Christian Jarrett
Christian Jarrett is a cognitive neuroscientist turned science writer, whose work has appeared in New Scientist, The Guardian and Psychology Today, among others. He is editor of the Research Digest blog published by the British Psychological Society, and presents their PsychCrunch podcast. His latest book is Personology: Using the Science of Personality Change to Your Advantage (forthcoming). He lives in England.
If you’re lacking confidence and feel like you could benefit from an ego boost, try writing your life story.
Rediscovering the principles of self-actualisation might be just the tonic that the modern world is crying out for.
How prone you are to boredom plays an unexpected role.
The assumption “that without memory, there can be no self” is wrong, say researchers.
What strategies do you use to push through a tough challenge, be it a run on a treadmill or a stressful phone call with your boss? Perhaps you remind yourself […]
There’s a difference between having a harmonious passion and an obsessive one.
The dogs’ ability to recognise and process human faces surpasses even that of monkeys. This newly-identified brain region may be the reason why.
Three study participants described their own memories as almost completely lacking a first-person perspective or involving any sense of “re-experiencing.”
“Our results show why debates about controversial issues often seem so futile,” the researchers said.
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 […]