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Baby talk” gets a bad rap, but it’s actually one of the most powerful tools for helping children learn language.

An interview with a prominent researcher addresses common questions and helps untangle the auditory neuroscience underlying ...

I never expected the new film about Michael Jackson to trigger feelings in me that had been frozen all of my life.

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When Jean-Paul Sartre famously said that "man is condemned to be free", he intuited the immense anxiety of choice. How much ...

When a clinical professional (e.g., doctor, psychologist, or other licensed mental health therapist) is also a social media “influencer,” how do you react? Our brains often respond to information with ...

We don’t just learn words, we enjoy learning them. And that enjoyment may be key to remembering what we’ve learned.

While suicidal behavior is complex, thoughts of suicide often result from problems that seem unfixable. Gambling losses, legal issues, relationship problems, academic failures, mental disorders, ...