Fear of Ebola

Psy-Q: The Psychology Behind Our Fear of Ebola

Welcome to the first of a new weekly column, Psy-Q, which delves into the JSTOR archives to give ...
A neon blue outline of the human brain

Nobel Prize Awarded for Research Related to “Internal GPS”

The 2014 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to three scientists whose work focused on the brain's "internal GPS."
Man sitting cross-legged in a forest listening to headphones while holding a smart phone in one hand and balancing a cup of coffee in the other

Why We Really, Really Hate Being Alone

Why do we hate to be alone? It may have to do with saber toothed tigers.
Sigmund Freud looking just right of the photographer

On the Anniversary of Freud’s Death

A collection of JSTOR research on Sigmund Freud, 75 years after his death.