Psychology
How Do We Recognize Other People’s Emotions?
While facial expressions do play an important role, they are not the only crucial factor. A person's facial expression provides crucial information for us to recognize their emotions. But there's much more to this process than that. This is according to the research conducted by Leda Berio and Professor Albert Newen from the Institute of Philosophy II at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.
University pilot project launched to reduce social stigma towards people with mental disorders
From the left, Juan Carlos Ruiz, Mireia López, Vicent Balanzà, Xavier Cunyat, Inma Fuentes, Carmen Dasí, Lucia Fau The aim of the pilot workshops launched this year at the University of Valencia (UV) is to evaluate and reduce
A new target for anxiety disorders
By generating mice with genetic mutations that disrupt the brain's TrkC-PTP? protein complex, researchers at the UdeM-affiliated IRCM find a key way that brain cells communicate.
Can AI produce decent podcasts?
Everybody wants to start a podcast these days - even AI. What does this mean for the future of science communication? - Dr Ehsan Nabavi.
Exploring links between trauma and health - Dr. Gabor Maté awarded SFU’s Sterling Prize for Controversy
How does our past trauma impact our health? Can we begin to heal by addressing the root causes that made us ill in the first place? For Dr. Gabor Maté, the mind and the body are inseparable.
Parenting programs help kids, but provide insufficient support for parents
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Managing Election Anxiety May Mean Less Time on Social Media
In these final weeks leading up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election on Nov. 5, the online barrage of campaign ads and relentless stream of political news and opinions will only intensify.
University of Bath receives £11 million to launch a Mental Health Research Group
The research group willl address the urgent mental health needs of the region and increase capacity for applied research.
Into the Mystic: Western researcher explores virtual reality for mental health therapy
Close your eyes. Breathe in. Breathe out. Now picture this. You are standing on the beach, feeling the soft, warm sand underneath your feet, watching the ocean waves crash gently onto the shore and palm trees swaying in the wind.
The way sensory prediction changes under anesthesia tells us how conscious cognition works
A new study adds evidence that consciousness requires communication between sensory and cognitive regions of the brain's cortex.
Teenagers and emotional problems: parents’ role smaller than previously assumed
New research on World Mental Health Day: parents play a smaller role in the emotional development of teenagers than previously believed. Caspar van Lissa (Tilburg University) developed an innovative machine learning technique to discover patterns in and predictors of youth behavior.
Exploring the Western research on aging that’s helping us live better, longer
Can exercise and cognitive training slow the progression of dementia? Is there a medicinal benefit for skyrocketing cannabis use among older adults? What are the health secrets of SuperAgers, people w
’Concern can provide the energy needed to tackle the problem’
Climate researcher Prof. Lisa Schipper explains in the Nature Climate Change commentary why science also needs emotions.
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Professeur-e associé-e ou assistant-e avec prétitularisation conditionnelle dans le domaine ‘Psychologie des organisations’ Université de Genève
Associate Professor or Assistant Professor (tenure track) of Social Psychology University of Luxembourg
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream - Behavioural Neuroscience University of Toronto
Postdoctorat en psychologie / sciences cognitives en robotique sociale pour l’éducation H/F CNRS, Paris
Chercheur/ese Postdoctoral/e en Linguistique Experimentale H/F CNRS, Paris
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Exploring links between trauma and health - Dr. Gabor Maté awarded SFU's Sterling Prize for Controversy
New therapy for children hearing voices and seeing visions trials in Greater Manchester
New federal rules to make mental health care more accessible, affordable: U-M experts can discuss
New therapies developed by Oxford experts offer online support for anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders
Research explores barriers and strategies in early care planning among first-generation Moroccan and Turkish migrants
Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation commits $9.9M to support next chapter of Owerko Centre