Neuroscientists have long known that perception is not a neutral recording of the outside world but a construction, stitched together from sensory data and prior experience. What is becoming harder to ...

Pregnant women's attitudes and mindsets can influence the course of childbirth. This is what psychologists at the University of Bonn established in a longitudinal study with around 300 participants.

Mindsets have power. They can help us become more successful or they can block our way and keep us repeating our mistakes. A mindset is a belief. Dweck (2006) describes it as a view you adopt for ...