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Psychology & Behaviour

Psychology & Behaviour

Cognition, decision-making, motivation and human behaviour.

ai psychologyJun 28, 20263 min

The Hierarchy Shift: How Relationships Rewrite Reciprocity

An exploration of how small adjustments in perceived relationship hierarchy alter the cognitive strategies we use to manage reciprocal generosity, moving from transactional bookkeeping to path-dependent norms.

facial bias in parole decisionsJun 28, 20263 min

Your Face, Your Sentence: How Parole Boards Judge You Before You Speak

New research reveals that parole boards and jurors unconsciously rely on facial cues—like perceived criminality or remorse—to judge future risk, despite no empirical link between looks and behavior.

human relationships life chaptersJun 28, 20265 min

Some Friendships Are Meant for a Chapter—Not a Lifetime

Why letting go of once-meaningful friendships isn’t failure—it’s integrity. A look at how shared context dissolves, and why nostalgia needn’t keep us tethered to outdated roles.

cognitive techJun 28, 20265 min

When AI Pays Attention, It's Not Thinking—It's Calculating

Why AI attention is calculation, not consciousness.

heat cognition behavioral impactJun 28, 20263 min

When the World Overheats: How Rising Heat Events Are Rewiring Human Judgment

As extreme heat events become more frequent worldwide, new research reveals how scorching temperatures impair cognitive function, decision-making, and impulse control with deadly consequences on roads and in daily life.

ai psychologyJun 27, 20265 min

The Success Trap: When Past Wins Become Future Losses

Leaders often struggle to see how the strategies that once fueled success can become barriers to future growth. This article explores the psychology behind why past successes turn into liabilities and what leaders can do about it.

ai psychologyJun 26, 20263 min

Everything Is Connected: Reclaiming Human Agency in an AI-Mediated World

As AI reshapes cognition, connection, and climate, we must move from passive consumption to intentional stewardship—using the ABCD framework and ProSocial AI to become active architects of our hybrid future.

neuroscience archaeologyJun 26, 20266 min

The CA1 Core Hub: The Hippocampus Memory Switchboard Unveiled

New research reveals that approximately one in four memory cells within the cornus ammonis 1 (CA1) region of the hippocampus function as a core hub, integrating signals from multiple pathways to orchestrate precise memory encoding and retrieval. This discovery reshapes our understanding of how the hippocampus serves as the brain's central memory switchboard.

ai psychology human behaviorJun 26, 20264 min

When Machines Tell Us What We Want to Hear, Why Bother With Humans?

How AI sycophancy undermines psychological growth, tolerance for dissent, and the essential role of social friction in interpersonal development.

mindfulness meditationJun 26, 20263 min

Beyond Resilience: Training Cognitive Agility Through Meditation

Explore how daily meditation practices beyond stress reduction significantly improve key professional cognitive skills like working memory, focused attention, and rapid decision-making.

ai psychologyJun 26, 20264 min

Reclaiming the Warm Season: How the Five-Part 'Play Diet' Balances Summer Screen Habits

Escape the endless scroll this summer. Discover the five categories of play—social, physical, creative, free, and digital—and learn how to cultivate real-world independence while setting healthy digital limits.

ai policy ethicsJun 24, 20264 min

93% Certain It Wasn’t Him: How a Florida Man Was Framed by an Algorithm and a Detective’s Confirmation Bias

Robert Dillon spent months in legal purgatory after police ignored his alibi, suppressed LPR data, and leaned on a flawed photo lineup—all because an AI missed its mark.