Psychology

Summary: Research shows that scientists who exhibit intellectual humility—admitting their knowledge may be incomplete—earn greater public trust. Across five studies, …

Summary: Artificial intelligence is becoming a pivotal force in human lives, prompting questions about its evolutionary effects. A new study …

Summary: Researchers have developed a framework for understanding and changing habits by leveraging the brain’s automatic and goal-directed systems. Habits …

Summary: Researchers found that confined environments, like the International Space Station, alter the way people perceive food aromas, with emotions …

Summary: A new study explores how robots can model and test aspects of the human sense of self, offering new …

Summary: Self-consciousness about one’s body affects the ability to learn and perform movement tasks, according to new research. Participants recalling …

Summary: New research has found no evidence linking heart rate variability (HRV) to reactive aggression, overturning previous theories. HRV measures …

Summary: Depression disrupts the body’s stress systems, causing physical health risks like heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, and reducing life …

Summary: Researchers have discovered how stress disrupts memory specificity, leading to generalized aversive memories—a hallmark of PTSD. Stress increases endocannabinoid …

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