In this message for Autism Awareness Month, Dr. Gordon highlights the specific impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has had for individuals on the autism spectrum and their families. Source: NIH
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A mobile app was successful at distinguishing toddlers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from typically developing toddlers based on their eye movements while watching videos, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Source: NIH
Have you spend time reading or binge-watching your favorite shows this year? Research suggests that those beloved characters mean as much to us as our friends, at least if we are immersed in the fictional environment: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/time-travelling-apollo/202104/mind-melding-our-favorite-fictional-characters Source: macmillan…
On April 15, 2021, Beverly Davidson, Ph.D., was the guest speaker for the NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series. Dr. Davidson is the Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Arthur V. Meigs, Chair in Pediatrics…
Great example of epigenetics: Male bearded dragon embryos will hatch as females if the eggs are too warm – the heat overrides their genes to make them change sex! https://www.newscientist.com/article/2274481-heat-overrides-genes-to-make-bearded-dragon-embryos-change-sex/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1618516391 Source: macmillan psych community
On April 15, 2021, Beverly Davidson, Ph.D., will provide an overview of recent research approaches for inherited disorders that impact central nervous system function during the next NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series. Source: NIH
In the aftermath of the US presidential inauguration, I’ve been reading about QAnon with much interest. From the New York Times: Followers of QAnon, the pro-Trump conspiracy theory, have spent weeks anticipating that Wednesday [1/20/21, inauguration day] would be the…
The planning fallacy tells us that everything will take longer than we think it will (Kahneman & Tversky, 1982). In a fun—and unpublished—study, MIT graduate student Kaley Brauer, tells us about what they learned about the planning fallacy—albeit never named…
In this message, Dr. Gordon highlights what we know about Americans’ mental health after one year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: NIH
This workshop aims to highlight opportunities and challenges related to integrating genomic information and dimensional phenotypes associated with psychopathology, in alignment with the mission of the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) initiative. Source: NIH
The Neural Basis of Empathy via Knowing Neurons (and check out some of their other easy-to-digest articles for students while you’re there!): https://knowingneurons.com/2021/03/29/neural-basis-of-empathy/ Source: macmillan psych community
In recognition of World Bipolar Day, NIMH is hosting a livestream event on bipolar disorder in adolescents and young adults on March 30, 2021. Source: NIH
Unlike chimps, who are aggressive and competitive, bonobos excel at cooperation and community. Some scientists think that these differences can tell us a lot about our own evolution of empathy and kindness. https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/03/20/978868116/some-generous-apes-may-help-explain-the-evolution-of-human-kindness?fbclid=IwAR10gH9W6WxUVPf9XsBijPVtdlHjz7-QvqWOAymBjSVoNBORYkq9ag1r-mI Source: macmillan psych community
In Intro Psych, the sense of smell typically takes a distant backseat to vision and hearing. Part of that short shrift is due to the comparatively sparse research into our sense of smell and smell’s close relative, taste. With temporary…
In the 2021 Netflix three-episode documentary, Murder Among the Mormons, we learn about the exploits of forger and murderer Mark Hofmann. Hofmann had a lot people snookered; people believed that the documents about the origin of the Church of Latter…
WEBINAR: Alzheimer’s Disease is Changing Normal Aging with Jason Karlawish Source: macmillan psych community
We know that sugar doesn’t make kids hyper, but can it make us anxious? This study found a link between sugary, processed foods and anxiety disorders, but remember that correlation does not equal causation! https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/anxiety-diet?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1615566168 Source: macmillan psych community
Fascinated by serial killers? Check out this article on the research looking at brain differences in psychopathy https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/what-is-a-psychopath?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1615204146 Source: macmillan psych community
April 22 -Revealing the Science of Implicit Bias to Foster Inclusion with Toni Schmader– 3:00 PM EST Source: macmillan psych community
After covering correlations and experiments, share the February 17, 2021 edition of the PC and Pixel comic strip with your students. In the first panel, one of the characters reads a research finding: “It’s reported here that unhappy people watch…