Is being able to remember virtually anything you ever learned necessarily a good thing? A new case study explores the mysteries behind a man with an exceptional memory.

People often are advised to go to therapy to “process” some issue. But what does “processing an issue” actually mean?

Beginnings are filled with newfound energy, promise and dreams of a better future. But lofty goals often get in the way. A few mindset shifts can change all that.

Coincidence stories tend to fall into fairly discrete thematic categories. Here is the first attempt at describing them.

Are you too busy to squeeze long workouts into your schedule? Good news: Just 10 minutes of aerobic exercise is enough to boost brain power, according to the latest neuroscience.

Why do so many people give unsolicited advice? Don't they know most of it goes unheeded? Moreover, do they do it for themselves or for the person they are supposedly helping?

Coexistence in the Anthropocene and beyond means compassion and justice for all. We must stop wantonly killing other animals and decimating their homes in the name of humans.

The president's backers share some consistent and troubling characteristics.

Chasing creativity in the workplace –– what's ambiguity got to do with it?

Choices are a gamble. You can't know for certain you have made the right choice.But being paralyzed with indecision is no solution.Reason helps you understand the odds.

Are other people really having more fun than you are? New research explores the persistent bias that can shape how we view our own social lives compared to others we know.

New guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology prescribe aerobic exercise as the most effective "medicine" to improve thinking and memory.

President Trump has increased collective anxiety, creating division and tribalism. But recognizing these psychological effects can allow us to reverse them with cognitive control.

What the world needs now is empathy...