Fans of shows like Scandal and Madam Secretary may be more interested and active in politics.

Blocking receptors in the brain could restore motivation and stop the negative emotions that come with pain, research with rats suggests.

When we're competing against a robot that's winning, we tend to dislike the robot more and think less of ourselves.

Binging violent shows may make you see the world as meaner and scarier than it really is, researchers report.

"...emotion recognition is, at its heart, an issue of context as much as it is about faces."

Feelings of awe can make us more curious about the things we don't know and more aware of how much we have to learn.

"We humans are a social species. Yet sleep deprivation can turn us into social lepers..."

There are 7 kinds of conversation that we really savor. Getting better at taking in a great moment could be good for us.

Try out this interactive map to hear the nonverbal expressions we use to convey 24 kinds of emotion.

As couples age, they show more humor and tenderness towards one another, researchers say.