No matter how intelligent, logical and measured we think we are, humans can be irrational. Sometimes even illogical. Above all else, we’re emotional beings, and we may often think with our hearts. But ...

Shakespeare didn’t suggest that a person by any other name would be just as likeable, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t just have a vision, and Muhammad Ali didn’t just throw punches. Instead, they ...

This mindfulness technique taps the power of vivid visualization and your five senses, and may promote relaxation, increase motivation, improve mood, and more. Imagine that you’re in a place where you ...

The scientific literature considers music either as an abstract stimulus, devoid of explicit meaning, or a universal language. Music listening rarely involves exclusive focus on the sounds themselves.

Over the past decade, Jackie Andrade and Jon May of the University of Plymouth (UK) have been fine-tuning a unique approach to behavioral change called Functional Imagery Training. FIT uses ...