Annual Convention

Mirror Neurons Help Us Identify Emotion in Faces

March 19, 2013
From Daily Observations

In 2012, Madeleine L. Werhane won an APSSC Student Research Award for her work examining mirror neurons’ role in the identification of facial emotions. ... More>

Observer Article

Passionate Love

By Amy Drew
Observer Vol.26, No.2 February, 2013

If there’s one sentiment shared by all great artists, from Shakespeare to Beyoncé (not that we’re comparing the two), it’s this: Love is intense. Only in the last century have psychological scientists begun to regard passionate love as a viable research topic. ... More>

Psychological Science Is Important (video)

January 4, 2013

APS Executive Director Alan G. Kraut Psychological science is important, as APS Executive Director Alan G. Kraut reminds us. By itself, psychological science produces a rich understanding of behavior. When ... More>

Observer Article

A Musical Mind

By Eric Jaffe
Observer Vol.26, No.1 January, 2013

Psi Chi Distinguished Speaker E. Glenn Schellenberg reviews the cognitive, social, and emotional side effects of musical training at the 24th APS Annual Convention. ... More>

Observer Article

Inside the Neurotic Mind

By Eric Jaffe
Observer Vol.25, No.10 December, 2012

Science, not popular culture, should inform our approach to neuroticism, says James McKeen Cattell Fellow David H. Barlow, whose work on neuroticism has led to innovative new treatments for mood disorders. ... More>

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