It is well established in psychology that humans conceptualize emotions by features known as valence (the degree of pleasantness or unpleasantness) and arousal (the intensity of bodily reactions, such ...

New research debunks the old myth that masturbation or orgasm reduces athletic performance or testosterone levels.

We found no strong automatic tendency to see AI or human art as inherently better or worse. This finding tells us that people don’t yet have a knee-jerk reaction or deeply held opinion about AI as ...

A recent study published in Consciousness and Cognition finds that mental experiences like déjà vu and sudden memories are not rare glitches. Instead, they are natural background processes that emerge ...

Between four and 10 million people in the U.S. have fibromyalgia. Many doctors look askance at the disorder, leading some ...

People with aphantasia have no mental imagery—and they’re offering brain scientists a window into consciousness ...

Research shows being agreeable has traditionally carried a major lifetime pay penalty, but artificial intelligence might ...

Every day, household hazards claim the lives of young children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While leaders cannot prevent every source of stress, we can design systems that support people before they reach their ...

Psychological science has never been more societally relevant, says APS President James Pennebaker in his third presidential ...