Psychology & Psychiatry

Probing how Americans think about mental life

When Stanford researchers asked people to think about the sensations and emotions of inanimate or non-human entities, they got a glimpse into how those people think about mental life.

Neuroscience

A brain wide chemical signal that enhances memory

How does heightened attention improve our mental capacity? This is the question tackled by new research published today in the journal Cell Reports, which reveals a chemical signal released across the brain in response to ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Free will seems a matter of mind, not soul

A new study tested whether people believe free will arises from a metaphysical basis or mental capacity. Even though most respondents said they believed humans to have souls, they judged free will and assigned blame for transgressions ...

Medical economics

US politicians should open more health records, GOP senator says

Top elected officials such as the U.S. president and members of Congress should release health records, including neurological tests, so people know whether they're mentally up to the job, Republican Senator Bill Cassidy ...

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