Everything from bad childhood experiences to certain personality traits to poor digital literacy leaves some people more likely to buy into wild ideas than others.

Therefore, in situations of conflict, people prefer rational people on their side and reasonable people on the opposing side.

Across 27 countries, people care more about family relationships than mating.

Stress can make us overthink to the point of becoming self-conscious.

We look for similarities between our parents and partners because it gives us a comfortable sense of familiarity, researchers say.

When the part of the brain responsible for attention decides what's going on externally isn't really important, our thoughts and focus turn inward.

Screaming is a unique noise that alerts the brain in a way other noises don't.

Activities that evoke negative emotions in the moment but aren't threatening in the long term can be thrilling.

It's time to let die the myth that left-handednes can and should be corrected.

The inability to accurately process sound frequencies usually presents in adolescence.

Our response to extreme fear involves almost every system in the body -- including our skeletal system.

People are also judging other people by how much charge their phones have.

People with positive outlooks live up to 15% longer than the average.

One theory holds that inappropriate laughter is the brain's attempt at self-therapy.

We're less likely to choose our favorite cereal when there's 20 to choose from.

Poverty or impoverished backgrounds have nothing to do with why people cheat.

We think our voice is lower than it actually is.

Let the leg shaking continue in peace.