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Americans take fewer vacations than we used to, and many people don’t have paid time off. That means it’s important to savor the vacations we do take.
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“Anticipation is a free source of pleasure,” said Elizabeth Dunn, a psychology professo...
Image above: YC playing rock, paper, scissors with a NAO robot while having his brain activity measured using fNIRS. Photo credit: Jadyn Park.
Yuan Chang (YC) Leong is an assistant professor at the University of Chicago, where he leads the Computational Affective and Social Neuroscience Laboratory. His research focuses on how both affect and social context ...
Motor issues—such as coordination problems, motor slowing, or sudden, uncontrolled movements—have been recognized as signs of psychological disorders since the 1800s. How they map to mental health conditions, however, remains unknown.
“When things have been o...
You (probably) won’t find a monkey in a geometry class, but it looks like our fellow primates can swing the basics.
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This shared foundation suggests that our geometric intuition evolved long before humans did, which isn’t a surprise to many researchers who study animal cognition.
“These are hardly the only animals on Earth that have to deal with...
Jeans that fit perfectly. The ideal Netflix show for a Tuesday night. Your one and only soulmate. Modern life promises that with enough options, you will happily find the best of everything.
But behavioral scientists say the increasing flood of choices — whether it comes to