Human behavior is full of surprises. Just when you think you understand how people think or act, psychology reveals quirks ...

Memories can be immensely powerful, and for people struggling with mental health conditions, that power can be a burden. Memory keeps a record of what has made someone uneasy or upset, what undercut a ...

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Our brains are "programmed" to learn more from people we like—and less from those we dislike. This has been shown by researchers in cognitive neuroscience in a series of experiments. Their findings ...

The Last Survivors of a Family (c. 1870s) by Félicie Schneider (1831–1888) Source: Art and Life Library, London / Public Domain This is Part 2 of a three-part interview. Read Part 1 here. In part two ...

While most retirees celebrate finally escaping deadlines and difficult coworkers, research reveals that those who maintain ...

Stress is the brain’s natural response to fear, but it often disrupts memory in the process, potentially impacting the possibility of memory loss. When preparing for a big presentation or taking a ...

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Yet, amid this change, dementia remains one of the least understood and least taught conditions in both medical and ...