Psychology

Mice Playing Video Games Reveals a Key to Memory Formation

These Science-Backed Strategies Can Help “Hard to Treat” Depression

Chatbots Aren’t Becoming Sentient — Our Biggest Fears Are in Our Heads
'Boston Strangler' Review: Keira Knightley Can't Resuscitate A Suffocating True-Crime Slog
'Yellowjackets' Season 2 Review: The Teen Terror Reaches Bewildering New Heights
A Daily Commute Provides Needed “Liminal Space” For Your Brain
Daylight Savings Is Bad For Our Health — This Simple Method Is Better
The Psychological Reason You’re Afraid of Clowns
This Key Ability Helps Make Us Human — and We Still Don’t Completely Understand It
The Secret to Better Sex Isn’t As Steamy As You Think — Sex Researcher
Asking yourself one fun question could help boost your well-being and longevity
The Key to Happiness: 6 Strategies To Boost Your Mood for Good
Pigeons and Computers Have One Surprising Thing in Common, Study Reveals
Overthinking? This New Kind of Therapy May Finally Provide An Antidote
How does the placebo effect take hold? A doctor explains 2 influential factors
Procrastination study suggests a link to shoulder pain, bad sleep, and more
Do video games make you smarter? One surprising genre leads the rest
Study reveals one brilliant brain hack that can unlock your creativity
Feeling insecure? 5 science-backed strategies could help break the cycle
Use these 3 expert-backed tips to combat the remote-work blues
One style of social media use makes you feel better than any other — it’s not what you think
'Alice in Borderland' Season 2 ends with a surprisingly kind message — and one character is proof
Can’t believe the holidays are here already? Your aging brain may be to blame
'Avatar 2' gave me a headache — and there's a scientific reason why
The benefits of procrastinating, according to a behavioral scientist
Scientists want to know why swear words share this one universal trait
We need to start treating grieving for our pets seriously — therapists can help
'The Eternal Daughter' review: Tilda Swinton haunts herself in a ghost story for the ages
Nightmares have plagued humans for millennia — do we finally know how to tame them?
Happiness study finds a huge contrast between 2 types of people — which are you?
Check your thermostat: Cold homes come with serious mental health risks
How to unblock your creativity: Scientists say this bad habit can help
You need to watch the darkest crime thriller on HBO Max ASAP
What is ganzflicker? The strange history of hallucinating without drugs
Why is 13 considered unlucky? The power behind this notorious number
Brain study suggests the workday needs to be radically restructured
Meditation literally changes how your brain's neurons move
AI is disrupting long-held assumptions about universal grammar
Swearing study reveals cursing’s powerful cognitive effects
The unexpected psychological effects of Marvel’s strangest superpower
Superhero Therapy: How one Chernobyl survivor is helping Ukrainians today
Does mindfulness change the brain? Research fractures structural hypothesis
Having this many nightmares a week may be tied to extreme brain aging
Want a better relationship with your dog? These 7 factors are key
In a first, scientists show dogs can smell when humans are stressed
Why do cats love cardboard boxes? Pet experts decode the obsession
These two daily activities are wreaking havoc on teens’ sleep
Scientists know why we are so indecisive — and how to get over it
Need to use 988? 4 key questions about the new mental health crisis hotline, answered
Inside the cults that survive even when the prophecy fails