When choosing their behavior in socially difficult situations, anxious people use a less suitable section of the forebrain than people who are not anxious. When choosing their behaviour in socially ...

Many of us have heard the words “stop being so emotional” at times in our lives. Some of us have heard these words often. While they might represent great advice at certain moments, underlying them is ...

If emotion functions as an operating system of silicon-based life, its implications extend far beyond robots. It defines not a feature category, but a new computing paradigm: any device that senses, ...

Those who study the brain or treat patients (or both) talk a lot about executive functioning, often in the negative. We refer to “poor executive functioning,” “executive dysfunction,” “frontal lobe ...

Having high self-control is often seen as a good thing. It’s believed to be key to success in many aspects of life—whether that’s getting a promotion at work, sticking to your workout regime, or ...

Eleven years ago, I began my journey into fraud and scam awareness. Some things have not changed: identity theft remains the primary focus of the criminals; they are still extremely resourceful; they ...