Why do we seek certainty in our lives? Why do we sometimes not want certainty? This post explains how certainty is part of affect, the evaluative common currency of the mind.

After suffering a rare allergy condition as a baby, my child later became a “fussy eater” – not because of preference, but ...

Children who were praised for being mature were, in many cases, children who had no choice. They grew up in households where ...

You can't selectively feel. When we mute pain to survive, we mute joy, too. Recognize the pattern, and find the way back.

These individuals have cracked a code that goes beyond simple sleep hygiene—they've developed an entire philosophy of living ...

Stuck in front of our screens all day, we often ignore our senses beyond sound and vision. And yet they are always at work. When we’re more alert we feel the rough and smooth surfaces of objects, the ...

New research on heart rate variability suggests that composure isn’t a personality trait. It’s a physiological skill the nervous system can train—one that may determine who thrives when the stakes are ...

Understanding the science of hunger and mood reveals why some people get 'hangry' faster, emphasising the importance of ...

A recent study has revealed how the psychedelic brew ayahuasca alters brain waves to induce profound mystical experiences and ...

Neuroscientist Charles Spence and philosopher of mind Casey O’Callaghan are among a growing group of researchers who argue that the schoolbook list of five senses is badly out of date. Drawing on work ...

The lower urinary tract is innervated by a complex system of autonomic and somatic nerves, the former of which control the smooth muscle of the bladder and the urethra and the latter of which activate ...

Neuroscientists and philosophers are re-examining Aristotle’s model of the five senses by investigating how the brain ...