Neuropsych

“How do you feel?” is a simple and commonly asked question that belies the complex nature of our conscious experiences. The feelings and emotions we experience daily consist of bodily […]

A new survey asks Europeans and Americans to share their imaginary lives.

Minimalism, thought to be a solution to our overstimulated lives, is actually dulling our senses.

Research says we overestimate the risk of truthtelling.

Across the world, companies are experimenting with shorter workweeks — is it working?

Sticklers, pedants, and English teachers love to correct your grammar, but they can put their red pens down when it comes to these six folk errors.

Neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky explains how your first 25 years will shape the next 50.

The structured nature of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and its clearly defined principles (based on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours) make it relatively easy to train practitioners, ensure […]

We tend to treat death and dying as a somber and serious event, but what if it doesn’t have to be that way?

Find out the multiple ways we classify and ascertain what constitutes intelligence.

A new study finds that naps bring cognitive benefits.

The FIRE movement believes frugality is key to retiring in your 30s; others think the movement is about privilege more than prudence.

A new study compared cognitive boosts from running versus relaxing.

All humans have a mindful capability for creative thought. Unleashing it is dependent on how we’re taught to go about the creative process.

The five stages of psychogenic death — aka, “give-up-itis.”

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute have pinpointed a neurological trend in those genetically predisposed with depression.

Philosophers can be pretty eccentric. Here we list seven of the most out there. Yes, Diogenes is included.

Book-smarts don’t mean anything if you don’t know how to apply them to life.

Want to solve problems faster? Learn to unleash your connectional intelligence.

Notice anything different? The biggest ideas of the 21st century just got a makeover.

A man paralyzed from the waist down was able to voluntarily control and move his legs with the help of an electrical implant in his spine.

Blame our ancestors for why it’s easier to be a couch potato.

Fight or flight? We’ve all been there. Now we have an understanding of how it works.

How a mother-daughter obsession became a massive and dangerous industry. The weird history of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.

Mindfulness practices can considerably improve the symptoms of depression and anxiety, especially when used with psychotherapy.

There’s still a lot even doctors don’t know about it.

Both schizophrenics and people with a common personality type share similar brain patterns.

It’s much more than an art form.

It may be simpler than we thought.

Traveling to Mars is going to be hard. Not going completely bonkers when we’re there may be even harder.