Cognitive flexibility is essential to navigating a changing world – new research shows how your brain learns new rules
Cognitive flexibility is vital, but what exactly occurs in the brain to allow behavioural change? A team of neuroscientists explains the latest research.
Talking Therapy Could Help Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease
UCL researchers studied 640,000 adults over 44 who had used counseling services such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), talking therapy, and guided self-help, both in-person and onlin...
How the brain stops us learning from our mistakes – and what to do about it
Researchers have now identified two brain regions with 'self-error monitoring neurons' that could help us understand how humans handle mistakes.
Virtual Meetings vs. Real Meetings: Some Surprising Differences
Online, people take fewer turns at speaking. This could be because it’s more awkward to interrupt people online. But it leaves people less satisfied and can lead to poorer collaboration. ...
How to Deal With Loneliness? Do a Meaningful Activity
Researchers at Penn State ran a study on how to deal with loneliness in college students and older adults. One effective way of beating it, they found, is achieving ‘flow’. ‘Flow’ is when...
The Impulse to Share Lowers Our Ability to Spot Fake News
According to a study by researchers at MIT, the impulse to share interferes with our ability to spot fake news. They surveyed more than 3,000 social media users from across the US. Partic...
Are you a shark or a teddy? How understanding conflict styles can help you overcome fights with friends and family
Psychology can help us understand the breakdown of relationships and what factors make resolution likely, but recognizing how we fight is also key.
Here’s How Better Sleep Habits Boost Your Life Expectancy
8% of deaths could be attributed to a lack of quality sleep, according to a new study presented to the American College of Cardiology. Better sleep can cut your risk of heart disease, can...
Here's why we need more sleep in winter
Seasonality in animal sleep is well known, but is it the same for humans? A new study of people being monitored for sleeping problems may hold the answers.
Charted: How life expectancy is changing around the world
The global life expectancy gap is closing, with Asia catching up with Europe and North America. Africa is the only region lagging behind, reports Statista.
How to recover from a layoff, according to positive psychology
Layoffs are affecting multiple sectors − but experts explain how positive psychology can help people recover and build back stronger after being let go.
Four habits of happy people – as recommended by a psychologist
To improve your happiness, you must tend to have strong relationships, good physical health and regularly contribute to your community, says a psychologist