When people make choices, they must assess a host of variables. What is the risk? What is the payoff or cost? What disruption will the choice cause? What is the probable outcome?
Researchers have employed a host of techniques, from brain scans to personal...
Many children are willing to make personal sacrifices to punish wrongdoers — and even more so if they believe punishment will teach the transgressor a lesson, a new Yale study published Nov. 23 in the journal Nature Human Behaviour shows.
Philosophers and...
Our brains respond differently when talking to a person from a different socioeconomic group than during a conversation with someone of a similar background, a novel new imaging study shows.
While neuroscientists have used brain imaging scans to track in...
As Connecticut students prepare for an unprecedented return to school, they should also concentrate on a key component of educational success — their mental health.
Yale University is offering a free, livestream event on well-being and mental health for...
Available data from states shows that some racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to die of COVID-19 than whites, and a new, age-adjusted analysis by researchers at Yale and the University of Pittsburgh provides a clearer picture of the devastation...
When people behave selfishly, they have a reliable ally to keep their self-image well-polished — their own memory.
When asked to recall how generous they were in the past, selfish people tend to remember being more benevolent than they actually were,...
People who had recently used psychedelics such as psilocybin report a sustained improvement in mood and feeling closer to others after the high has worn off, shows a new Yale study published the week of Jan. 20 in the journal Proceedings of the National...