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Behavioral health interventions yield much stronger outcomes in controlled research settings, as compared to the community settings in which they are most often applied. Adjustments in the training and development of community providers may help to address this gap.
Did you ever make a decision based on gut feelings? See, you’ve been experiencing the gut-brain connection this entire time!
The interview process is different at every school, for every department, and no two students have the same experience. However, there are some basic pieces of advice that apply to a wide range of Ph.D. Psych interview weekends.
Our brains haven’t evolved to reward us for eating healthy foods or exercising. Can we engineer our own positive feedback loops to promote these behaviors using social media?
While Asian Americans are typically depicted as intelligent, high-achieving, and law-abiding, such stereotypes may not be as innocuous as you think. The Model Minority Myth has several consequences for the mental health, academic achievement, and institutional support (e.g., school and governmental programs) available to this population.
“I don’t believe my brain!” Guests of all ages were shocked by the tricks their brains played on them during PIA’s Psychology and the Brain exhibition at UCLA’s 9th annual Explore Your Universe (EYU) science festival. The event brought in over 7,000 Lo …
Humans and non-human animals alike have to process and respond to specific information about their social environments in order to navigate the social world. But language seems to shape how we process and respond to such information. So are certain forms of social cognition uniquely human?
In my last article, I talked about epigenetics and how we can measure epigenetic changes (read here if you missed it). Now we’re moving on to the good stuff—how we assess epigenetic aging and what it means for biological and psychological research.Many …
Future intentions are difficult to remember. Luckily, we adapt by using external devices such as smartphones and calendars.
At approximately 150 years of age, psychological science is an infant among elders. For someone like myself, this is precisely what makes psychological science so invigorating. We stand on the shoulders of giants in scientific history, but we are also in unchartered waters.
Infants learn an incredible amount in the first two years of life. But how can we investigate how and when infants learn about various aspects of the world around them?
Everyone loves a good superhero story. Superheroes have been a fixture in American pop culture for decades, but in the past 10-15 years we’ve witnessed a resurgence of superhero mania. Between movies, TV shows, toys, and even national conventions, the …
What’s going on in the brain when someone does change their mind? Understanding neural systems underlying belief maintenance can bring scientists closer to communicating new research in a way that makes people more amenable to updating their beliefs.
