Think You Have SAD? Think Again
It’s that time of year again. The clocks have gone back, it’s pitch black as you finish work, the cold, dark, dreary weather swoops in. And so do the memes …
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How Cinematherapy Helped Me Through a Midlife Crisis
Bewildered, I asked, “You mean, how old am I?” “Yes,” she said. “50.” “You would be joining a young, progressive team, but you look much younger, so I think you’d …
Scientists Say Selfies Fall into Five Different Categories
Scientists studied 1,001 selfies to learn how people use them to communicate and concluded that these photos can be classified into five distinct categories: “aesthetics,” “imagination,” “trait,” “state,” and “theory …
A Personalized Brain Implant Curbed a Woman’s OCD
Over the next six to eight months, Pearson’s OCD symptoms decreased significantly, and her brain activity triggered the stimulation less often. She told her doctors that before, she was sometimes …
The No. 1 most ‘overlooked’ skill kids with high emotional intelligence all have, say parenting experts
Over the years of educating parents, teachers and caregivers about early childhood development, we’ve received many questions about how to raise emotionally intelligent kids. Kids with high emotional intelligence have …
Why Antidepressants Take So Long to Work
Clinical depression is considered one of the most treatable mood disorders, but neither the condition nor the drugs used against it are fully understood. First-line SSRI treatments (selective serotonin reuptake …
This Contest Put Theories of Consciousness to the Test. Here’s What It Really Proved
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Science routinely puts forward theories, then batters them with data till only one is left standing. In the fledgling science …
5 tips for taking care of your mental health while following the news
The conflict in Israel and Gaza has dominated the news cycle for the last week. Turn on the TV or log on to any social media platform and you’ll be …
Parents who raise kids with high emotional intelligence never use 3 phrases: Harvard neuroscience expert
To raise more emotionally intelligent kids, parents need to speak to them in emotionally intelligent ways. As a Harvard-trained neuropsychologist, I teach people communication styles that promote connection and independence, …
5 things narcissists always do when talking to others—and how to respond: Harvard-trained expert
Have you ever talked to someone who, every time you shared something, would twisted the interaction around to make it all about them? You may have encountered a “conversational narcissist.” …