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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The second system involved in forgiving is central to coping, or reinterpreting information about ourselves, other people, and the world in a way that speeds up our recovery from distress and restores ...

According to American neuroscientist and podcaster Dr. Andrew Huberman willpower is linked to the anterior cingulate cortex. In his podcast, he explained how this part of the brain was responsible ...

A new study linked chronic pain to activity in the orbitofrontal cortex, an area involved in emotion regulation, self-evaluation and decision making. By Priyanka Runwal Researchers have for the ...