Mere-exposure effect and confirmation bias could factor into why people feel uncomfortable when they see pictures of ...

Mind reading doesn’t have to be complicated. These two tricks rely on simple psychology and presentation. They can be learned ...

A team of UChicago psychology researchers used fMRI scans to learn why certain moments carry such lasting power ...

Edison was sold on the one simple trick of falling into N1, the short, half-conscious sleep stage that marks the transition from wakefulness to slumber. Full of vivid dreams and current thoughts, N1 ...

ICYW, These Friends of Mine would change its name to Ellen to avoid being confused with Friends. 2. This is one of the last photos of James Dean alive. He was filling up his Porsche at a gas station ...

These coaches help professional athletes achieve their goals through mental preparation — and they could help you, too. By Christina Caron Simone Biles, Iga Swiatek, Russell Wilson — these very ...

Each day, we pass by countless people on the streets, in airports, or at train stations. Brief encounters with lives we know nothing about. These moments remind me just how vast the human experience ...

To better understand human cognition, scientists trained a large language model on 10 million psychology experiment questions. It now answers questions much like we do. By Carl Zimmer Companies like ...

What if your habit of snapping food pics reveals more about your inner world than you think? I used to roll my eyes every time someone snapped a dozen photos of their avocado toast. Now, I kind of get ...

New evidence finds that the MIND diet lives up to its name, even when it is started later in life. Middle-aged and older participants in a large, long-term study were less likely to develop ...