Psychology

Google can make AI seem sentient, but the AI has no understanding of what it is saying. But humans are easily fooled by conversational AI.

Unexpected outcomes trigger release of noradrenaline, which helps the brain focus its attention and learn from the event.

Researchers discovered that the way fungi independently gained the ability to produce psilocybin is because of horizontal gene transfer.

Every social interaction is a game of chess, trying to get inside someone’s head to navigate what they are thinking or what they will do.

Scientists in the relatively new field of “geopsychology” are seeing links between personality and location.

When you struggle with anxiety or depression, sex may be the last thing on your mind. But it can be a tool for well-being.

Researchers show that intelligence is not the most important factor in leadership, simply talking the most is.

Fake faces created by artificial intelligence (AI) are considered more trustworthy than images of real people, a study finds.

Seeing one’s life flashing before one’s eye might be our ultimate attempt – however desperate – to find meaning in our lives.

To better understand how these effects manifest in the brain, we analyzed over 6,000 written testimonials of hallucinogenic experiences.