As a psychologist and neuroscientist with over two decades of research, I’m shocked by all the pseudoscience and misinformation on the internet about the brain and mental health. The truth is: Brain ...

The human brain is a remarkable piece of machinery for its ability to control various functions throughout your body, from managing your heart rate to regulating your emotions. We don’t fully ...

This mind-boggling optical illusion can reveal interesting facts about your brain depending on what you see first. The tricky images are designed to confuse your brain as you might see something that ...

What’s the big idea? Every moment is filled with how we’ve decided to spend our time, and that time defines us. We make value judgements (often automatically) of our options and follow similar ...

Learning new information about the world—like details from a fantasy realm—engages brain regions distinct from those used to ...

It's a myth that we use only 10% of our brains. However, you're not alone in buying into this. A survey done about 10 years ago found that almost two-thirds of Americans shared this misconception.