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How a Habit Becomes an Addiction
Research suggests that only 20–30% of drug users actually descend into addiction — defined as the persistent seeking and taking of drugs even in the face of dire personal consequences. Why are some people who use drugs able to do so without turning into addicts, while others continue to abuse, even when the repercussions range from jail time to serious health problems? In a comprehensive review in the European Journal of Neuroscience, Barry Everitt outlines the neural correlates and learning-based processes associated with the transition from drug use, to abuse, to addiction.
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ISSBD and Jacobs Foundation Announce Fellowships
The International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD) and the Jacobs Foundation are offering 10 doctoral fellowships of 2 years each, with a 1-year extension possible. The fellowships will be located at the applicants’ home institutions and will begin in July 2015; the working language will be English. Admitted students will receive a monthly stipend of up to $1,500, and half of the fellowships are reserved for students from currency-restricted countries.
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Processing Speed Helps Determine Whether We Choose Carrots Over Chocolates
Every January, many people pledge to make healthier food choices a priority for the upcoming year—swapping out that slice of chocolate cake for a bag of carrot sticks. But, keeping that healthy eating resolution isn’t
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Collaborate With Stanford Researchers on Attitudes
Professor Jon Krosnick (Stanford University, Departments of Communication, Political Science, and Psychology) and Ellen Konar (Stanford University, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences) invite applications from graduate students enrolled in PhD programs in business programs or in the social and behavioral sciences to collaborate with them in conducting analyses of data to assess the relative efficacy and validity of customer experience measures in predicting company performance and in writing up results for publication in academic journals.About 10 years ago, companies looking to understand customer feedback were offered a simple tool that was billed as “The One Number You Ne…
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International Meeting of the Psychonomic Society
International Meeting of the Psychonomic Society May 5–8, 2016 Granada, Spain www.ps2016.org
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Psychonomic Society’s 57th Annual Meeting
Psychonomic Society’s 57th Annual Meeting November 17–20, 2016 Boston, Massachusetts, USA
