Compassion Can Be Cultivated
New research suggests training designed to increase feelings of compassion can lead to more altruistic behavior.
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What Does It Take for Traumatized Kids to Thrive?
About a decade ago, Washington State embarked on an early social experiment to educate people about the impacts of stress on children. The results are starting to show.
Brainism: Understanding Our Recent Obsession With Stress and the Mind
What kind of worldview is lurking in all the chatter about neuroscience?
Pills Fight Pain — And You Don’t Even Have to Take Them
New research finds simply examining a bottle of ibuprofen increases tolerance of physical suffering.
Music of Vivaldi Boosts Mental Vitality
Have a challenging mental task ahead of you? Try using Spring from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons as background music.
Marry You? Let Me Consult My Brain Scan
Just in time for Valentine's Day, new research from China suggests information taken from fMRI scans may predict whether a new romantic relationship will last.
More Evidence Music Training Boosts Brainpower
A German study finds young children who took instrumental music lessons did better than their peers on verbal memory tests.
Head Games: Brain Injuries Intercept Football
Former professional football players are three times more likely to die of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and ALS than other Americans. But is it fair to blame concussions?
Red ‘Facts,’ Blue ‘Facts’: The Psychology of Truthiness
New research finds our moral convictions strongly influence what facts we choose to believe regarding a given issue.
Red States, Blue States, Gray Matter
Researchers report people's attitudes toward moral issues can be traced in part to differences in the structure of their brains.