Neurobiological emergentism” explains how sentience—the subjective feeling aspects of consciousness—developed in ancient animals that evolved the first complex neural systems.

Blue Monday originated from a publicity stunt, but seasonal affective disorder is a real affliction that affects millions of ...

New research highlights how the brain's reward-learning system can guide personalized treatments for depression.

By The Learning Network Choose three to five works of art or culture to group in some way, then tell us why we should — or shouldn’t — check them out. Contest dates: Jan. 15-Feb. 12 ...

Affective forecasting, also known as hedonic forecasting, is predicting how you will feel in the future. Researchers had long examined the idea of making predictions about the future, but ...

The use of short-term hormone therapy for menopause is not associated with long-term cognitive impact after 10 years.

The rain pounds against the roof and the windows, surrounding the house. It’s only midday but it’s dark outside, and the wind ...