Psychology (Page 9)

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

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Connecting the dots on hurricanes and mental health issues
Mental Health

Connecting the dots on hurricanes and mental health issues

By Nicole Wetsman

City life damages mental health in ways we’re just starting to understand
Mental Health

City life damages mental health in ways we’re just starting to understand

By Kate Baggaley

Feel like time is flying? Here’s how to slow it down.
Psychology

Feel like time is flying? Here’s how to slow it down.

By Steve Taylor/The Conversation

Mourning a fictional character is perfectly valid
Psychology

Mourning a fictional character is perfectly valid

By Eleanor Cummins

baby steps across football field
Psychology

This woman counted literal baby steps, and they walk farther than you’d think

By Sara Chodosh

pedestrian with backpack waiting to cross the street
Psychology

What will it take for humans to trust self-driving cars?

By Rob Verger

A new drug for postpartum depression could help everyone
Mental Health

A new drug for postpartum depression could help everyone

By Nicole Wetsman

Psychosis is the last marijuana side effect you should be worried about
Mental Health

Psychosis is the last marijuana side effect you should be worried about

By Kat Eschner

The science of serial killers is changing
Psychology

The science of serial killers is changing

By Kate Baggaley

A woman administers a nasal spray
Mental Health

The first new FDA-approved antidepressant in decades goes up your nose

By Kat Eschner

family covered in flour while baking
Mental Health

This untranslatable Danish word is the key to lowering stress

By Marie Helweg-Larsen/The Conversation

Momo
Psychology

The scientific reason you find that Momo picture so creepy

By Stan Horaczek

‘Shock therapy’ isn’t as scary as its name—or the movies—suggest
Mental Health

‘Shock therapy’ isn’t as scary as its name—or the movies—suggest

By Nicole Wetsman

pushing buttons
Psychology

5 facts about button-pushing, from a true expert

By Rachel Plotnick/The Conversation

woman exercise depression mood
Mental Health

Exercise really does seem to help with depression

By Sara Chodosh

door options
Psychology

When faced with tough choices, your brain secretly tips the scales

By Charlie Wood

man snapping selfie in front of the Colisseum
Psychology

If you want to remember an event, don’t take a picture

By Giuliana Mazzoni/The Conversation

Messenger Kids
Psychology

Maybe we should all be using Facebook Messenger Kids

By Eleanor Cummins

Elon Musk is wrong. Working extremely long hours doesn’t make you better at your job.
Psychology

Elon Musk is wrong. Working extremely long hours doesn’t make you better at your job.

By Nicole Wetsman

Shut off your notifications
Psychology

Start the year by turning off your phone notifications

By Eleanor Cummins

five identical men in white turtlenecks look confused
Psychology

People with extreme political views have trouble thinking about their own thinking

By Kat Eschner

Library books collective memory
Psychology

How long can an event hold humanity’s attention? There’s an equation for that.

By Eleanor Cummins

Lack of sleep looks the same as severe anxiety in the brain
Mental Health

Lack of sleep looks the same as severe anxiety in the brain

By Dana G. Smith

Why do we go Black Friday shopping?
Psychology

Why do we go Black Friday shopping?

By Sara Chodosh

How to deal with seasonal affective disorder and stay alert this winter
Mental Health

How to deal with seasonal affective disorder and stay alert this winter

By Eleanor Cummins

trevor bauer
Psychology

How elite athletes keep their heads in the game

By Dyani Sabin

A field of lavender, with a large tuft of lavender in the foreground.
Mental Health

Lavender might actually help you relax

By Jillian Mock

Three artificial intelligence and tech tools trying to boost people’s mental health
Mental Health

Three artificial intelligence and tech tools trying to boost people’s mental health

By Rob Verger

Sans Forgetica font sample
Psychology

This wacky-looking font can help you remember what you read

By Eleanor Cummins

Is your brain ready for YouTube’s new mini-player?
Psychology

Is your brain ready for YouTube’s new mini-player?

