The film Black Swan (2010) is the journey of a dancer seeking perfection. However, this leads her to dance a downward spiral, in which reality becomes increasingly distorted. The concept of reality is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Nicole Lipkin writes about the psychology of work and leadership. Imagine how disheartening it would feel if after every ...

I’ve always been partial to Dunbar, the character in Catch-22 who seeks out boredom and discomfort in order to make time pass more slowly, thus effectively prolonging his life. It’s a sensation that’s ...

Schizotypal personality disorder is a cluster A personality disorder that involves various symptoms. These symptoms include difficulty in relationships, atypical thinking and behavior, and a distorted ...

How clearly do you think you see the world? Well, I have scary news. We don’t see things as they are. We don’t even see. We perceive. Your eyes, ears, and senses receive information from the outside ...

Are our senses there to provide us with the most complete representation of the world, or do they serve our survival? For a long time, the former was the dominant view in neuroscience. "Was" is the ...