When they analysed patterns of brain activity in the MPFC, the researchers found that optimistic people seemed to have ...

Guilt over specific actions can point us to what matters. It can cue us to ways we are hurting or burdening other people, and can signal us to repair wrongs and make amends. And yet, many of us ...

A new study links repetitive negative thinking (RNT) to poorer cognitive function in older Chinese adults, raising questions about how certain thought patterns may impact brain health.

Rumination, a pattern of repetitive negative thoughts and emotions, is typically found when individuals diet. The current study aimed to identify physical and psychological differences between ...

Get ready to put your brain to the ultimate test with 18 mind-bending riddles! These puzzles aren’t just about being smart—they’ll challenge the way you think. Some will have obvious answers ...

About a third (36%) of surveyees used critical-thinking skills to mitigate potential adverse outcomes from using AI.

Repetitive negative thinking is common in patients with depression, anxiety, PTSD, insomnia and suicidal ideation. Transdiagnostic clinicians seek to dismantle those problematic thinking patterns ...

November 07, 2024 Magical thinking is common and often harmless – but it can be problematic, too Crossing fingers and similar superstitious behaviors are mostly benign. But confusing one's ...

A new dream is new happiness!’ wrote Dostoyevsky in his 1848 short story White Nights. ‘A new dose of exquisite voluptuous poison!’ In the story, Dostoyevsky’s lonely narrator spends his days lost in ...

In this study, we investigated whether clinical depression is linked to a self-focus pattern indicative of a maladaptive (as indicated by more self-focus following failure) self-focusing style and ...