Psychology(Page 11)

Get to know your own mind—and improve your mental health—with the latest findings on human brains and behavior.

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This Is The Molecule Responsible For Stress
Mental Health

This Is The Molecule Responsible For Stress

By Shaunacy Ferro

Psychology

A Florida Man Woke Up In A Motel Room Speaking Only Swedish. Could It Happen To You?

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: What Is Hikikomori?
Mental Health

FYI: What Is Hikikomori?

By Francie Diep

Why It Feels Like Your Phone Is Vibrating In Your Pocket When It Isn’t
Psychology

Why It Feels Like Your Phone Is Vibrating In Your Pocket When It Isn’t

By Dan Nosowitz

How Slot Machine Sounds Trick Your Brain
Psychology

How Slot Machine Sounds Trick Your Brain

By Colin Lecher

Ambien Can Improve Your Recall, But Only For Unhappy Memories
Psychology

Ambien Can Improve Your Recall, But Only For Unhappy Memories

By Shaunacy Ferro

Your Brain Makes Its Own Version Of Valium
Mental Health

Your Brain Makes Its Own Version Of Valium

By Shaunacy Ferro

Where Is The Next Carl Sagan?
Psychology

Where Is The Next Carl Sagan?

By Erin Biba

Who Was H.M.? Inside The Mind Of The Amnesiac Who Revolutionized Neuroscience
Psychology

Who Was H.M.? Inside The Mind Of The Amnesiac Who Revolutionized Neuroscience

By Suzanne Corkin

Giving White People The Illusion Of Darker Skin Makes Them Less Racist
Psychology

Giving White People The Illusion Of Darker Skin Makes Them Less Racist

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: Which Emotion Is The Hardest To Fake?
Psychology

FYI: Which Emotion Is The Hardest To Fake?

By Emily Ferber

A Cannabinoid That Looks Like THC Could Be Key To Diagnosing PTSD
Mental Health

A Cannabinoid That Looks Like THC Could Be Key To Diagnosing PTSD

By Shaunacy Ferro

Your Brain Catches Grammar Errors Even When You Don’t Realize It
Psychology

Your Brain Catches Grammar Errors Even When You Don’t Realize It

By Clay Dillow

How Facebook Used Science To Design More Emotional Emoticons
Psychology

How Facebook Used Science To Design More Emotional Emoticons

By Shaunacy Ferro

Guys: Holding A Guitar Makes You More Attractive
Psychology

Guys: Holding A Guitar Makes You More Attractive

By Colin Lecher

Why We Can’t Stop Eating Frosting From The Can
Psychology

Why We Can’t Stop Eating Frosting From The Can

By Francie Diep

Me, Me, Me: People Who Overuse The First-Person Singular Are More Depressed
Mental Health

Me, Me, Me: People Who Overuse The First-Person Singular Are More Depressed

By Rose Pastore

Rich People Aren’t Entirely Awful And Selfish: Study
Psychology

Rich People Aren’t Entirely Awful And Selfish: Study

By Shaunacy Ferro

Pass The Prozac: Fruit Flies Get Depressed, Too
Mental Health

Pass The Prozac: Fruit Flies Get Depressed, Too

By Rebecca Boyle

Is Everyone Really Staring At You?
Psychology

Is Everyone Really Staring At You?

By Dan Nosowitz

Yes, Your Mind Can Control Your Body Temperature
Psychology

Yes, Your Mind Can Control Your Body Temperature

By Colin Lecher

Scientists Can Pluck Images Out Of Your Dreams
Psychology

Scientists Can Pluck Images Out Of Your Dreams

By Colin Lecher

Having Too Many Choices Leads To Bad, Risky Decisions
Psychology

Having Too Many Choices Leads To Bad, Risky Decisions

By Colin Lecher

The U.S. Army’s Ambitious Fight Against PTSD
Mental Health

The U.S. Army’s Ambitious Fight Against PTSD

By Matthieu Aikins

Babies Display Schadenfreude Toward People Who Are Different
Psychology

Babies Display Schadenfreude Toward People Who Are Different

By Shaunacy Ferro

Can We Humans Build Cities That Don’t Freak Us Out?
Psychology

Can We Humans Build Cities That Don’t Freak Us Out?

