Not all painful experiences in childhood are traumatic. But childhood trauma is prevalent and can cause significant problems ...

Researchers identify a neural "fingerprint" in the brain that predicts how accurately we can size up the intentions and strategies of others.

How quickly do we perceive whether a person we are interacting with is clever or predictable? Be it in a game, a conversation or a negotiation, we constantly infer what others are thinking and size up ...

Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe has been open about his struggle with alcohol and tobacco addiction. Here is how the ...

Although social media can have benefits, it can also have significant negative consequences for mental health.

The call from school is specific and urgent: your five-year-old hit a classmate during circle time, or bit another child on ...

A recent study suggests that high psychopathic traits are linked to reduced thickness in brain regions responsible for processing emotions. This neural pattern appears consistently, regardless of a ...

Neurodegenerative disease profoundly affects structures and pathways responsible for memory, cognition, and higher-order ...

Comfort with ambiguity isn’t about tolerance for chaos. Rather it's an opportunity to be creative, craft a vision, and build ...

When a parent at school pickup casually asks their toddler to put on a jacket and the kid just… does it, other parents notice ...

Chronic back pain appears to amplify everyday sensory experiences, including sound. Brain scans reveal altered activity in ...

A study published in Nature on August 6, 2025, found that lithium is the only metal significantly depleted in the prefrontal ...