Humans tend to overestimate how much others notice their appearance or behavior, known as the spotlight effect.

Your brain predicts events before you consciously experience them.

Fact #1986 · Psychology

Memories are reconstructed each time you recall them.

Fact #1812 · Psychology

Sleep deprivation can negatively affect cognitive function.

Fact #960 · Psychology

Your brain can simulate future events before they happen.

Fact #2272 · Psychology

Overconfidence can affect risk-taking behavior.

Fact #981 · Psychology

Your brain predicts events before you consciously experience them.

Fact #2132 · Psychology

Your brain uses patterns to recognize faces almost instantly.

Fact #1987 · Psychology

The backfire effect describes resistance to contradictory information.

Fact #1497 · Psychology