Most people believe their actions are guided by good intentions. And often that’s true: People genuinely want to be healthier, more present, more disciplined, more honest. But if you listen carefully ...

Objective Intention is the proximal antecedent of physical activity in many popular psychological models. Despite the utility of these models, the discrepancy between intention and actual behaviour, ...

At a recent class, my daughter’s karate instructor asked the group of assembled seven- to ten-year-olds: “What does it mean to be a leader?” My daughter, back straightening, chin climbing, thrust her ...

Researchers led by Jean-Paul Noel at the University of Minnesota, United States, have decoupled intentions, actions and their effects by manipulating the brain-machine interface that allows a person ...