The Helpful Brain

The psychology and neuroscience behind why people help, or fail to help, themselves and others

Health

Are Older People More Helpful?

Patricia Lockwood, Ph.D., and Jo Cutler, Ph.D. on January 31, 2022

As the population ages, will the world become more helpful or more selfish?

As the population ages, will the world become more helpful or more selfish?

Neuroscience

3 Tips for Choosing the Perfect Gift

Patricia Lockwood, Ph.D., and Jo Cutler, Ph.D. on December 16, 2021

Struggling to choose the right gifts? These 3 tips from psychology and neuroscience could help.

Struggling to choose the right gifts? These 3 tips from psychology and neuroscience could help.

Decision-Making

How Willing Are We to Protect Others?

Patricia Lockwood, Ph.D., and Jo Cutler, Ph.D. on December 6, 2021

Using psychology to understand how and why we act to help others, and how to encourage behavior change, is essential if we want to end the pandemic.

Using psychology to understand how and why we act to help others, and how to encourage behavior change, is essential if we want to end the pandemic.

Bias

5 Core Lessons from the Science of Kindness

Patricia Lockwood, Ph.D., and Jo Cutler, Ph.D. on November 11, 2021

How to be more kind? Here are five lessons from the science of kindness for World Kindness Day.

How to be more kind? Here are five lessons from the science of kindness for World Kindness Day.