FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 14, 2021·7 min readMindfulness Meditation Can Make Some Americans More Selfish and Less GenerousMindful meditation causes those who consider themselves to be more "independent-minded" or egocentric to become less generous and more selfish, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 8, 2021·4 min readWhat Is Daydreaming? Parts of the Brain Show Sleep-Like Activity When Your Mind WandersDaydreaming and mind-wandering appear to occur when parts of the brain fall asleep while other areas remain awake.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 3, 2021·5 min readMany Of Us Feel ‘Empty’ – Understanding What It Means Is Important For Improving Our Mental HealthMany people report feeling "empty" within their daily lives. Researchers have identified mental health symptoms, including suicidal ideations, associated with emptiness and say more emphasis needs to be placed on this psychological problem.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 30, 2021·5 min read‘Cheating’s Ok for Me, but Not for Thee’ – Inside the Messy Psychology of Sexual Double StandardsBoth men and women play a role in perpetuating attitudes toward sex that are hypocritical and logically inconsistent, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 27, 2021·5 min readHow Music Helps Resolve Our Deepest Inner ConflictsMusic can help us reconcile our conflicted emotions when making choices and can assist in overcoming cognitive dissonance.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 26, 2021·6 min readIQ Tests Can’t Measure It, but ‘Cognitive Flexibility’ Is Key to Learning and CreativityCognitive flexibility, an ability to switch between different concepts, or adapt behavior to achieve goals in a novel or changing environment, is a key player in both learning and creativity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 26, 2021·4 min readPseudo-Hallucinations: Why Some People See More Vivid Mental Images Than Others – Test Yourself HereStudy reveals people who experience intense visual imagery during a Ganzflicker test have naturally lower frequency rhythms in the visual cortex, making them more susceptible to pseudo-hallucinations.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 17, 2021·4 min readWriting Can Improve Mental HealthFrom reflective journaling to creative prose, writing can help boost self-esteem, deepen a sense of self-control, and improve self-awareness. Writing can also help reduce stress, anxiety, and depression.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 13, 2021·4 min readAphantasia Explained: Some People Can’t Form Mental PicturesAphantasia is marked by the inability to generate visual images in the mind's eye. Researchers explore the neurobiological basis for the disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 12, 2021·5 min read‘My Life Flashed Before My Eyes’: Researchers Explore the PhenomenonFollowing a potentially life-threatening event, people often report seeing their "lives flashing before their eyes", where a multitude of memories from life events are recalled almost instantaneously. Researchers present theories on why this phenomenon may occur.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 12, 2021·4 min readIdentity Fusion: Why Some People Will Go to Extremes for the Beliefs of a GroupResearchers explore why some people will ignore their personal beliefs and go along with the more extreme beliefs of a crowd. They report acting against personal beliefs and adopting a fused identity becomes an attractive solution, especially if the reward is great.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·June 5, 2021·4 min readIs It Time to Give Up on Consciousness as ‘the Ghost in the Machine’?Giving up the theory that consciousness is like a "ghost in the machine" to focus on the neurobiology of brain mechanisms behind conscious awareness is an essential step to better understand the human mind, researchers argue.Read More