Psychology and Neuroscience
- ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ÆÆ½â°æÏÂÔØ researcher finds that practice reduces racial bias in a first-person shooter simulation—but the benefits only go so far.
- ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ÆÆ½â°æÏÂÔØ interdisciplinary course titled Health, Society and Wellness in COVID-19 Times is available to the general public on Coursera.
- After leading a ‘call to action’ on burgeoning mental-illness crisis, prof launches a massive, open online course on mental health.
- ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ÆÆ½â°æÏÂÔØ professor co-leads ‘call to action’ for mental-health care during pandemic.
- ‘We need to spend more time on better understanding and tracing mental wellness,’ says ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ÆÆ½â°æÏÂÔØ June Gruber.
- New course designed in part by students delves into the interrelationship between COVID-19 and systemic racism; Anthony Fauci to be special guest.
- Attention to climate change has rapidly declined in recent months. That's concerning, say study authors who found that simply directing one's attention to an environmental risk—even briefly and involuntarily—makes people more concerned and willing to take action.
- Use marijuana while pregnant, and your child is more likely to suffer sleep problems as much as a decade later, according to a new ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ÆÆ½â°æÏÂÔØ study of nearly 12,000 youth.
- Smoking high-potency marijuana concentrates boosts blood levels of THC more than twice as much as smoking conventional weed, but it doesn’t necessarily get you higher, according to a new study of regular users published today by ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ÆÆ½â°æÏÂÔØ researchers.
- We know the virus has a deadly impact on the human body. But its impact on our mental health may be deadly too.