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 ...

Sexual arousal leads to a "perceptual tilt," making individuals more likely to interpret ambiguous social signals as signs of romantic interest.

What do people think about narcissism, and how common do they believe it is? A new study investigated and uncovered some ...

Body dysmorphia plays a key role in anorexia and other eating disorders. People may be afraid of gaining weight and believe that their body is larger than it actually is. Body dysmorphia is a ...

In our lifetimes, we encounter hundreds of thousands of faces. Each person's unique exposure to faces largely determines their "face space"—a model of how we encode, perceive, and remember the faces ...

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 ...

For the second time, a case of glioblastoma has been linked to Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that can cause distorted perceptions. The 63-year-old man's tumor was in an ...