Far from being lofty abstract ideals, our sense of right and wrong is woven into our biology. Modern neuroscience reveals that our brains literally reward us for treating others fairly and for placing ...

Your brain’s "sixth sense" is not a psychic power but a skill, powered by neuroplasticity, that can bring clarity, creativity, and deeper insight into your life.

Disruption to dopamine homeostasis during brain development has been implicated in a variety of neuropsychiatric disorders, including depression and schizophrenia. Inappropriate expression or activity ...

When juggling multiple information streams, the brain struggles to filter out distractions. A study published in the ...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Today’s piece is by Begüm Babür, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.

Tears are usually seen as a sign of sadness or pain, but it’s not uncommon for people to cry during life’s most joyful moments: weddings, births, reunions, sporting triumphs, or even just an ...

I am a social psychology researcher, and research my colleagues and I have conducted shows that rejection can serve as a learning signal – shaping how people navigate relationships and decide whom to ...

The acting chair of the federal agency that enforces workers rights acknowledged during a Senate hearing that transgender workers are protected under civil rights laws but defended her decision to ...

A2: The decision to block Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel was unusual; up to that point, the U.S. government had blocked only eight foreign takeover deals, most of which involved firms from ...

ABSTRACT: This paper revisits the relations between trauma, repression, foreclosure, and neurodevelopmental disorders from a longitudinal perspective. We propose that failures in symbolization, a ...

When people were left out of a simple virtual ball-tossing game, their brain activity mirrored the response to physical pain, showing activation of a brain region called the anterior cingulate cortex ...