The Brain

Making smart lifestyle choices now will support the health of your brain for years to come. Read more

Writer Sharon Begley explores the research on why decent people will watch someone in trouble, possibly even film it, rather than step up to help. Read more

Adolescent development isn't all hormones and drama. As Daniel Siegal explains, it's a time when teens begin to foster greater compassion and kindness. Read more

A new study sheds light on how our brains respond to awe-inspiring nature. Read more

Why do some people put their lives at risk for the sake of strangers? Research is uncovering the traits that lead to extreme altruism. Read more

New research sheds light on the physiology of gratitude, bringing us closer to being able to understand and harness the health benefits of this powerful emotion. Read more

Daniel Goleman explores how loving-kindness practices impact both early and advanced meditators in this video. Read more

What causes us to move on from traumatic experiences? Psychologists are finding it’s not always about bouncing back—sometimes we have to feel our whole world fall to pieces. Read more

This video from BigThink explores what goes on in the brain when we fall in love, and how we can sustain long-term relationships. Read more

Are you the same person you were at 16? Researchers are exploring why some people do—or don’t—evolve over a lifetime. Read more