Enhancing cognitive prowess later in life could naturally influence one's openness to new experiences, according to a new set of studies.
Research shows how a term that once uplifted historically disadvantaged groups has become a euphemistic stand-in for race and gender.
They're the most well positioned among doctors to address sexual concerns, but most OB-GYNs rarely ask patients about sexual satisfaction.
No. But, according to a string of new studies, it's not clear if being rich increases unethical behavior or if such behavior is what allows people to become rich in the first place.
New research from Duke University shows that psychological trauma predicts increased vulnerability for HIV and faster health decline.
Are you both gregarious and anxious? Well, it might have something to do with abnormal brain development and Williams Syndrome.
"A clear horizon -- nothing to worry about on your plate, only things that are creative and not destructive.... I can't bear quarreling, I can't bear feelings between people -- I think hatred is...."
New research from psychologists working at Ohio State University finds that the objects of our phobias appear much larger -- and therefore scarier -- than they actually are in real life.
Plenty of research has suggested that maybe our productivity suffers because of multitasking, but that's not the case according to a new study.
A host of new experiments show how good intentions can add to life: Food tastes better, pain hurts less, and pleasure is more pleasant when we see people as benevolent.
Research by psychologist Daniel Gould shows little league is a prime opportunity for coaches and parents to instill values like hard work.
Protestants were three times more likely to commit suicide than Catholics in 19th-century Prussia, and this trend appears to still hold.
Jung's reflections span everything from the minutia of working for a living to the grand truths of the shared human condition.
It takes just 60 seconds of combat to impair memory because cognitive resources diminish with exhaustion, according to new research.
Researchers have long believed that triggering an endorphin release in the brain explained why alcohol makes us feel as good as it does, but it hasn't been shown in humans until now.
Charlie Sheen would be so proud. In a recent experiment, those who beat their peers became more hostile after a win and really rubbed it in.
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"And what we need ... is seriously engaged art that can teach again that we're smart. And that's the stuff television and movies cannot give us."
The FDA's decision to require strong warnings about risk of suicide in kids on antidepressants could have been misguided, new study finds.
In his new book, Times reporter Charles Duhigg takes a deep dive into the bleeding edge of neuroscience and behavioral psychology.