Undergoing an experience with another person — even if we do it in silence, with someone we met just moments ago —...

Consuming an alcoholic beverage may make men more responsive to the smiles of others in their social group, according to...

People tend to perceive their dominant hand as staying relatively the same size even when it's magnified, lending support to...

What doesn’t kill us may make us stronger as a group, according to findings from new research published in Psychological Science, a journal...

Children show stronger food craving than adolescents and adults, but they are also able to use a cognitive strategy that...

Over 60 million Americans are thought to experience mental illness in a given year, and the impacts of mental illness...

Trust in others and confidence in societal institutions are at their lowest point in over three decades, analyses of national...

We like to document the exciting and momentous occasions in our lives, but new research suggests there is value in capturing our...

Have you ever seen a crowd of people looking off into the distance, perhaps toward a passing biker or up...

Following another person’s gaze can reveal a wealth of information critical to social interactions and also to safety. Gaze following...

As much as social equality is advocated in the United States, a new study suggests that besides evaluating their own race and...

The guiding philosophy for educating children with disabilities has been to integrate them as much as possible into a normal...

Not getting enough sleep may increase the likelihood of forming false memories, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association...

From a cognitive perspective, aging is typically associated with decline. As we age, it may get harder to remember names...

We’ve all been on the receiving end of an angry glare, whether from a teacher, parent, boss, or significant other....