Why did they do that? It’s a question we ask every day in attempting to understand the behavior of others and make meaning of the world around us. How we answer the question, however, varies depending ...

A recent study revealed that a long-term value memory maintained in the ventral striatum in the brain is a neural basis of our habitual seeking behavior. Researchers have been investigating how the ...

Psychology teaches us how to understand ourselves and other people. This true statement disguises immense, perhaps infinite, complexity. As complex as psychology is, you can learn and accomplish much ...

A psychologist breaks down the three factors that drive most people’s actions. Understand these, and your colleagues’ behavior won’t seem so puzzling. Succeeding at work requires understanding other ...

Recent studies highlight that positive, strength-based parenting not only improves children's behavior but also leads to measurable brain function changes. Approaches such as focusing on a child’s ...

Researchers have been investigating how the brain controls habitual seeking behaviors such as addiction. A recent study by Professor Sue-Hyun Lee from the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering ...