Neuropsych

Neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky explains how your first 25 years will shape the next 50.

The structured nature of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and its clearly defined principles (based on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours) make it relatively easy to train practitioners, ensure […]

We tend to treat death and dying as a somber and serious event, but what if it doesn’t have to be that way?

Find out the multiple ways we classify and ascertain what constitutes intelligence.

A new study finds that naps bring cognitive benefits.

The FIRE movement believes frugality is key to retiring in your 30s; others think the movement is about privilege more than prudence.

A new study compared cognitive boosts from running versus relaxing.

All humans have a mindful capability for creative thought. Unleashing it is dependent on how we’re taught to go about the creative process.

The five stages of psychogenic death — aka, “give-up-itis.”

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute have pinpointed a neurological trend in those genetically predisposed with depression.

Philosophers can be pretty eccentric. Here we list seven of the most out there. Yes, Diogenes is included.

Book-smarts don’t mean anything if you don’t know how to apply them to life.

Want to solve problems faster? Learn to unleash your connectional intelligence.

Notice anything different? The biggest ideas of the 21st century just got a makeover.

A man paralyzed from the waist down was able to voluntarily control and move his legs with the help of an electrical implant in his spine.

Blame our ancestors for why it’s easier to be a couch potato.

Fight or flight? We’ve all been there. Now we have an understanding of how it works.

How a mother-daughter obsession became a massive and dangerous industry. The weird history of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.

Mindfulness practices can considerably improve the symptoms of depression and anxiety, especially when used with psychotherapy.

There’s still a lot even doctors don’t know about it.

Both schizophrenics and people with a common personality type share similar brain patterns.

It’s much more than an art form.

It may be simpler than we thought.

Traveling to Mars is going to be hard. Not going completely bonkers when we’re there may be even harder.

It’s all about smooth pursuit.

Why self-control makes your life better, and how to get more of it.

What can parents and friends of trans people do to help them beat the dismal mental health and suicide statistics? A lot, says Elijah Nealy.

How does humanity arrive at great ideas? Simple: we take already great ideas and just arrive at even greater ideas.

Creative and original thinking takes both patience and practice. Because your brain is actively trying to fight it.

The brain of a gambling addict mimics that of a drug addict. But no outside chemicals are involved. How does that happen?