Neuropsych

Two recent studies reveal the effects of LSD on the brain.

A new study makes a surprising finding on the intelligence of psychopaths, often portrayed as evil geniuses in popular culture.

A study analyzes the relationship between how fast people speak and how much information they actually relate.

Oasis had it right: stop crying your heart out. Psychologist Paul Bloom argues that empathy may be working against our best interests, and that compassion may be a better strategy.

New research reveals that people find those who use profanity more honest and trustworthy.

The benefits of actively playing chess are supported by numerous studies. 

Do you get antsy when there’s nothing to do?

Inhaling through the nose activates the regions of the brain associated with memory and emotion.   

Artists who become famous for their children’s work get relegated to the ‘sunshine and candy’ category of our minds. But it turns out Dr. Seuss had serious political bite. 

Amy Herman teaches visual intelligence to doctors, intelligence analysts and the NYPD. Here she runs through how to make decisions you can defend under questioning: ones that are perceptive and informed.

New research shows how studying music helps the brain create new connections.

The happiest moments of our lives are when we lose ourselves – in art, in exercise, in love. According to Harvard’s Diane Paulus, being able to ‘play’ and engage in something outside of ourselves is a valuable respite from our egos.

A new study suggests the brain gets more desensitized to lying with each lie you tell.

Romantic advice from some of humanity’s biggest thinkers. 

Want to improve your mood? This study recommends you get walking, even for a short time, and even if your surroundings aren’t picturesque. 

Just imagining movement fires the same neurons as if we were actually moving. A new study shows we can wake our sleeping mind to practice motor skills in our dreams.  

Standardized testing is like bringing a knife to a gun fight. It’s not totally useless, but it does misunderstand the situation. The Imagination Institute’s Scott Barry Kaufman suggests a more three-dimensional search for intelligence.

Psychologists suggests tactics for confronting offensive speech.

Turns out no one is immune to being prejudiced. New research suggests that people of higher and lower cognitive ability are equally inclined, but direct their prejudice towards different social groups.  

Your ring-to-index finger ratio can tell a lot about what you’re good at and even what mental disorders you are prone to.   

What is masculinity? Should gentlemen watch pornography? How do we raise sons to be better than their fathers? What’s for dinner? Comedian Jim Gaffigan mulls over these big questions and more.

Narcissists aren’t born – they’re made, says development psychologist Alison Gopnik. She takes issue with the popular notion that children need to unlearn brashness and learn civility, when neuroscience shows that it tends to work in the reverse.

Robin Williams was trapped inside his own rapidly-deteriorating brain, which was being overtaken by what his wife refers to as a “terrorist” — Lewy Body Disease.

The IQ test is the most widely known measure of intelligence, but are the ‘twice exceptional’ and other gifted members of society slipping between the cracks?

A recent study from Yale University find that dogs are better at resisting peer-pressure and filtering useless information than human beings – but there’s value in that human flaw.

Forget multi-vitamins, pick up a happy spouse instead. This study suggests the enormous upward effect of having a partner who has a happy nature.

Is introversion sometimes invoked unwittingly to mask outright rude behavior? The answer is: it’s complicated. Here’s what introverts and non-introverts can do to navigate the complexity.

Does smiling make you happier? These and many other popular claims in psychology are not standing up to scrutiny. Here’s what that means for science.

A new study shows that addressing the ADHD epidemic may require a dose of physical activity, so kids can refocus and learn effectively in a classroom.

Eureka!