The average person spends about six years of their life dreaming.

Your brain releases dopamine when anticipating rewards, not just receiving them.

Fact #2813 · Psychology

Intrinsic motivation produces better long-term performance than extrinsic rewards.

Fact #6326 · Psychology

Hindsight bias makes past events seem more predictable than they were.

Fact #3034 · Psychology

The brain has a 'default mode network' active during rest and daydreaming — involved in self-referential thought.

Fact #6666 · Psychology

Your perception is a reconstruction.

Fact #2291 · Psychology

Nutmeg is a hallucinogen in large doses — it contains myristicin, a psychoactive compound.

Fact #3935 · Psychology

Your brain enables perception.

Fact #2413 · Psychology

Roughly 1 in 4 people have a mental health disorder at some point.

Fact #2788 · Psychology