We've all experienced defeat at some point – losing a game, a potential new job, a debate. Now, a new study has found that ...

Learning is something everyone does daily—mastering new skills at work, remembering song lyrics, or following directions to new places. But behind these everyday tasks lies a complex biological ...

To understand how the brain works, researchers typically present study subjects in a brain scanner with simple stimuli, like a number against a black background, to see which regions of the brain ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Begüm Babür, University of Southern California (THE CONVERSATION) Imagine finding out ...

Imagine finding out your friends hosted a dinner party and didn’t invite you, or that you were passed over for a job you were excited about. These moments hurt, and people often describe rejection in ...