Researchers find that the animals can account for others’ behavior and circumstances in their strategies.

The cephalopods resisted temptation for up to 130 seconds to earn their favorite food, hinting at sophisticated cognitive abilities such as planning for the future.

A famous account of multiple personality disorder in the early 20th century foreshadowed a century of controversial diagnoses and debate among psychiatrists.

Other recipients of the award for laugh-worthy achievements experimented with alligators on helium and vibrating worms.

The Stanford University researcher shared valuable insights into memory and learning during his 49-year career.

Affectionate touches tap into the nervous system’s rest and digest mode, reducing the release of stress hormones, bolstering the immune system, and stimulating brainwaves linked with relaxation.

School shutdowns might have a relatively small effect on preventing the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, a new meta-analysis suggests, though the preliminary data point to the need for more studies.

A combination of videography, machine learning, and brain imaging has identified facial expressions and neural activity patterns in mice that are associated with their emotions.

Two new commentaries on a contested 2018 study about gender disparities in STEM fields clash over whether sex differences or social inequalities are to blame for the lack of women scientists and engineers.

MRI scans from more than 800 incarcerated men pinpoint distinct structural features of people who have committed homicide, compared with those who carried out other crimes.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, neuroscientist was known for pioneering work on laughter, yawning, hiccupping, and tears.

Researchers link levels of a receptor in the brain to suicidal ideation in people with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Large-scale genomic studies of anorexia and bulimia are turning up clues about the conditions’ development and persistence.

These failures were not due to differences among sample populations.

Breslau found that interpersonal traumas, not just combat or natural disasters, can cause post-traumatic stress disorder.

Seven women are suing the university over alleged assault, harassment, and discrimination by three prominent scientists.

The variants associated with the mood disorder included those without metabolic risks, suggesting it is the psychological effects of obesity at play.

The University College London researcher is a pioneer in the use of smartphone apps for psychology research.

In Chapter 6, “The Elephant’s Graveyard,” authors Hilde Østby and Ylva Østby discuss groundbreaking research into the psychology of forgetting.