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Researchers found that diners who paid a lower price for an all-you-can-eat buffet reported greater feelings of guilt and fullness after eating than those who paid a higher price.

Could hypnosis help to reduce the psychological trauma associated with “awake craniotomy” for brain cancers?

James Bond’s nemesis in the most recent film likely failed neuroanatomy, says a real-life neurosurgeon and scientist. Blofeld didn’t quite know his brain anatomy and would’ve probably hit Daniel Craig’s vertebral artery and likely killed his character …

New findings could help explain the apparent ‘sixth sense’ we have for danger in social situations, with the direction of a person’s gaze being a crucial cue. People with non-clinical anxiety are particularly well poised for action.

For some time doctors have known that psychological therapies can reduce the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in the short term.

A new approach has been developed that allows researchers to broadly survey learning-related changes in synapse properties. The researchers used machine-learning algorithms to analyze thousands of images from the cerebral cortex. This allowed them to i…

Could hypnosis help to reduce the psychological trauma associated with ‘awake craniotomy’ for brain cancers? A new ‘hypnosedation’ technique offers a new alternative for patients undergoing awake surgery for gliomas, suggests a study.

The beneficial effects of using psychological therapy to treat the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome are not only short term but are also long lasting, a new meta-analysis has found.

Around 18 million Americans practice meditation, primarily to reduce stress. But there are many more benefits to this ancient mind and body practice. We investigate.