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Mind & Behavior
Study the science of how we think, feel, and act, with insights that help you better understand yourself and others.
A recent study reveals how nerve insulation becomes impaired in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
In an animal study, it blocked the drug from crossing into the brain.
Find your wallet or keys — or a nuclear submarine.
Becoming less physically active as you get older is not inevitable.
Between the instability of the real estate market and cryptocurrency fluctuations, everyone has been talking about bubbles. But what are they, really?
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Virtually all the statistical methods researchers commonly use assume potential mating partners decide who they will have children with based on a roll of the dice.
From active listening to giving feedback, these five capabilities are integral to interpersonal skills training.
Terrified of blushing? You might have erythrophobia.
Flexible organic circuits might someday hook right into your head.
Bilingualism confers various mental health and social benefits. Perhaps knowing a second alphabet confers even more.
Psychologists are finding that moral code violations can leave an enduring mark — and may require new types of therapy.
An independent researcher looks into why there's such strong opposition to her research.
Ancient humans may have evolved to slumber efficiently — and in a crowd.
"In our studies, people who are more intelligent don’t mind wander so often when the task is hard but can do it more when tasks are easy."
You only have 4,000 weeks of life. Use them wisely.
New memories appear to be stabilized in the brain by a neurotransmitter called gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
Caffeine does something, but it's not clear exactly what.
Maybe the brain isn't "classical" after all.
"All moments past, present, and future, always have existed, always will exist."
The larger truth on the streets is that no one uses just one drug anymore.