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Emotion
Your heart rate reveals your brain activity, which in turn can predict hit songs — and maybe stock performance, as well.
Sophia, the humanoid robot, is not just mirroring emotions; she's leading a revolution in emotional intelligence.
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"Human connection is as threatened by unhealthy peace as it is by unhealthy conflict." —Priya Parker
A new study from Finland suggests that we all process the behavior of others using the same neural networks.
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You’ve heard about your "lizard brain." But what about the other two?
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No, emotions don’t happen TO you. Here’s what happens instead.
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You might suppress your emotions when you walk through the door at work. But your colleagues can still feel them.
Awe-inspiring moments can be found in our daily lives, and they have surprising benefits for our health and sense of well-being.
“Like real dreams, it does not explain, does not complete its sequences," film critic Roger Ebert once wrote about "Mulholland Drive."
For Nietzsche, a great work of art can either veil the horror of reality or – better yet – help us face it.
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Your brain on sex, love, and rejection with biological anthropologist Helen Fisher.
Your brain may notice fearful faces, even if you don't consciously realize it.
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Astronomer Michelle Thaller explains the healing power of physics after losing her husband.
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Chloé Valdary shares the ancient Stoic principle that can defeat modern despair.
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Humans are musical animals four million years in the making, explained by music expert Michael Spitzer.
Your breathing rhythm influences a wide range of behaviors, cognition, and emotion.
Psychologists are finding that moral code violations can leave an enduring mark — and may require new types of therapy.
Fear creates distraction, and that can be a positive experience.
This opens the door to manipulating networks of specific neurons.
We got lucky with our evolutionary history.
If you're trying to hide how you feel about something, be careful with your hands.
The recipe for a perfect date night: a rom-com, a bowl of popcorn, and a syringe of testosterone — at least for gerbils, anyway.
If you want to escape the negativity, head to Kazakhstan.
Queen Elizabeth II has died. How is this loss different from that of a loved one?
For many people, a challenge to their worldview feels like an attack on their personal identity.
You can love a romantic partner, but also a pet, a book, God, or the sound of someone’s voice. We need many more words for love.
Signals from the environment, such as those detected by your sense organs, have no inherent psychological meaning. Your brain creates the meaning.
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Revolutionary techniques for understanding brain functions in animals could soon help us understand how emotions guide our lives.
The A.I. system could improve the lives of commercially raised pigs.