The mental health of our society is far from ideal. Rates of stress, depression, and anxiety are increasing. The data on college students is especially troubling. There are likely many reasons for ...

Emotions are a fundamental part of human psychology—a complex process that has long distinguished us from machines. Even advanced artificial intelligence (AI) lacks the capacity to feel. However, ...

Countless parents across the country recently dropped their kids off at college for the first time. This transition can stir a whirlwind of feelings: the heartache of parting, sadness over a ...

Many people tend to conflate emotional intelligence with empathy. Emotional intelligence involves—and necessitates—much more.

Many of us grow up learning to suppress our feelings instead of understanding them. We're taught to "toughen up" or to prioritize productivity or practicality over emotional well-being. But the truth ...

Emotions are a fundamental part of human psychology-a complex process that has long distinguished us from machines. Even advanced artificial intelligence (AI) lacks the capacity to feel. However, ...

We live with emotions every day. But experience isn't the same as expertise. Commentator Tania Lombrozo talks with the force behind a new library... In some sense we're all experts in emotion. We ...

Tomorrow, the much-anticipated sequel Inside Out 2 premieres in theaters, making it a perfect time to revisit the science behind the original 2015 Pixar hit that brought psychological research into ...

Patients diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can experience symptoms that include under-expression of emotions, such as numbness, as well as over-expression, such as rage outbursts.

People struggle when their emotional availability feels conscripted into a system of hyper-vigilance. One of the partners tracks emotional data the way an anxious nervous system tracks threats, and, ...