People who regularly use psychedelic drugs outside of clinical settings process threatening facial expressions more ...

Arousal—how alert or excited one feels—is a basic part of emotions, along with whether those emotions are positive or negative. Scientists still don't fully understand how the brain creates these ...

Why scents trigger the brain’s strongest memories and how smell can instantly unlock vivid recall from 20+ years ago.

Human emotions are among the most fascinating aspects of our psychology. One moment, we might feel energized and joyful, and the next, inexplicably irritable or sad. These emotional shifts commonly ...

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Many people experience times when their emotions feel too big or out-of-control, even when nothing obviously wrong is happening around them. Maybe you’ve had the experience of feeling calm and content ...

Although we may have only one brain, over any given day, we go in and out of various states of mind or awareness—overwhelmed, angry, analytical, calm, jealous, etc. But the various states essentially ...

Meaningful conversations can stimulate memory, emotional well-being, and cognitive engagement, helping older adults maintain ...