Psychologists share what 'catastrophizing' really means and how to combat it.

A controlled experiment tied to the MIT Media Lab found that conversational AI chatbots powered by large language models can sharply increase the rate at which people form false memories about events ...

Why facts backfire in political debates, and what psychology says works to bridge divides and prevent radicalization.

We tend to leave out the "messy middle" when we tell stories, says Alexis Redding, a developmental psychologist at Harvard. But "there's a better way to help." ...

When someone mixes just enough truth with strategic distortions to make you question whether you're "too sensitive" or ...

Strength training and performance optimization are critical components in the realm of sports science, with a growing ...

Everyone experiences periods when time and attention are limited. The most important point is that a instance of disinterest rarely tells the whole story.

The filmmakers discuss cult allegations, tantric rituals, and the ongoing legal case surrounding the movement’s guru.

Back in the early 1970s, psychologists at Northwestern University performed an experiment that, on the surface, looked like a child’s fantasy. The researchers gathered 45 college women and asked some ...

Couples argue more during wartime. Not about the war, but about everything else. Psychology explains the hidden mechanism turning partners against each other.

Coeliac disease affects approximately 1·4% of the global population.1 It is the only autoimmune gastrointestinal disorder for which the environmental trigger (gluten) is known. Treatment relies ...

University of Houston professor of psychology Arturo Hernandez is disputing a high-profile study published in the journal Nature Aging claiming that people who live in multilingual countries show ...