By Eleanor Cummins

Your brain and body remember trauma differently than other events
Psychology

Your brain and body remember trauma differently than other events

By Jacek Debiec/The Conversation

Twitter Timeline
Psychology

Twitter will let you see your feed in chronological order again—here’s how and why

By Stan Horaczek

7 famous psych studies with troubling backstories
Psychology

7 famous psych studies with troubling backstories

By Eleanor Cummins

girl listening to headphones
Mental Health

ASMR videos are just beginning to whisper their anti-anxiety secrets to scientists

By Thomas Hostler/The Conversation

Humans have a hard time ‘killing’ robots, especially when they beg for their lives
Psychology

Humans have a hard time ‘killing’ robots, especially when they beg for their lives

By Eleanor Cummins

Your first memory probably isn’t yours, no matter how real it seems
Psychology

Your first memory probably isn’t yours, no matter how real it seems

By Sara Chodosh

rollercoaster emotions
Psychology

Rollercoasters are stressful and that’s why you like them

By Richard Stephens/The Conversation

The science of superstition
Psychology

The science of superstition

By Neil Dagnall and Ken Drinkwater/The Conversation

Why suicide is on the rise in the U.S.—even as it falls in Europe
Mental Health

Why suicide is on the rise in the U.S.—even as it falls in Europe

By Steven Stack/The Conversation

mom child holding hands
Mental Health

These 1950s experiments showed us the trauma of parent-child separation. Now experts say they’re too unethical to repeat—even on monkeys.

By Eleanor Cummins

Our brains can’t quit our gadgets—that didn’t happen by accident
Psychology

Our brains can’t quit our gadgets—that didn’t happen by accident

By Eleanor Cummins

The World Health Organization now recognizes video game addiction
Mental Health

The World Health Organization now recognizes video game addiction

By Rachel Feltman

Why your brain loves mac and cheese more than macaroni or cheese alone
Psychology

Why your brain loves mac and cheese more than macaroni or cheese alone

By Claire Maldarelli

spoons full of condiments
Psychology

The weirdest things we learned this week: fake memories, sperm is not full of tiny men, and how ketchup makes the grade

By Rachel Feltman

a hydrogen balloon on its side
Psychology

The weirdest things we learned this week: underwater horse videos, the call of the void, and an ill-fated, icy balloon trip

By Rachel Feltman

Pro basketball players’ synchronous movements might help us predict the next NBA champ
Psychology

Pro basketball players’ synchronous movements might help us predict the next NBA champ

By Dana G. Smith

social isolation
Psychology

Americans spend more time alone than ever—but that doesn’t mean we’re lonely

By Sara Konrath/The Conversation

beagle lying on carpet
Psychology

A pet’s death can hurt more than losing a fellow human

By Dyani Sabin

You’re extremely gullible and there’s probably not much you can do about it
Psychology

You’re extremely gullible and there’s probably not much you can do about it

By Lisa Fazio/The Conversation

IQ is a really stupid concept
Psychology

IQ is a really stupid concept

By Sara Chodosh

a man reading a phone
Psychology

Our brains love spreading lies all over the internet

By Rachel Feltman

The right kind of pessimism can have a positive effect on your life
Psychology

The right kind of pessimism can have a positive effect on your life

By Fuschia Sirois/The Conversation

Thrill-seeking personalities can help Olympic athletes win gold
Psychology

Thrill-seeking personalities can help Olympic athletes win gold

By Kenneth Carter/The Conversation

Got a good feeling about someone? You probably just like the way they look.
Psychology

Got a good feeling about someone? You probably just like the way they look.

By Eleanor Cummins

Facebook Messenger Kids probably won’t ruin your children
Psychology

Facebook Messenger Kids probably won’t ruin your children

By Stan Horaczek

AI can figure out a place’s politics by analyzing cars on Google Street View
Psychology

AI can figure out a place’s politics by analyzing cars on Google Street View

By Rob Verger

Babies understand that getting what you want in life means putting in the effort
Psychology

Babies understand that getting what you want in life means putting in the effort

By Claire Maldarelli

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Psychology

Why you’re never really happy with the things you buy anymore

By Sara Chodosh

Charles Manson
Mental Health

Cult leaders like Charles Manson exploit this basic psychological need

By Lou Manza/The Conversation

Electroshock therapy is actually still in use—and could help treat PTSD
Mental Health

Electroshock therapy is actually still in use—and could help treat PTSD

By Nicole Wetsman

A psychologist explains why those Facebook product ads are so darn compelling
Psychology

A psychologist explains why those Facebook product ads are so darn compelling

By Sara Chodosh

Mayonnaise is disgusting, and science agrees
Psychology

Mayonnaise is disgusting, and science agrees

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Can you really die from a broken heart?
Psychology

Can you really die from a broken heart?

By Claire Maldarelli

Why do we freeze when we’re scared?
Psychology

Why do we freeze when we’re scared?

By Rachael Sharman / The Conversation