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eroyka/PixabayThe Center for Translational Neuroscience at the University of Oregon is focused on promoting resilience in human beings, helping them overcome adverse鈥� -
geralt/PixabayWhen we talk about developing brains, we usually mean for little kids. The first three years are critical to the shaping of the mind and person, we're鈥�
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If you had to choose either brains or money, which would you take? A recent study shows there may be a distinction to be made between intelligence and鈥� -
You've probably heard it said that the central factor in whether a person is pleasant to other people (or not) is empathy. But psychology professor鈥� -
It's not brain death, but it's not quite like life as we know it, either: being in a vegetative or non-responsive state. British-Canadian neuroscientist鈥� -
Poor humans. Such big noses, so little ability to smell. Even rats and mice get credit for better senses of smell than we have. But that could change with鈥� -
"Do not go past this point." How do YOU respond to a sign with that message? A lot of us think "maybe it's not SO dangerous..." And we're often wrong.鈥� -
"Two heads are better than one" seems like a mismatched phrase with "fake news," but there's a common thread. And that is the working of the human brain.鈥�
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Why does a crowd yelling "surprise" at a birthday party delight one person but make another grumpy? They're just wired that way, we like to say. And we鈥� -
It was an uneventful trip in the car, but that guy who cut you off and forced you to stomp on the brakes stays with you. There's a reason: the human鈥� -
Just in time for the heart of election season, A Field Guide to Lies. Daniel Levitin joined us less than a year ago to talk about his previous book, The鈥� -
What's your definition of compassion? And can you even put it into words? David Breaux has been asking people to do just that for YEARS now. He stands on鈥� -
When psychologist Dacher Keltner first began studying power, he thought he'd focus on politics, battlefields, and Wall Street. But he quickly discovered鈥� -
Maybe your parents didn't get along so well. Maybe, once you got older and noticed, your grandparents had very similar issues. We can't choose the鈥�
