Neuroscience

Think about the piece of music that gives you the most joy, and recall the feeling it gives you. If you are struggling to do so, listen in to this spine-tingling performance of Ennio Morricone's Extasy of Gold.…

"We don't laugh because we're happy, we're happy because we laugh." - William James Why do we pick up the emotions of others with such ease? It appears that emotions can be highly contagious. For instance, one person's laughter is…

Narcissism doesn't reside in the texture of people's skin, but a recent study suggests that it starts fades as people get into their 40s. Nevertheless, the degree to which narcissism declines varies from person to person and can be related…

If you or a person close to you has a borderline personality disorder (BPD), you may be asking yourself what triggered it or if you are the one to blame. The development of BPD is complex, and there is likely a variety of causes for it.…

The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as…

Try asking an elderly person to recall their most pleasant memories, and there's a good chance that a solid amount of them will come from a time period between the ages of 15 and 30.  This is the time frame when six of the ten most crucial…

Extensive research has shown that the ways in which we perceive the world are in fact influenced by our own expectations.  It is called "prior beliefs" and helps us make sense of what we are experiencing in the present, based on similar…

Have you ever experienced the reaction of wanting to hug a cute, little animal so tightly you might just crush it? Or have you ever just had to pinch a baby's cheeks a little bit too much because of how stinkin' adorable it is? If you…

Imagine actually losing your mind. Suddenly things that were familiar aren’t anymore. You don’t remember faces or people in photos. You find it tremendously difficult to concentrate. You don’t remember how to or when to prepare meals. Your…

"Crazy" cat and pet people can now flip the bird to whom ever tells them they're crazy for talking to their pets as though they were people, because science now says that we aren't crazy, we're actually smart! As I sit and write this…