A new study suggests traits like narcissism and psychopathy played little role in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

A groundbreaking collaboration has tested two of the most influential theories of consciousness—global neuronal workspace and integrated information theory. While neither came out on top, the project ...

A new study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry sheds light on how psilocybin and the antidepressant escitalopram affect brain responses to emotional stimuli in people with major ...

A large, decade-long study of older adults has found that those with higher levels of well-being—especially a strong sense of purpose—also tended to show better cognitive functioning and less ...

A new study published in Psychological Reports has found that mindfulness within marriage can reduce feelings of divorce anxiety in people who report a greater tendency toward infidelity. The research ...

Despite being associated with manipulation and self-interest, individuals who score high on the so-called Dark Triad personality traits may have a surprising social advantage: people tend to trust ...

Many people feel that life speeds up as they get older. But what actually causes this sensation? A new study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin sheds light on the reasons people ...

A new study has found that people who consume high amounts of ultra-processed foods are more likely to exhibit early symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease than those who consume less. The ...

A new neuroimaging study from China has found that an eight-week course of bright light therapy helped reduce depressive symptoms in individuals with subthreshold depression. The treatment also ...

A new study published in PLOS One introduces a large-scale method for detecting political bias in online news sources using artificial intelligence. By analyzing hundreds of thousands of news articles ...

A new study published in Current Biology sheds light on how the brain learns to avoid harmful situations, revealing that dopamine—commonly associated with pleasure and reward—also plays a flexible and ...

A new study published in PNAS Nexus provides evidence that brain activity can more accurately predict broader market behavior than self-reported preferences or observed choices—especially when ...