“Do you ever look at someone and wonder: What is going on inside their head?” Joy asks in the opening line of Pixar’s film Inside Out. Inside Out is the story of 11-year-old Riley and her emotions: ...

“Science of emotion” – what are the practical benefits of studying the link? So many! Emotions arise in and affect every sphere of our lives: close relationships, physical and psychological health, ...

This story was originally published on June 14, 2024. We are republishing it on the occasion of Inside Out 2's arrival on Disney+ on Sept. 25, 2024. But don’t be fooled by the twinkles in Envy’s eyes ...

A new study is among the first of its kind to separate activity relating to emotion generation from emotion regulation in the human brain. The findings provide new insights that could help inform ...

Tomorrow, the much-anticipated sequel Inside Out 2 premieres in theaters, making it a perfect time to revisit the science behind the original 2015 Pixar hit that brought psychological research into ...

Emotion regulation should never mean silencing anger. Anger is not a problem to be eliminated—it is crucial data which tells ...

Can understanding the source of your emotions help you make better decisions? Participants were assessed for ability to understand emotions and were then told they would have to give a video-recorded ...

In the year 2014, cinema witnessed something familiar yet entirely unprecedented with Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar.’ While space epics such as Star Trek and Star Wars have long captured the ...

It’s been more than half a century since the publication of Silent Spring by the scientist and creative writer Rachel Carson. The seminal volume caught the attention of U.S. presidents, artists and ...

Countless parents across the country recently dropped their kids off at college for the first time. This transition can stir a whirlwind of feelings: the heartache of parting, sadness over a ...

Letting raw emotion drive financial decisions sounds like a recipe for disaster. But Jennifer Lerner, the Thornton F. Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy, Decision Science, and Management at the ...

“Do you ever look at someone and wonder: What is going on inside their head?” Joy asks in the opening line of Pixar’s film Inside Out. Inside Out is the story of 11-year-old Riley and her emotions: ...