What studying people without a ‘mind’s eye’ reveals about the role of imagery in the experience of emotion and memory ...

Other practices like sermons, yoga and retreats can also trigger ‘spiritual boredom’. Here’s why it’s normal and even useful ...

The metamorphosis of this special bond from feudal to modern times reveals much about the aspirations of different societies ...

Knowing the reasons people opt not to know – and the consequences of that choice – could help us see when it’s problematic ...

Formality: roughly, how formal and public a relationship is vs informal and private; Activeness: how close and involved vs ...

Swapping office work for the herding life, Adham finds a sublime freedom in the rugged terrain of the Pyrenees ...

The contemporary obsession with feeling good might mean we’re losing sight of what makes life genuinely meaningful ...

Ecstatic moves, magic moments – this animated short documentary details one basketball fan’s love of the arena’s big screen ...

Some musical rhythms are built to get us bobbing, foot-tapping or dancing. Researchers show how rhythmic complexity matters ...

Yet another important factor to consider in memories for fiction is believability. This is distinct from ‘ontological intuitiveness’ (our sense that dragons are not real or that humans cannot fly). It ...

Have you ever experienced a space that made you feel uneasy or stressed? Perhaps it was a noisy and crowded shopping mall, with its neon signs, patterned tilework and boldly painted walls in franchise ...

Studies of longterm friends offer surprising insights as to whether friends who are more or less alike tend to endure Bring to mind the friendships in your life: what do you think makes some of them ...