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psychology
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New Study Reveals How Neurons Control Feeding Patterns in Mice
At a Glance Animals and humans have internal biological clocks that regulate their daily activities, such as sleeping,…
What Makes Us Truly Happy (According to Science)
The Harvard Study of Adult Development, one of the longest-running studies on happiness, has found two key factors…
Does chicken soup really help when you’re sick? A nutrition specialist explains what’s behind the beloved comfort food
A bowl of chicken soup typically contains protein, vegetables and soothing broth. Westend61 via Getty Images Colby Teeman,…
Is It Human to Be a Fan of Something?
You may already be a fan of a particular movie or series, or music group, or a sports…
Is it normal to forget words while speaking? And when can it spell a problem?
mimi thian/unsplash Greig de Zubicaray, Queensland University of Technology We’ve all experienced that moment mid-sentence when we just…
Jamais vu: the science behind eerie opposite of déjà vu
Cornelius Krishna Tedjo/Shutterstock Akira O’Connor, University of St Andrews and Christopher Moulin, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) Repetition has…
Alone in a dark cave: what can we learn from extreme survival experiments?
Noah Silliman/Unsplash Rowena Christiansen, The University of Melbourne Why do humans undertake journeys of personal exploration, or subject…
Why pain seems worse at night
Shutterstock / New Africa Rocío de la Vega de Carranza, Universidad de Málaga As the song from the…
Something’s Amiss With the “Portal Illusion”
Look at the portal illusion long enough and you may find yourself wondering how this contraption is somehow…
We’re just starting to learn more about aphantasia, the inability to picture things with the mind’s eye
Some people don’t have the ability to create mental images, a condition called aphantasia, but can still experience…