The Brain
What Awe Looks Like in the Brain
A new study sheds light on how our brains respond to awe-inspiring nature. Read More 
Summer Allen, Ph.D., is a science writer based in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Calm
How Your Brain Stops a Bad Day from Making You Hate Everyone
A new study shows how our brains prevent “emotional spillover” from biasing our first impressions of new people. Read More
Calm
What Happens in a Child’s Brain When They Learn to Empathize?
A new study explores what brain changes happen when children start understanding that other people may have different thoughts, beliefs, or perspectives. Read More
Anxiety
How Happy Brains Respond to Negative Things
Recent research provides a whole new understanding of the brain's amygdala—and suggests that happy people take the bad with the good. Read More
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