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Your brain can unscramble this message in milliseconds.
Your brain can unscramble this message in milliseconds.
For the first time, scientists have pinpointed a single gene that can shape a person's risk of developing schizophrenia.
A flood of new antidepressants are being developed to help patients feel better in a few hours rather than a few weeks.
A recent study suggests that children who receive "fragmented" attention from their mothers might develop emotional problems in the future.
A researcher found an interesting way to show dogs likely have concepts of "self" and "others."
Researchers in Italy and the U.K. have found high-potency marijuana can affect the corpus callosum, the nerves that connect the halves of the brain.
A new study suggests that having a pet dog might lower kids' chances of experiencing childhood anxiety disorders.
Researchers were able to manipulate taste perceptions between bitter and sweet in mice, indicating taste is hardwired in the brain.
This "2-Minute Debate" is part of a series co-produced by Intelligence Squared U.S. and Newsy.
When troops come back from combat, they are often left to deal with tolls on their bodies, but alternative therapies can help with the recovery.
A study released by a Nobel Prize-winning economist showed liver disease, suicides and drug and alcohol poisoning are hitting the demographic hard.
Psychotherapist and senior tech editor Georgia Dow explains the psychology behind the hubbub that seems to accompany every iPhone release.
If you hate the sound of someone eating, you could have misophonia. It's an aversion to certain sounds and it could mean you're a creative genius.
A new psychological study seems to settle the debate on whether birth order determines personality and intelligence.
A new psychological study has found girls who text compulsively perform worse in school, yet boys with the same degree of compulsion aren't affected.
A new study in brain-to-brain communication placed participants a mile apart and asked them to play a game of 20 Questions with just their minds.
A new study on baby smiling habits says the reasons babies smile and the reasons moms smile at babies could be different.
Saying exactly what you don't mean can benefit you and those around you. We're not being sarcastic.
A new study published in the The Journal of Neuroscience says a child's fear of math can be alleviated by one-on-one tutoring.
A new study linking emotions and color perception found sadness makes it harder to distinguish yellow and blue.
Seeking advice? Just ask. A recent study found that asking for advice will not only help you succeed, but it'll also make you appear more capable.
A joint University of Hawaii-NASA experiment called HI-SEAS has sent six people into isolation for one year — longer than its three previous missions.
An Amazon bestseller is grabbing parents' attention. The author claims the book can help kids fall asleep faster than the average bedtime story.
Researchers at Dartmouth College have mapped a part of the brain that they say makes you trust friends and strangers differently.
When we practice, it doesn't improve parts of the brain, according to a new study. Researchers say raw talent is a bit more important than we thought.
Eli Lilly is debuting solanezumab, its new drug designed to cure Alzheimer's. But will the drug fare better than past trials have foreshadowed?
Living below the poverty line reduces brain volume in areas associated with learning, according to a new joint study from three universities.
The neural networks that allow humans to focus and shift attention could be unlike those of any other animal.
Some studies in the field of psychology have trouble replicating the same results, but is that problem really as bad as it seems?
What's the purpose of a scream? Some researchers tried to find out.