How does a neuroscientific biological perspective explain behavior? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand ...

One of the most vexing dilemmas for teachers is finding the best way to respond to students who misbehave. Experts argue over whether the best classroom-management approach is a consistent, strict ...

Mentalizing is the ability to see others from the inside and see ourselves from the outside. Learning to mentalize well can be a useful goal for neurodivergent people.

Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person. From a psychological standpoint, empathy is not just an emotional trait—it is a foundational social skill that shapes how ...

It is at the confluence of different experiences that new theories come into being. Writing in this week's "Perspectives" in the journal Science, ASU researchers Kim Hill and Rob Boyd comment on new ...

Polarization, conspiracy theories, fake news: What people see on the Internet is largely determined by the opaque algorithms of just a few corporations. That's a worrying development for democratic ...