Psychotherapy leads to measurable changes in brain structure. Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) ...

Psychotherapy leads to measurable changes in brain structure. Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the University of Münster have demonstrated this for the first time in ...

How the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy can help instructors address the challenges of student cynicism, disengagement and distraction.

Recognizing and responding to students’ cognitive needs helps nurture intellectual and emotional development--and Piaget's Theory is key.

Cognitive distortions are thought biases that create negative patterns in the way a person thinks. Changing these habitual thoughts can help improve a person’s general well-being. Learn more.

Cognitive shuffling is a mental exercise that involves focusing your mind on words that have no association with one another, as a way of signaling to your brain that it’s time to fall asleep.

The study confirms the fundamental assumption in conceptual metaphor theory that metaphors are enduring linguistic and cognitive structures, not merely rhetorical figures. Using complex systems tools, ...