Neuropsych

Fintech companies are using elements of video games to make personal finance more fun. But does it work, and what are the risks?

A new brain imaging study explored how different levels of the brain’s excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters are linked to math abilities.

Fear that new technologies are addictive isn’t a modern phenomenon.

When we rely on the conscious mind alone, we lose; but when we listen to the body, we gain a winning edge.

Brain cells snap strands of DNA in many more places and cell types than researchers previously thought.

A new episode of “Your Brain on Money” illuminates the strange world of consumer behavior and explores how brands can wreak havoc on our ability to make rational decisions.

Powerful branding can not only change how you feel about a company, it can actually change how your brain is wired.

People tend to reflexively assume that fun events – like vacations – will go by really quickly.

The same parts of the brain that help us navigate complex social interactions can also drive us to make wildly bad investments.

Why your brain wants you to follow the crowd.

Theoretical physicist Leonard Mlodinow offers three strategies for relaxing your cognitive filters to give your brilliant ideas time to shine in the spotlight of the conscious mind.

Attempts to normalize abnormal development could prevent individuals in need of help from seeking it.

He’s studied apes for 50 years – here’s what most people get wrong.

Psychedelics have been shown to help reduce depression. This study may show us why.

Brain-based technologies of spiritual enhancement can induce mystical experiences in many people on demand. What does this mean for spirituality today?

Are you getting a full 8 hours?

The evidence for a link between time spent using technology and mental health is fatally flawed.

What most people don’t realize is that everyone’s imagery is different.

Laughing gas may be far more effective for some than antidepressants.

Maybe eyes really are windows into the soul — or at least into the brain, as a new study finds.

The experience of life flashing before one’s eyes has been reported for well over a century, but where’s the science behind it?

Might as well face it, you’re addicted to love.

The symbol for love is the heart, but the brain may be more accurate.

A well-known psychology trick called the “rubber hand illusion” could be useful for treating patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

This discovery could lead to better treatments for PTSD, borderline personality disorder, and epilepsy.

The treatment is here, but are we ready?

Participants with high levels of narcissism showed high levels of aggression, spreading gossip, bullying others, and more.

Participants were asked to complete a simple attention task as well as a more challenging “placekeeping” task.

A lithium imbalance appears linked to suicide.

People who go ballistic over other people’s eating sounds aren’t just cranky — they have misophonia.