New research published in Personality and Individual Differences suggests that grandiose narcissists are more likely to make bad decisions

A new study finds that many children are willing to make personal sacrifices to punish wrongdoers — especially if it will teach the transgressor a lesson.

It is not uncommon for political tensions in the United States to boil up during Thanksgiving gatherings. Some news publications have even written guides on how to best interact with relatives with opposing political views. But new research suggests that political polarization is not cutting Thanksgiving short. The study, published in PLOS One, indicates that there is no significant difference between the duration of Thanksgiving dinners with politically-diverse attendees and the duration of dinners with politically-uniform attendees.

In stressful times, this surprising lesson from neuroscience may help to lessen your anxieties.

After hours of isolation, dopamine-producing cells in the brain fire up in response to pictures of humans, showing our social side runs deep.

The Discovery of the Mind is a great development in the history of humankind. In the journey of this quest, from the soul(spirit) to the psyche(mind) , many civilizations and philosophers are involved

Neuroscience is revealing that the heart and body exert huge influence over the brain – and that connection could help autistic individuals to better process their emotions.

The results gained in a study involving approximately one million Danish children increase the understanding of how socio-economic differences in childhood affect the development of mental disorders in the Nordic countries.

Oxford University has produced some interesting information regarding the link between video games and the player’s wellbeing. The study used industry data on playtime of the following video games: Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The results of the study are uplifting.

As the pandemic raged in April, churchgoers in Ohio defied warnings not to congregate. Some argued that their religion conferred them immunity from COVID-19. In one memorable CNN clip, a woman insisted she would not catch the virus because she was “covered in Jesus’ blood”.

The bodies and brains of fathers, not just mothers, are transformed through the love and labour of raising a child

A new study provides evidence that beliefs about one's own willpower can impact how people respond to their romantic partner's annoying and bothersome ...

The number of suicides in Japan rose in October for the fourth month in a row to the highest level in more than five years, data showed on Tuesday, a trend activists have blamed on the economic impact of the coronavirus, on women in particular.

A new study, published in the journal Education Research, investigates how young people make sense of their mental health and the factors they see as causing increased distress. The results of the in-depth interviews, conducted in Denmark, identified a growing gap between the realities of young people’s lives and their individualized expectations as a primary driver of poor mental health.

Gamers who played titles for longer reported feeling happier than those who did not.

People who are dogmatic about their views seek less information and make less accurate judgements as a result, even on simple matters unrelated to politics, according to a study led by UCL and Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics researchers. The researchers say their findings, published in PNAS, point to differences in thinking patterns that lead people to hold rigid opinions.

Researchers explore how learning a new language in adulthood reorganizes the brain.

Retailers are increasingly using AI to try to predict and encourage what customers purchase.

Twenty-five years ago, as a parent educator, I began reading about the dangers of praise. I was completely shocked by what I was learning. Praise, the feel-good strategy of choice, not good for our kids? How could that be? So I spent years talking with professionals, reading about the effects of praise, observing how my own children responded to encouragement (instead of praise) and was soon convinced to close the door on praise and focus on building an encouraging household.

Tim Ferriss on his quarantine philosophy, funding psychedelic research, and why “not everything that is meaningful can be measured.”