Several times a day, I can be washing dishes, just turning my head, or catching a particular angle ...

In ‘The Balanced Brain,’ the overlap between the chemical signals for hunger and anger shows how emotions and bodily states are closely linked. The following is an excerpt from The Balanced Brain: The ...

Human beings have always had a strong need to make sense of the world around them. This was undoubtedly part of (although by no means the only) the original function of religions. In non-theistic ...

Psychotherapy is widely recognized for its effectiveness in treating a variety of mental health conditions. Empirical studies, both quantitative and qualitative, along with meta-analyses and reviews, ...

In 1990, a psychologist named Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi published a book in which he described “flow,” a state of mind in which people can focus their brains, shut out distractions, and become much more ...

Studies have linked excessive screen time to mental health problems like depression in adolescents. New research now suggests that this link may be driven by shorter sleep and worse organization of ...