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Buddhist wisdom reveals how modern therapy may reinforce inequality. Research examines mindfulness commercialization.

Although artificial intelligence is frequently lauded for its coding ability or its math skills, how does it perform when it is examined on something inherently human, such as emotions? A recent study ...

Unlike ketamine, which like psychedelic treatments and medication, has a generalized effect on the brain, targeted TMS has ...

We come into the world screaming and vulnerable—entirely dependent on adult caregivers to keep us safe and teach us how to connect with others. The nature of these earliest relationships influences ...

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Overloading adults' working memory causes them to behave like children, scatter attention, and "over explore," even while learning.

Recent meta-analyses suggest psychological skills, such as mindfulness, mental rehearsal, preparatory routines and positive ...

People need to feel that climate change is affecting them now or that taking action is a patriotic act for their country to ...

In 1985, Belgian psychologist Jozef Nuttin identified what is known as the name-letter effect. His studies determined that people showed a preference for those whose name contained some of the same ...