APS Past-President/ Author: Lisa Feldman Barrett Five hundred million years ago, a tiny sea creature changed the course of history: It became the first predator. It somehow sensed the presence of another creature nearby, propelled or wiggled its way over, and deliberately ate it. This new activity of hunting started More
A sample of articles on the role of situation in psychological science, neuroscience and moral behavior, learning to write, stress, and the role of emotions on attention and work performance. More
New York University’s György Buzsáki proposes that our newborn brains are filled with largely random patterns, which he refers to as an “inside-out” framework. More
OPINIONS ABOUT WEARING masks and maintaining social distancing are sharply divided, largely along red and blue lines. Conservatives Republicans are the least likely to wear a mask, according to poll data from Pew Research. Some neuroscientists believe that lessons from their field, applied appropriately, could help break the impasse and persuade more people to More
György Buzsáki presented the APS’s 2020 Fred Kavli Keynote Address titled “The Brain Inside Out.” [July 15, 2020] More
A sample of articles on antisocial disorders, data analysis, a mindfulness model, a model of moral contagion, scientific collaboration, and social neuroscience. More
