Being in a crowd doesn’t make you part of a mindless mob | Psyche Ideas
It’s often assumed people lose their minds in a crowd. Research on riots, festivals and sports tells a more uplifting story
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Ch. 1 Introduction - Psychology 2e | OpenStax
Clive Wearing is an accomplished musician who lost his ability to form new memories when he became sick at the age of 46. While he can remember how to p...
The Psychology of the Home Run in 1921 - bu Hugh S. Fullerton - Behavioral Scientist
Why was Babe Ruth so good at hitting a baseball? In 1921, a journalist and two psychologists brought the "home run king" into the lab to find out.
If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.
High IQ people can be haunted by guilt in a way most people just don’t understand. It follows you into moments where nothing is technically wrong.
Congenitally Blind People Appear to be Protected from Schizophrenia
Sometimes clues to a disease come from the people who don't get it. A 1950 study of the psychological lives of blind people revealed that there are no cases of people who had been blind since birth developing schizophrenia. Double-checking through larger health records confirmed…
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A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
The Psychology of Fashion
Leslie Jamison reviews “Dress, Dreams, and Desire,” a new book by the fashion historian Valerie Steele, and discusses the accompanying exhibition at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, and the place that clothing had in the works of Freud and Lacan.
Why are we curious about some things and indifferent to others? | Psyche Ideas
Many of us crave trivial details while ignoring much of the world around us. Research helps explain this selective curiosity
Autism’s Confusing Cousins
A differential diagnosis for the weird and the awkward
The neuroscience of rejection: The surprising way your brain learns from being left out
Rejection stings, but scientists suggest it’s more than just emotional pain. New research indicates our brains treat social slights as learning signals, helping us recalibrate who values us and shaping how we navigate relationships and future connections.
A New Doorway to the Brain
Neuroscientists can now explore the “wild west” in our heads in incredible detail—a boon to medicine and understanding what makes us tick.
Brainwashing has a grim history that we shouldn’t dismiss | Psyche Ideas
Scientific research and historical accounts can help us identify and dissect the threat of ‘coercive persuasion’
The 10 Must-Read Psychology Books Every Human Being Should Read | Durmonski
Regardless of where you are in the pathway of understanding how the human psyche works, this list of must-read psychology books will upgrade your personal library.
Why do you feel lonely? Neuroscience is starting to find answers.
A neuroscientist’s hunt for loneliness could help us better understand the costs of social isolation.
All Personal Feeds
Iga Swiatek of Poland came out of nowhere to win the French Open in October. A sports psychologist was with her all the way.
Navigating the mind: 40 major fields of psychology and neuroscience
Psychology and neuroscience are such rapidly growing fields of research, it’s easy to get confused. If you’ve sometimes been scratching your head trying to figure out who does what, this guide is for you. We will cover 40 major fields of psychology and neuroscience using plain…
How the Brain Responds to Beauty
Scientists search for the neural basis of an enigmatic experience
Hacker News
Feeling stressed, irritable, or moody? Doing something productive with your hands might be just the thing that your brain and body need.
How to be lucky | Psyche Guides
Most of us think that luck just happens (or doesn’t) but everyone can learn to look for the unexpected and find serendipity
Why Your Brain Hates Other People
And how to make it think differently.
A Quick And Easy Survival Guide For Dealing With Jerks
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Because some people never outgrow being bullies.
When Your Child Is a Psychopath
The condition has long been considered untreatable. Experts can spot it in a child as young as 3 or 4. But a new clinical approach offers hope.