Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality defines the unconscious mind as an accumulation of feelings, thoughts, ...

Sigmund Freud described the mind as an iceberg with the unconscious mind far exceeding the visible part above the surface. Source: Courtesy of Damian Pang, incorporating images from Annie Spratt ...

Writer Russ Juskalian's story on cryptomnesia had a lot of readers talking—specifically, about our use of "unconscious" over "subconscious" when discussing the practice of copying other people's work ...

Your brain doesn't like to keep secrets. Studies at the University of Texas, Austin, have shown that writing down secrets in a journal or telling a doctor your secrets actually decreases the level of ...

Habits can be great. As Wendy Wood writes in Good Habits, Bad Habits, “We find patterns of behavior that allow us to reach goals. We repeat what works, and when actions are repeated in a stable ...

I just finished the book "The User Illusion", by Tor Nørretranders. It was one of the most interesting books I've ever read, and mostly (among other interesting topics) deals with "Consciousness". I ...

The concept of a “Freudian slip” is that when a person misspeaks, they inadvertently reveal repressed or secret desires. The theory is well known, but there is little — if any — scientific proof that ...

S1: Welcome in San Diego. It's Jade Hindman on today's show. The podcast Hidden Brain celebrates ten years. I spoke with host Shankar Vedantam about the success of the show. This is KPBS Midday ...

Commitment often evokes a sense of dedication and focus. It's a word most associated with relationships (maybe career goals.) But how committed you are to something ultimately impacts the outcome.

One of the most fundamental intuitions people walk around with, Peter Vishton said, is that their actions begin when they decide to do something. “If I decide I’m going to eat that apple or I’m going ...