Walter Mischel, a psychologist who devised the marshmallow test, explained what it really means. Marcie LaCerte/NPR hide caption
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"If you do say, 'Yes, my child has seen a counselor or a therapist or a psychologist,' what does the school then do with that?" asks Laura Goodhue, who has a 9-year-old son on the autism spectrum and a 10-year-old son who has seen a psychologist. Andrea D'Aquino for NPR hide caption
Parents Are Leery Of Schools Requiring 'Mental Health' Disclosures By Students
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Parents Are Leery Of Schools Requiring 'Mental Health' Disclosures By Students
The fix was in for this rhesus macaque drinking juice on the Ganges River in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India. No gambling was required to get the reward. Fotofeeling/Getty Images/Westend61 RM hide caption
In Lab Turned Casino, Gambling Monkeys Help Scientists Find Risk-Taking Brain Area
Friend or foe? A California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) gives observers the eye at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass. Tom Kleindinst/Marine Biological Laboratory hide caption
Lt. Ryan Snyder, who works at the Champaign County jail in Illinois, says it's hard for any such facility to provide the kind of one-on-one mental health treatment many inmates need. Christine Herman/Illinois Public Media hide caption
Physicians face long hours, frustrating paperwork and sometimes difficult patients. But researchers aren't so clear on whether burnout is the right word to describe their problems. ERproductions Ltd/Blend Images/Getty Images hide caption
Nearly 62 percent of respondents had at least one ACE and a quarter reported three or more. The remaining respondents had at least two ACEs, including 16 percent with four or more such experiences. Elva Etienne/Getty Images hide caption
Barb Williamson runs several sobriety houses in Pennsylvania, commercially run homes where residents support each other in their recovery from opioid addiction. Initially, she says, she saw the use of Suboxone or methadone by residents as "a crutch," and banned them. But evidence the medicines can be helpful changed her mind. Kimberly Paynter/WHYY hide caption
Many 'Recovery Houses' Won't Let Residents Use Medicine To Quit Opioids
Baby boomers who use marijuana seem to be using it more often than in previous years, a recent survey finds — 5.7 percent of respondents ages 50 to 64 said they'd tried it in the past month. The drug is also gaining popularity among people in their 70s and 80s. Manonallard/Getty Images hide caption
A 17-year-old male bonobo eats while his son watches in the Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. Fiona Rogers/Getty Images hide caption
What's Mine Is Yours, Sort Of: Bonobos And The Tricky Evolutionary Roots Of Sharing
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University are studying barn owls to understand how the brain maintains focus. Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption
Scientists Study Barn Owls To Understand Why People With ADHD Struggle To Focus
The search for the cause of Alzheimer's has so far come up dry. Some researchers are now asking if germs play a role. Ariel Davis for NPR hide caption
Supervised injection sites, like Insite in Vancouver, Canada, provide drug users with clean needles and other supplies to help prevent the spread of disease. Elana Gordon for WHYY hide caption
Jason B. Rosenthal on the TED Stage. Jason Redmond/Jason Redmond / TED hide caption
Jason Rosenthal: What Does the Loss Of A Loved One Teach Us About Life?
Emily Levine on the TED Stage. Ryan Lash/Ryan Lash / TED hide caption
Michelle Knox on the TED stage. Jean-Jacques Halans/Jean-Jacques Halans/TED hide caption
Michelle Knox: Can Talking About Death Take Fear And Stress Out Of The Inevitable?
Caitlin Doughty on the TED stage. Photo Courtesy/TEDMED hide caption
Lux Narayan on the TED stage. Ryan Lash/TED/TED hide caption