For decades, neuroscientists have known that specific regions in the brain's left hemisphere are responsible for processing language. However, a new study by MIT researchers shows that language ...

Most people favor one hand, and that hand tends to be the better one for writing, throwing and managing chopsticks. The long-standing view is that the dominant hand is "born" more capable, its skills ...

Murder suspect brain scans published Monday in Aggression and Violent Behavior reveal that killers who planned their crimes ...

Do you prefer music written in a major or a minor key? Your preference is likely linked to your own personality traits.

Personality types A, B, C, and D group people according to key traits. However, it is not an evidence-based personality model. Type A includes ambition, impatience, and competitiveness, while Type B ...

People are thought to be left- or right-brained, depending on their personality. While that assumption is based on some history, the reality is more complex.

The difference between the world's best defenders and solid players is minimal. The traits that separate the elites from the pack aren't physical, though. The world's best defenders are going to be on ...

The idea that people are either “left-brained” and analytical or “right-brained” and creative has become deeply embedded in popular culture. Yet decades of neuroscience research show that this simple ...

Researchers are at a loss for why people across cultures and ages, regardless of their dominant hand, have a natural bias toward wandering in a counterclockwise direction. By Rachel Nuwer Iñaki ...

This Pew Research Center study goes beyond Americans’ partisan attachments and vote choices to explore the values and attitudes that underlie the political landscape and the Republican and Democratic ...