How Our Brain Learns Best
With the start of the new year, we’re setting new goals and thinking of the next steps to…
The Psychological Behavior of Cuffing Season
It’s that time of the year again, when the winter winds blow and we remained bundled up inside.…
The Power of Delayed Gratification
We’ve made it clear that we are irrational, emotional creatures that are easy to act on impulse. With…
How Brain Science Can Help You Break Bad Habits
Two months. According to 2010 the European Journal of Social Psychology, that is roughly how long it takes…
How to Train Your Mind to Be More Rational
It doesn’t take a genius to know that we humans are irrational. We act on our emotions a…
Heartbreak in the Brain: The Heart-Brain Connection
When we feel emotion, we use the term ‘heartache’ or a ‘gut-wrenching pain’ to describe the feelings. While…
Why You’re So Easily Addicted
Addiction is everywhere. Whether it’s through substance use like taking drugs and alcohol, or something more behavioral such…
Pleasure and Pain in the Brain
We all like to think that pain is something we all avoid. And yet, there are people out…
What Happens When Our Minds Wander
You’re sitting on your desk, busy away at work and lean back a bit to distance yourself from…
Why We Wait: Inside the Mind of a Procrastinator
We’ve all been there. You got a bunch of work to do, some personal errands, or perhaps a…