Researchers found that psychopaths use a large number of words related to basic human needs such as eating, drinking, and ...

Real-world communities follow a few basic rules that maintain civility and order. These rules are neglected in social media.

Treating anxiety, depression and other disorders may depend on the amygdala, a part of the brain that controls strong emotional reactions, especially fear. But a deep understanding of this structure ...

Oct. 28, 2024 — A type of therapy that involves applying a magnetic field to both sides of the brain has been shown to be effective at rapidly treating depression in ...

All of us investors know the hard facts: balance sheets, earnings reports, and economic data. Less obvious but equally vital ...

People think many in the opposing political party approve of obvious moral wrongs. How would you describe a member of the opposite political party? Maybe you find them “annoying” or even “stupid.” Or ...

A restless night aggravates symptoms in those experiencing suicidal thoughts, as psychologists have found in their study on ...

“Our experiments reveal that the brain’s language comprehension system may be able to perceive language similarly to visual ...

A team of linguistics and psychology researchers has discovered that when a brief sentence is flashed, our brains detect its ...

If you've ever wondered why seemingly useless trivia stays lodged in your brain, you're not alone. Here is why we remember trivia.

Perhaps it comes down to loving the feeling of being brave, according to one psychology expert. And it might actually be good ...

A new study shows that a lucid dreaming app, using the method called Targeted Lucidity Reactivation (TLR), can increase lucid dreaming frequency from 0.74 to 2.11 dreams per week.