psychology

“That which does not kill us, makes us stronger”?

Could your urge to check emails — instead of finishing that major project — be a response to an uncomfortable emotional state?

A newly studied hallucinogenic substance has shown signs of treating mental health conditions more efficiently than psilocybin.

New research finds how power dynamics shape the speech of men and women.

New forensic evidence and three other theories on London’s most notorious serial killer

It’s not the act of buying but how you spend money that improves happiness and life satisfaction.

Are we born with self-control? Or does context change our behavior?

Groundbreaking neurological research on songbirds provides insight on human learned behavior and speech.

Not only will this help diagnose schizophrenia earlier, but it also points to a possible cause of schizophrenia.

Are your psychological needs being met?

Among the variety of human screams, it is screams of terror that stand out most vividly.

To know your relationship’s fate, the ups and downs may matter more than its quality at one specific moment.

The more research conducted on psychedelics, the closer we get to new therapeutic models.

Psychologists discover why people participate in scary attractions.

Are you prone to “toxic accumulation”?

Just for giggles, would it be a good idea to have our leaders take shrooms?

How do you say “spiel”? Whether you say “shpeel” or “speel” may have to do with how you vote.

The results have startling implications about the evolution of psychopathy in humans.

When adults are challenged to behave like adults, by a child, they can go in one of two directions.

When it comes to remembering the kids of your generation, don’t always trust your memory.

How does gratitude work its mental magic?

How do you convince people to break the habit of a lifetime?

Discrimination against people because of their age is a real phenomenon.

Rest assured: Kooky ideas like the Earth being flat or vaccines causing autism are nothing new. Humanity has had worse ideas before.

Glenn Albrecht has ideas about how to cope with the effects of a changing world: Invent a new language.

Polls never reveal who we really are. Google does.

Before you judge someone’s personality based in their playlist, you may want to read the results of this study.

Researchers measured high- and low-adversity participants’ feelings of compassion.

Without expressing and evaluating ideas, we would never be able to determine what’s right or wrong.

We’re bored, and we’ve lost our ability to be awestruck and amazed. Let’s fix that.