Research shows that people overestimate how much strangers will think badly of them — the spotlight effect.

Your brain can invent sensations.

Fact #2299 · Psychology

Your brain predicts events before you consciously experience them.

Fact #1839 · Psychology

Humans tend to conform to group opinions in certain situations.

Fact #947 · Psychology

Your brain uses patterns to recognize faces almost instantly.

Fact #2168 · Psychology

Some people can remember nearly every day of their lives in detail.

Fact #2233 · Psychology

Your brain predicts events before you consciously experience them.

Fact #1986 · Psychology

The Dunning-Kruger effect describes overconfidence among low-skill individuals.

Fact #1475 · Psychology

Sleep helps regulate emotional responses.

Fact #985 · Psychology