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Social media use is a form of dissociation, not addiction
You open an app and start scrolling, then suddenly it's an hour later. Sound familiar?
Men and women both lie in dating profiles, but not about the same things
One study estimated that 80% of people include “deviations” from the truth in their online profiles.
Being awake after midnight might be bad for your brain
The "Mind After Midnight" hypothesis aims to explain why night owls tend to suffer more negative health outcomes.
The “Gold-Silver-Bronze” psychological model that elite athletes use to succeed
What can elite athletes teach you about how to win?
Is the “magic” of love an evolutionary adaptation?
Evolutionary psychology could explain those otherworldly feelings.
The dark side of neuroplasticity
Long thought incapable of regenerating, we now know that brain cells can grow and reorganize. That, it turns out, is a mixed blessing.
What makes us subconsciously mimic the accents of others in conversation
When you imitate the speech of others, there’s a thin line between whether it’s a social asset or faux pas.
Politics ruins everything, including your memory
A new study shows that political partisans are more likely to remember things that didn't happen — as long as it fits their narrative.
Amygdala damage impairs moral judgment
Patients with amygdala damage rejected the widely accepted answer to the infamous "trolley problem," saying that it "hurts too much."
We might have Alzheimer’s all wrong
For over three decades, toxic proteins were believed to cause Alzheimer’s disease. However, recent studies suggest it might be metabolic reprogramming.
Your brain “wakes up” more than 100 times each night. That’s normal — and maybe good
It might be good for your memory.
Does the color pink really calm people down?
In the 1980s, some wardens started painting their cells with a shade of pink dubbed "Baker-Miller Pink."
When your brain sleeps, the orchestra plays but the conductor is missing
the human brain remains highly responsive to sound during sleep, but it does not receive feedback from higher order areas — sort of like an orchestra with “the conductor missing.”
What makes people willing to risk their lives to save others?
Is there such a thing as a heroic personality type?
Depression is probably not caused by a serotonin imbalance in the brain
The serotonin theory of depression started to be widely promoted in the 1990s, coinciding with a push to prescribe more SSRIs.
Here’s what your music preferences reveal about your personality
Musical preferences are correlated with personality traits. This connection exists across cultures and continents.
3 rules to catch a liar
In a world where we assume people tell the truth, liars prosper. To stop them from exploiting others, here are three rules to catch a liar.
ADHD drugs might also treat Alzheimer’s disease
Noradrenaline-targeting drugs, including blood pressure, depression, and ADHD meds, improve Alzheimer's disease symptoms.
Neuroscience research triggers revision of a leading theory of consciousness
A new finding that unconsciously processed images are distributed to higher-order brain networks requires the revision of a popular theory of consciousness.
Google’s AI spotlights a human glitch: Mistaking fluent speech for fluent thought
It is all too easy for humans to fall into the cognitive trap of thinking that an entity that can use language fluently is sentient or intelligent.
Feeling unproductive even after working all day? It may be “productivity dysmorphia”
It's the "intersection of burnout, imposter syndrome, and anxiety.”
Purification rituals: Should schools be demolished after a mass shooting?
Symbolic gestures often speak to our psyche in ways no rational action could ever speak to our intellect.
Speed-dating experiment reveals what makes a great first date
What’s one of the most reliable indicators that a first date is going well? The answer might lie in how closely the couple is matching each other’s behavior and physiology. […]
ADHD: Medication alone doesn’t improve classroom learning for children
There is no long-term beneficial effect of medication on standardized test scores.
Infantile amnesia: Why you don’t remember being born
Does memory start to work only at a certain age?
The understated affection of fathers
Does your father say "I love you," or express it in another way?
How many secrets are you holding from these 38 categories?
In "The Secret Life of Secrets", Michael Slepian explores how holding secrets affects our relationships, psychology, and well-being.
CBT? DBT? Psychodynamic? What type of therapy is right for me?
Types of therapy are about as different as the people who use it.
AI can predict your political ideology using just a brain scan
A deep learning AI running on a supercomputer was able to link patterns of brain connectivity to political ideology.
Bedtime procrastination: Why we choose scrolling over sleeping
We know sleep is more important than aimlessly scrolling on social media or checking our email for the 50th time. So, why do we do it?