What causes us to move on from traumatic experiences? Psychologists are finding it’s not always about bouncing back—sometimes we have to feel our whole world fall to pieces.
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This video from BigThink explores what goes on in the brain when we fall in love, and how we can sustain long-term relationships.
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Are you the same person you were at 16? Researchers are exploring why some people do—or don’t—evolve over a lifetime.
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A new study suggests that people who are highly empathic find listening to music more enjoyable.
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A new book outlines many ways to keep our cognitive skills strong and reduce the risk of dementia as we age.
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Researchers suggest that people with an advanced meditation practice might operate at a different level of awareness — and it shows in their brainwaves.
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Scientists are in hot pursuit of the "the connectome"—the map of the 86-billion-neuron, 100-trillion-synapse human brain that would allow your brainware to be recreated in digital form.
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A new study finds that rejection is less distressing to mindful people (and their brains).
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Scientists insist on talking about the brain while the rest of us talk about the mind. Sharon Begley sizes up the two sides of the mind/brain conversation.
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While most psychologists call mind wandering a detrimental “failure of executive control," a new study suggests that it's not always harmful.
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