Sunday in Pictures

Psychology and Policy

Obviously, there are many areas of psychological research that inform public policy, but few topics affect as many people as informed decision-making in the realm of healthcare. Enter Psychological Science in the Public Interest as a guide for policy-makers, clinicians, and doctors alike. In the recently published PSPI “Helping Doctors and Patients Make Sense of Health Statistics” by Gerd Gigerenzer, and “Current Status and Future Prospects of Clinical Psychology: Toward a Scientifically Principled Approach to Mental and Behavioral Health Care” by Timothy Baker, set to be published early this Fall, the authors presented two separate but equally important issues in modern healthcare. (more…)

The Ghost in the Machine

Neuroscience is the new black. “It has rappelled down from its ivory tower and eloped from the hospital world,” Martha Farah asserted during her William James Award Address on Sunday. No longer just pretty pictures on a screen, studies of the brain have contributed to a host of enhancement techniques. (more…)

Adversity and the Genome

The last few years have seen a dramatic increase in the understanding of the environmental impact on our genes. Sunday’s Theme Program, “Gene-Environment Interplay in Stress and Health,” presented the latest research in how environmental stress impacts health and behavior from the genetic level up.  (more…)