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Consuming alcohol appears to improve recall of information learned before a drinking session, but not of learning that occurs after a drinking session.

A new study finds a strong correlation between the risk of premature death and developing depression after being diagnosed with coronary artery disease.

Two neuroscience experiments show that talking to yourself in the third person may help you to regain control of your emotions, with little cognitive cost.

New research suggests that regularly investing money in buying more time for ourselves – by hiring household help, for example – can make us happier.

Near-death experiences affect many people, but little is known about them. A new study investigates whether they are similar between individuals.

Destabilizing events in a person’s childhood may cause them to develop behaviors such as poor dietary habits, which could lead to obesity in adulthood.

In the face of the opioid crisis in the United States, alternative treatments for chronic pain are desperately needed. Are behavior strategies the answer?

Research finds deep links between biological aging, bipolar disorder, and brain structure. Telomere length may be a new marker for psychiatric disorders.

New research investigates the neurobiological timing of the so-called a-ha! moment that occurs we have come up with the solution to a complex problem.