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Behavior’s Influence on Biology
One of the basic tenets of psychological science holds that the biology of our brains heavily influences our actions, behaviors, judgments, and more. But what if we reverse that premise and examine an opposite supposition
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Mindfulness Meditation May Improve Decision Making
A focused 15-minute focused-breathing meditation may help to counteract the deep-rooted sunk cost bias.
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After Committing a Crime, Guilt and Shame Predict Re-Offense
Within three years of being released from jail, two out of every three inmates in the US wind up behind bars again — a problem that contributes to the highest incarceration rate of any country
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Watch This Baby Video, It’s Good For Your Creativity
Fast Company: It takes us an average of 25 minutes to get to work every morning. We bump bumpers on the freeway, shoulder shoulders on the subway. By the time you get to your desk
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How the Brain Made Room for Complex Social Ties
When APS Fellow and Janet Taylor Spence Award recipient Naomi Eisenberger was a graduate student, she ran an experiment in which study participants felt socially excluded: Participants situated in an fMRI machine played a virtual
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Super Bowl and Super Fans: Why We Care So Much
TIME: We’re not talking about the casual fan who watches the Super Bowl every year because he just really likes chicken wings, and all his friends are doing it. And we’re not talking about the
