Neuropsych

Ingesting tiny doses of hallucinogens might not have the outsized benefits that some people claim it does.

Finland reveals that happiness is more about mindset than umbrella drinks and sun-warmed beaches.

If your partner is not helping build a better you, is it time for a better partner?

Thich Nhat Hanh, the late Vietnamese monk, thought walking could be a profound contemplative practice.

Whenever you’re surprised, there’s a good chance that your brain is busy tweaking your memories.

Only talk about the weather?

Ages 30 to 45 are now “the rush hour of life.”

Solitude, by itself, does not predict feelings of loneliness.

Neuroscience research suggests it might be time to rethink our ideas about when exactly a child becomes an adult.

Those that were the best at math didn’t even show income satiation — there was no upper limit to how much money could make them happy.

Flow occurs when a task’s challenge is balanced with one’s skill.

The road to happiness is indirect and full of frustration.

OCD and addiction may result in part from improper “reward” pathways in the brain. Ultrasound can disrupt those pathways.

Your brain is remarkably good at mapping out physical spaces — even if it’s an imaginary space like Hogwarts. But how does the brain do it?

The first personality tests revolved around assessing people’s reactions to ambiguous and often unsettling images. Today, the gold standard is a barrage of questions.

Regret isn’t just unpleasant, it’s unhealthy.

Temporal lobe epilepsy seems to rewire a part of the brain that’s key to storing memories.

From boosting empathy to improving therapy, virtual reality is poised to change our ideas of the self.

Certain types of dogs seem to be more discerning than others, however.

New research suggests they may be in the connections between your brain cells.

We seem to have a “progression bias” that nudges us toward pro-relationship decisions and away from breaking up.

The use of AI within mental health services could be a game-changer.

Humans seemingly have opposing desires to fit in and to be unique. The interplay between these might drive the evolution of fads.

A professor of educational psychology explains what and what not to do.

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Treatments for depression have significantly improved since the 1980s. So why isn’t the rate of depression decreasing?

For some people, there is only one thing to live for. They commit their entire being to that thing. They are dangerous.

Historical geniuses used the “creative nap” to give their minds a boost. Apparently, the “hypnagogic state” can help with problem solving.

Mental health, healing and pulling together were key themes of 2021, according to the world’s most popular search engine. Google processes billions of requests every day and its Year in Search […]

Stress – and how you manage it – is catching.