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Suggested changes to the definitions of autism spectrum disorders and depression, among others, are eliciting great concerns. However, there are larger concerns about the DSM as a whole.

As any student who's had to study for multiple exams can tell you, trying to learn two different sets of facts one after another is challenging.

'I'm a war president.' George W. Bush said it more than once. But is there an actual distinction between war and peace leaders ?

A pioneering new study finds that a specific type of computerized cognitive training can lead to significant neural and behavioral improvements in individuals with schizophrenia.

For the first time, a team led by Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientists has identified how different neural regions communicate to determine what to visually pay attention to and what to ignore.

If you're a left brain thinker, chances are you use your right hand to hold your cell phone up to your right ear, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

There are a number of drugs and experimental conditions that can block cognitive function and impair learning and memory.

There will always be a wild and unpredictable quality to creativity and invention, says Anthony McCaffrey, a cognitive psychology researcher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, because an "Aha moment" is rare and reaching it means overcoming formidable mental obstacles.

Studies by the University of Toronto's psychology department suggest that racism may impact some female minority groups more deeply than sexism.

When you see a picture of a hand, how do you know whether it’s a right or left hand ?