The National Institutes of Health have announced a funding opportunity for projects that will conduct secondary analysis of existing data from the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative. NIH intends to commit an estimated total of $4 million to fund 8 awards in fiscal year 2020. More
In a guest column, renowned architecture critic Sarah Williams Goldhagen applauds psychological science for fostering new understanding about the links between our surroundings and our health, well-being, and development. More
Why is an organ as powerful as the human brain so bad at multitasking? APS William James Fellow Jonathan D. Cohen is generating new answers to that question. More
Are we born to be physically lazy? A sophisticated if disconcerting new neurological study suggests that we probably are. It finds that even when people know that exercise is desirable and plan to work out, certain electrical signals within their brains may be nudging them toward being sedentary. The study’s More
Giving up a kidney to a stranger requires a certain sense of selflessness, what’s come to be known in social science as extraordinary altruism. University of Pennsylvania psychologist Kristin Brethel-Haurwitz wanted to understand the connection between this trait and empathy, specifically empathy for distress emotions. Using fMRI scans, Brethel-Haurwitz and More
Colleagues and friends reflect on the daring ideas, pioneering research, and deep generosity of a giant in the field of attention research. More
