Scientists from Boston University, Queensland University of Technology, and the University of Toronto are advancing a shared idea about how the mind works. They argue that the same brain systems used ...

Each person has an inner voice and that voice carries messages to us throughout our life. We can divide the mind into two parts, the conscious and the non-conscious. The conscious is the part that ...

Have you ever reacted to something before consciously thinking about it? Or made a decision that “just felt right”? That’s your subconscious mind at work. It operates silently in the background, ...

After submitting my last Psychology Today post, “ You Can’t Always Control Your Thoughts,” I began to think about memories, especially those that pop up more often than expected. What was said about ...

Oftentimes, we’re at the mercy of our emotions. But the most successful people in the world know where these emotions come from, why they happen and can use that awareness to manage and control their ...

Yes: Consciousness is totally dependent on the brain and comes out from it. Dynamics of the brain create awareness. The brain is the conscious mind. No: Mind and body are distinctly different; ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The same brain systems used to remember the past also shape conscious experience of the present and expectations of the future.