FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 20, 2017·3 min readSelf Control May Not Diminish Throughout the DayA new PLOS ONE study reveals that regardless of the time of day, people experience a loss of motivation for completing a single task over its duration.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 15, 2016·2 min readLapses in Self-Control Can Establish a Perception of PowerResearchers report a lack of self control can establish a perception of power.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 9, 2017·6 min readA Turbo Charge For Your Brain?Using non-invasive brain stimulation, researchers stimulated the lateral prefrontal cortex and medial prefrontal cortex, enhancing executive function and self control.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosPsychology·April 22, 2014·4 min readBrain Size Matters When it Comes to Animal Self ControlAnimals with the largest brain volume showed superior cognitive abilities, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 5, 2016·4 min readBrain Network of Psychopathic Criminal Functions DifferentlyResearchers report a strong focus on reward coupled with a lack of self control appears to drive criminal psychopaths.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 26, 2017·4 min readTalking to Yourself in the Third Person Can Help You Control Stressful EmotionsThinking or talking about oneself in the third person can lead people to consider themselves in similar ways to how they think about others, a new study reports. Researchers say talking about yourself in the third person may allow you to distance yourself from stressful experiences and help to regulate emotion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 30, 2018·3 min readGreat Tit Birds Have as Much Impulse Control as ChimpsResearchers report the great tit, a common European songbird, has similar impulse control to that of larger, more cognitively advanced animals.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 13, 2017·5 min readBrain Scanners Allow Scientists to ‘Read Minds’ – Could They Now Enable a ‘Big Brother’ Future?Researchers question just how far fMRI research should go when trying to understand what exactly is going on inside our heads.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 27, 2020·4 min readHedonism Leads to HappinessPursuing hedonistic goals, such as taking time to yourself for relaxation or activities you enjoy, are essential, yet often neglected, for personal wellbeing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 8, 2018·3 min readChimpanzee Self Control is Related to IntelligenceAccording to researchers, a chimpanzees' general intelligence is correlated with their ability to delay gratification and exert self control.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 6, 2012·3 min readThis is Your Brain on No Self-ControlMRI images show what the brain looks like when you do something you know you shouldn’t. New pictures from the...Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 27, 2017·4 min readWanting More Self Control Could Hinder Efforts to Exert Self ControlAccording to researchers, our desire to take more control over our actions may actually be hindering our ability for self-control.Read More