Feeling warm or cold doesn’t just register on the skin—it changes how connected we feel to our own bodies. Research shows that temperature sensations help shape body ownership, emotional regulation, ...

If you slipped under the covers at 2am, knowing your alarm was set for 6am, how do you think you would feel the next morning? You may be imagining a day of aching eyes and clouded thoughts, but it is ...

In psychology, the classic chicken-or-egg conundrum boils down (sorry) to the question of whether thoughts precede feelings or feelings precede thoughts. That is, do feelings generate thoughts or do ...

Emotions aren’t just reactions—they are constructed from bodily signals, experience, and context. Many of us have heard two reassuring ideas about emotions: 1. There is no such thing as a “wrong” ...

A new book, “How to Feel Loved,” links our social skills to how content we are. By Catherine Pearson Sonja Lyubomirsky has been a leading researcher on the science of happiness for decades. And for ...