The Brain and Behavior

A poor night’s sleep can make an ordinary disagreement feel harder to handle. Anticipating a difficult conversation may tighten the stomach before anyone speaks. Pain …

At first, the work feels effortful. A writer starts and deletes the same sentence. A musician repeats a difficult passage. A runner negotiates with every …

Meditation has become one of the most extensively studied contemplative practices in modern psychology and medicine. Decades of research show that well-designed meditation programs can …

A delayed reply from a friend can feel like evidence of rejection, a sign that they are busy, or something too ordinary to deserve much …

You leave a conversation and begin replaying something you said. Nobody openly criticized you, but one person seemed distracted, and now an ordinary exchange feels …

After a quiet weekend, you may feel rested and content—until someone asks what you did. Suddenly, cooking, seeing a relative, and reading at home seem …

A friend has not replied to your message. At first, you assume they are busy. Then you remember something you said yesterday. What if it …

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a structured, teacher-led program for learning how to meet stress, pain, illness, and other difficult experiences with greater awareness. Over …