University of Oregon puts a longstanding myth to rest.

What’s your “stress mindset”?

Most of us can’t imagine wanting absolute control over a nation or feeling compelled to commit mass murders — so then what is it about a dictator’s psychology that makes them different?

Math trauma can follow people beyond grade school to harm their prospects well into adulthood.

The choice of flavor may be up to you, but the number of scoops will depend on your friends.

Most of us have heard of Abraham Maslow and his hierarchy of needs, but Maslow doesn’t have a monopoly on self-actualization.

Most elderly individuals’ brains degrade over time, but some match — or even outperform — younger individuals on cognitive tests.

Repeating lies makes people believe they are true, show studies.

Why would people rate certain names as being more extraverted or more agreeable?

Trudging toward happiness: What is the hedonic treadmill?

Girls tend to have more advanced language skills than boys, the researchers state.

An expert’s take on how to ace your exams through mindfulness.

Anxiety provoked by an unavoidable threat — like an electric shock in a lab — increases as the expected event draws closer.

This unsettling new understanding of vegetative patients raises medical ethics issues.

When you combine feelings of resentment with the societal praise of leaving one’s mark, it forms a lethal cocktail.

How to deal with death in the digital age and save your loved ones from headache.

Mirror neurons bounce smiles from one person to the next.

Storytelling has been a human tradition for thousands of years and for good reason: It holds a powerful influence over our psychology.

Setting a simple intention and coming prepared can help you — and those around you — win big.

Cat owners are no more likely to be crazy than you.