Social interactions are essential for our well-being and happiness, research has shown. And now a large study supports that finding and suggests there are many ways to squeeze in more companionship — ...

In a first-ever initiative made possible by a $70,000 grant from Empire State Development (ESD), the CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS) BA in Psychology program brought 32 undergraduate ...

Imagine jumping out of an aeroplane and feeling nothing. No rush of adrenaline, or quickening heartbeat...."In that situation, SM and other individuals with amygdala damage will go nose-to-nose with ...

Of course, the dating-app questionnaires of today aren’t the same ones people were completing in 2013. And although major apps already use machine learning to note users’ preferences and to suggest ...

Our bodies can be quite sensitive to changes in daylight because we rely on it to regulate our circadian rhythms and our sleep-wake patterns.And because our internal body clocks don't keep a perfect ...

As a U.S. government shutdown gets closer, here’s what YOU can do: Call your elected Representative and Senators to urge them to think of their constituents and fund the government. The shutdown will ...

Mark your calendar and stay tuned for registration and hotel information! NEW! This year’s program features six Integrative Science Symposia (ISS), each exploring complex scientific questions through ...

Deadline for nominations for the 2025 cohort is October 1, 2025! Each nomination must be supported by two APS members: A primary nominator is responsible for submitting the nomination form and will be ...

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These are things people might say when they claim to be setting boundaries: “You really have to stop coming over unannounced.” “Don’t talk to me that way.” “If you can’t honor my needs, I’m cutting ...

“When I play, I feel the vibration in my heart,” the cellist Yumi Kendall told Dacher Keltner, a psychologist who studies awe. “It is beyond language. Beyond thought. Beyond religion. It is like a ...

You probably think you’re listening to my voice right now. But what if I told you that you’re actually experiencing a sophisticated hallucination? Perception isn’t the passive process that most of us ...