Dreading a task at the end of a long week? There may be a way to trick your brain into seeing that chore as a reward. "Dopamine anchoring" is the latest psychology hack making the rounds on social ...

That’s because too much detail would defeat our ability to make a quick decision based on experience. However, some people have specific cases of exceptional memory, like having an uncanny head for ...

Researchers trace how different sleep stages may fine-tune what we remember, trading specifics for more general knowledge.

Dreading a task at the end of a long week? There may be a way to trick your brain into seeing that chore as a reward. “Dopamine anchoring” is the latest psychology hack making the rounds on social ...

NYU neuroscientist Dr. Wendy Suzuki explains that the brain’s superior temporal sulcus (STS) acts as an internal emotion detector, reading microexpressions, tone, and posture before words are spoken.

You may be seeing faces in clouds, toast, or cars—and it turns out your brain is wired to notice them. A fascinating new study shows how our attention is hijacked not just by real faces, but by ...

“The night is dark and full of worries.” It always starts the same way. A small crack in the stillness. You open your eyes, and the ceiling stares back, blank and quiet. The hum of the refrigerator, ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. You probably think you’re listening to my voice right now. But what if I told you that you’re actually experiencing a ...