New psychology findings, discussed by Jessica Tarlov, explain why people forget names right after meeting them, asserting ...

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Have you ever looked at an abstract painting and wondered what the artist was thinking? A splash of color on a canvas can ...

Near-death experiences often show common features. However, according to a new theory, specific aspects of our life also ...

Extensive practice can rewire the brain so a learned skill runs more automatically, making some forms of true multitasking ...

Discover how high estrogen levels may impact trauma resilience, based on recent research exploring hormonal influence on mental health and recovery.

It's a fact of life that the electrical activity of neurons will vary during the same task, even when the ultimate outcome is ...

You’ve forgotten a few appointments lately and you find yourself losing track of conversations. Close friends or family may ...

Die Natur erklären wir, das Seelenleben verstehen wir [Nature we explain, but psychic life we understand] ― Wilhelm Dilthey, 1894 When I first started studying psychology, I noticed there were two ...

Working memory is the information we need to access to complete the tasks we’re engaged in right now, and scientists think it ...

The ‘doorway effect’ suggests that when information is removed from working memory, it immediately seems to leave ...

A new theory suggests the universe is constantly recording its own history in the fabric of spacetime. If correct, this cosmic memory could help solve some of the biggest puzzles in physics, from ...