One of the biggest contributors to our happiness is something we barely pay attention to: the voice inside our own heads. As psychologist Ethan Kross describes in his new book Chatter, that voice is ...

Lauren Silva, a freelance writer in New York City, believes in feeling good in your body and making that experience accessible to everyone across generations. The proof is in her ever-piling browser ...

The brain is the most complex organ in our body – constantly absorbing and interpreting our surroundings, and guiding our movement, thoughts, behaviors and emotions. Although human beings share a ...

This past week, I finished teaching my first Environmental Psychology class. At the end of the course, I asked the students to share the biggest thing they took away from the course. A common response ...

There's a reason why cleaning and tidying up your surroundings makes you feel good, and it’s based on neuroscience. Most of us dislike clutter. For instance, a study published in the journal ...

Our environment has a silent but profound influence on our daily behaviors. While many assume that habits are built (and broken) on sheer willpower and motivation, the reality is that our surroundings ...

Spatial awareness is the ability to understand your body’s position in relation to your surroundings. It can have an impact on everything from picking up a book to navigating social settings. Share on ...

ASLA 2020 Urban Design Honor award. Yongqing Fang Alleyways: An Urban Transformation. Guangzhou, China. Lah D+H Landscape and Urban Design. Image Courtesy of The Dirt People living in dense cities are ...

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A new study focuses on the powerful role our surroundings play in shaping dementia risk. A new study from the University of Georgia College of Public Health focuses on the powerful role our ...

What does a bucket of black paint poured onto a wall and a giant cube full of 200 gallons of velvety black ink have in common? At Miami Art Museum, these and other sensory-numbing works are part of a ...