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The stresses of everyday life may start taking a toll on the brain in relatively early middle age, new research shows. The study of more than 2,000 people, most of […]

High-functioning depression, or dysthymia. may be harder to detect than major depressive disorder (MDD) because the people living with it are often high achievers who make you think everything is […]

What exactly is the peripheral nervous system and what role does it play in the body? First, it is important to realize that the nervous system is divided into two […]

Why do some people go to great lengths to have the chance to spend time by themselves, while others find solitude painful and forever crave company? The most obvious answer […]

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental illness that affects about 6 percent of adults at some point in their lives. (1) At its core, the disorder is about emotion […]

Neuroscience gives us invaluable, wondrous knowledge about the brain – including an awareness of its limitations More than 2,000 years ago, the semi-mythical father of medicine, Hippocrates of Kos, challenged […]

Can you taste sounds or visualize symphonies of color whenever you hear a song? If your answer to these is “yes,” you may have a wonderful condition known as synesthesia, […]

The relative importance of nature and nurture has been debated for centuries, and has had strong — and sometimes misguided — influences on public policy. The day my identical twin […]

Children learn best when their bodies are engaged in the living world. We must resist the ideology of screen-based learning A rooster crows and awakens my family at the farm […]

By any measure, Elon Musk is exceptionally successful. Having cofounded and sold PayPal, he quickly moved on to launching a range of ventures with world-changing aspirations for how we generate […]

Those with a higher degree of emotional resilience are able to handle the stresses that come with daily life more effectively and calmly. They are also able to manage crises […]

The psychology behind happiness – how positive affect is quantified and what influences happiness. Just how happy are you? Do you ever wish for a life that brought more moments […]

5 Things You Need to Stop Telling Yourself if You Want to Improve Your Mental Health Are the expectations you have for yourself preventing you from being happy? Learn how […]

5 Things You Need to Stop Telling Yourself if You Want to Improve Your Mental Health Your brain is an editor. One of its tasks is to choose how to […]

Understanding the roots of self-sabotaging behavior can help us to find fixes that will make our lives more successful and less conflicted. Do you ever find yourself rushing so much […]

If you are emotionally sensitive, there are mental defences you can use to help, like reappraising threats as challenges or distracting yourself from the pain. But if you find these […]