By Emily Elert

How Neuroscience Will Fight Five Age-Old Afflictions
Psychology

How Neuroscience Will Fight Five Age-Old Afflictions

By Virginia Hughes

5 Terrible Things The Internet Does To Our Love Lives
Psychology

5 Terrible Things The Internet Does To Our Love Lives

By Shaunacy Ferro

Your Dog Knows To Steal Food When Nobody’s Watching
Psychology

Your Dog Knows To Steal Food When Nobody’s Watching

By Colin Lecher

Science Confirms The Obvious: Men And Women Aren’t That Different
Psychology

Science Confirms The Obvious: Men And Women Aren’t That Different

By Shaunacy Ferro

Science Confirms The Obvious: Americans Are Selfish
Psychology

Science Confirms The Obvious: Americans Are Selfish

By Shaunacy Ferro

Why Do We Want To Squeeze Cute Things?
Psychology

Why Do We Want To Squeeze Cute Things?

By Shaunacy Ferro

The Science Of Getting On ‘The Price Is Right’
Psychology

The Science Of Getting On ‘The Price Is Right’

By Colin Lecher

Great Apes Might Experience Mid-Life Crises Just Like Humans
Mental Health

Great Apes Might Experience Mid-Life Crises Just Like Humans

By Rebecca Boyle

Humans Can’t Be Empathetic And Logical At The Same Time
Psychology

Humans Can’t Be Empathetic And Logical At The Same Time

By Colleen Park

Brain Scan Shows That Thinking About Math Is As Painful As A Hot Stove Burn, If You’re Anxious
Mental Health

Brain Scan Shows That Thinking About Math Is As Painful As A Hot Stove Burn, If You’re Anxious

By Rebecca Boyle

Why Do Children Think Covering Their Eyes Makes Them Invisible?
Psychology

Why Do Children Think Covering Their Eyes Makes Them Invisible?

By Clay Dillow

Furry Racism At The Pound: Why Is It Harder For Black Cats To Find Homes?
Psychology

Furry Racism At The Pound: Why Is It Harder For Black Cats To Find Homes?

By Krislyn Placide

Science Says Sex Addiction Is For Real. Here’s How To Diagnose It.
Mental Health

Science Says Sex Addiction Is For Real. Here’s How To Diagnose It.

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: What Causes Near-Death Experiences?
Psychology

FYI: What Causes Near-Death Experiences?

By Colin Lecher

Science Confirms The Obvious: Not Everyone Can Be Hypnotized
Mental Health

Science Confirms The Obvious: Not Everyone Can Be Hypnotized

By Clay Dillow

Science Confirms The Obvious: Kids Love McDonald’s
Psychology

Science Confirms The Obvious: Kids Love McDonald’s

By Colin Lecher

Fearless Dominance: Just One of Many Traits U.S. Presidents Share With Psychopaths
Psychology

Fearless Dominance: Just One of Many Traits U.S. Presidents Share With Psychopaths

By Rebecca Boyle

Cage Match
Psychology

Cage Match

By Matthew Shaer

CalTech Researchers Find a Toggle Switch for Mouse, and Perhaps Human, Aggression
Psychology

CalTech Researchers Find a Toggle Switch for Mouse, and Perhaps Human, Aggression

By Clay Dillow

lotus seed pod
Psychology

Is Trypophobia a Real Phobia?

By Jennifer Abbasi

Video: Smartest Dog Ever Can Pick Out 1,022 Toys By Name
Psychology

Video: Smartest Dog Ever Can Pick Out 1,022 Toys By Name

By Rebecca Boyle

Study Shows Some Evidence Of Human Precognitive Powers
Psychology

Study Shows Some Evidence Of Human Precognitive Powers

By Clay Dillow

TED Talk: Laser Control of Headless Fruit Flies Uncovers Secrets of the Mind
Psychology

TED Talk: Laser Control of Headless Fruit Flies Uncovers Secrets of the Mind

By Rebecca Boyle