Notre Dame lost a heartbreaking football game 41-40 against Texas A&M. Why are such losses so painful? What is the science ...

Much of what looks like bravery on vacation can be traced to an underlying psychological drive: the motivation to grow. According to “self-expansion theory,” developed by psychologists Arthur and ...

Parents, ditch the punishments! Research reveals that threats and harsh measures often backfire with teens. Instead, focus on building strong connections, setting clear and fair limits with ...

Her study’s results suggested that while trait (general) curiosity tends to go down over time, state curiosity dips at about 40, then soars among older adults. UCLA suggested that older people should ...

Scientists at UCL have uncovered a second brain learning system that explains how habits form, offering insights into addiction, compulsions, and Parkinson’s disease. Credit: Shutterstock Research ...

The MCI-Park mice are compound mutant (Ndufs2fl/fl; DAT IREScre/+) animals in which Ndufs2, a gene encoding a core subunit of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, is selectively inactivated in ...

Background: Smoking is closely linked to pulmonary diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and other health issues, posing a significant threat to human health. The essence of smoking addiction ...

Do you know that feeling when you help someone without thinking—like holding a door open or offering a kind word, and it just feels surprisingly good? Even when there was nothing in it for you?

In her new book, “The Ideological Brain,” the neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod outlines what makes some people prone to rigid thinking. “Ideologies numb our direct experience of the world,” Leor Zmigrod, a ...