Neuropsych

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Humans are particularly prone to shiver when a group does or thinks the same thing at the same time.

Certain colors are globally linked to certain feelings, the study reveals.

A study looks at the ingredients of a good scare.

Research suggests that aging affects a brain circuit critical for learning and decision-making.

The area of the brain that recognizes letters and words is ready for action right from the start.

Partisanship can now be seen in brain scans.

A 2020 study published in the journal of Psychological Science explores the idea that fake news can actually help you remember real facts better.

Logic puzzles can teach reasoning in a fun way that doesn’t feel like work.

A new survey found that 27 percent of millennials are saving more money due to the pandemic, but most can’t stay within their budgets.

While the benefits of music therapy are well known, more in-depth research explores how music benefits children with autism.

The study sheds new light on the relationship between sleep and mental health.

New research pinpoints the neurons responsible for your choices.

In some situations, asking “what if everyone did that?” is a common strategy for judging whether an action is right or wrong.

Scientists confirm that slow blinks are an effective way to connect with a cat.

Researchers explore the “complex web of connections” in your brain that allows you to make split second decisions.

‘Little kids, little problems; big kids, big problems.’

From AI to climate anxiety, youth are speaking up about mental health.

Experts on the science of giving look into whether there’s another possible upside to doing good: physical attractiveness.

A new survey also found that women executives believe imposter syndrome to be common among women in corporate America.

Psychologists W. Keith Campbell, (Ph.D.) and Carolyn Crist explain why narcissists rise to power and how to make sure your support is going to someone making effective, positive change.

Creating a better understanding by clearing up common misconceptions about the neurodiversity movement.

This week, Big Think is partnering with Freethink to bring you amazing stories of the people and technologies that are shaping our future.

Move over, forest bathing.

Most said they want to act on their desire someday. But do open relationships actually work?

The results of this study showed depressive symptoms being highest in adolescence, declining in early adulthood and then climbing back up again into one’s early 30s.

Crows have their own version of the human cerebral cortex.

Americans lose an estimated 321 million work days every year due to anxiety and depression.

43% of people think they can get a sense of someone’s personality by their picture.

Yet 80 percent of respondents want to reduce their risk of dementia.