Psychology

A new hypothesis explains depression as an altered state of consciousness, which could help researchers make an objective diagnostic test.

MIT researchers trained logic-aware language models to reduce harmful stereotypes like gender and racial biases.

To what extent will our psychological vulnerabilities shape our interactions with emerging technologies? AI will be the test.

Some neuroscientists think psychedelics and the hallucinations they induce could help reveal how we generate our perceptions of the world.

Researchers found that patients who slept less than six hours a night were 27% more likely to have an infection.

Digital distractions have become a ubiquitous part of work and life. But these distractions begin with emotional discomfort.

We are living in a period of living and traveling in space. If we continue on this trajectory, we will develop new spiritual views.

End of life patients face existential and spiritual challenges other patients do not. Psychedelics may be uniquely suited to helping them.

In transhumanism, "The Singularity" promises possibility of uploading your consciousness into silicon, guaranteeing a kind of immortality.

Researchers have begun to study yoga's effects and are finding that it has great benefits for both mental and physical health.