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Delight, Desire, and Dread
One of the most intriguing things about our brain is the interconnectedness of its various structures and functions. We used to think that one discrete area of the brain was responsible for each particular behavior
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Moving Forward with IRBs: Best Practices
When the Columbine High School tragedy struck, APS Fellow and Charter Member Roxane Cohen Silver, University of California, Irvine, needed immediate access to the survivors to carry out her disaster trauma research. The UC Irvine
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Sharpening the Learning Curve
If learning is a lifelong journey, it’s probably safe to say that most of us would be grateful for a few shortcuts along the way. The “Learning, Competitiveness, and Real-World Achievement” program at the APS
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APS: Through the Eyes of the Presidents
In a session fittingly chaired by APS founding Executive Director Alan Kraut, a panel of 13 APS Past Presidents shared some of their most memorable moments leading the organization during the session “APS: Through the
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The History of APS
In a room decorated with a brilliant timeline of APS’s history and photos of all the APS Presidents, Robin Cautin of Manhattanville College welcomed the audience to her talk, “The Founding of APS: A New
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Nature and Nurture as Allies
In the APS Convention program on “Genetics, Environment, Culture, and Behavior,” one message was made clear: Research has revealed that nature and nurture are no longer enemies, but instead, they are allies. “For a gene