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Fear, Happiness, and Sadness Share Common Neural Building Blocks
Diverse emotions like sadness, happiness, fear, and anger are all based on common building blocks of valence (i.e., pleasure/displeasure) and arousal, according to new research published in Psychological Science. ... More>
Elissa L. Newport
Georgetown University William James Fellow Award With a background in cognitive science and now a professor of neurology, Newport has devoted her career to studying human language acquisition and developmental ... More>
Uta Frith
University College London and University of Aarhus William James Fellow Award An internationally renowned developmental psychologist, Uta Frith has pioneered much of the current research into the cognitive neuroscience of ... More>
Presidential Column
The Changing Landscape for Research and Education in Psychological Science
It doesn’t seem possible but this is the last column of my term as APS President. Throughout the past year you have heard from many of our APS colleagues who hold various administrative positions in universities in the United States and Europe. ... More>
