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Dr. Zazie Todd's new book is an easy-to-read, research-based practical guide to how to give cats the fullest lives possible.

Good sex is partnered sex.

Does anorexia nervosa change the motivational brain or do changes in the motivational brain cause anorexia nervosa?

Johns Hopkins uses AI to improve the accuracy and speed of mouse brain imaging in action—a breakthrough that may accelerate neuroscience research for human diseases and disorders.

Failing to face or accept our anger can lead to a series of maladaptations. Here's how to change your relationship to anger.

The endocannabinoid system influences mood via the gut-brain axis. But does CBD help or hurt?

Change is a process—it's not a step. Here's how to get through it.

#BlackGirlMagic is not only a message for Black girls as an affirmation of the self but also a message from Black girls to society.

New research explores the pain of rejection and how to effectively combat it.

Many people report encounters with friends or relatives around the time of their death. How can such "crisis apparitions" be understood?

Do you feel like you could use a happiness boost in your life and relationship? Here are five tweaks that don't involve your partner.

Find answers to some frequently asked questions about medical cannabis.

Dogs have impressive perceptual abilites, including their sense of hearing and smell. However, recent research shows dogs' motion perception is dramatically poorer than our own.

Many people ask me why most of their relationships begin with great promise but fall apart over time, wondering what could cause those sequential failures. Here are some common reasons.

Short-term mindfulness retreats can effectively reduce inflammation and improve emotional health, according to research.

A new release in philosophy argues from four well-established facts about near-death experiences that life after death is "empirically certain."

Men are especially vulnerable to false claims of domestic violence, due to societal assumptions that they should be able to defend themselves against all forms of abuse.

Are you missing out on a free and easily accessible tool to foster mental health and well-being?

Dr. Stewart Friedman, an organizational psychologist, explains why the pursuit of work-life balance is a zero-sum game that always requires sacrifices.

Individuals whose work involves hearing stories of human trafficking or other trauma may experience debilitating symptoms of trauma themselves.

Our worst societal patterns can no longer be accepted as a forever part of human nature in the face of climate change and wars. What if we called them collective trauma?

Family court judges have discovered a new way to better serve families: asking about their pets.

New research sheds light on developmental changes in human thinking about the moral status of different species of animals.

This post revisits the classic dual processing view in cognitive science and proposes a new alignment that consists of two major systems and two types of cognitive processes.

Women rally around Mother's Day, but supportive friends give yearlong. Rather than count social media likes, learn what it takes at any age to create enduring friendship.

Find out what it really means to have chronic pain and what to expect.

No one outside of a cult understands what it's like to be in one. Perhaps this woman's story can change that.