June 23, 2026 A new study suggests that learning and remembering speech relies more on how the brain processes sounds and sensations than on the areas that control mouth and face movements. The ...

Extensive practice can rewire the brain so a learned skill runs more automatically, making some forms of true multitasking ...

New psychology findings, discussed by Jessica Tarlov, explain why people forget names right after meeting them, asserting ...

Discover how high estrogen levels may impact trauma resilience, based on recent research exploring hormonal influence on mental health and recovery.

Why do some people constantly quote movie dialogues in everyday conversations? Psychology suggests it may be linked to ...

There is something oddly persistent about a road trip. Long after the details of ordinary weeks have faded, people often remember stretches of highway, roadside cafés, unexpected detours and ...

While humans are observing their surroundings, their eyes tend to rapidly shift between different objects, people and details that catch their attention, pausing briefly on each one. In psychology, ...

Extreme homebound behavior is driven by a complex mix of anxiety, trauma, and comfort-seeking that the outside world increasingly enables rather than challenges. Iranian drones attack Bahrain and a ...

Getting older changes our bodies, and our sense of self. Aging can also affect our brain function, especially how our memories work. We might find it harder to recall certain details or remember ...

This fundamental study investigates whether neural prediction of words can be measured through pre-activation of neural network word representations in the brain; convincing evidence is provided that ...

SINGAPORE – The fertility rate in Singapore dropped to a new low in 2025, deepening concerns about how the double whammy of falling number of births and a rapidly ageing population would reshape ...

Fruit of the Loom's logo never had a cornucopia and you didn't have pizza for dinner last Friday. By RJ Mackenzie Published Jan 27, 2026 9:01 AM EST Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) More ...