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Psychological Scientist Jamie L. Hanson Receives NIH Honor
The National Institutes of Health Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research honored psychological scientist Jamie L. Hanson (University of Pittsburgh) with the Matilda White Riley Early Stage Investigator Paper Award.
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Puerto Rico’s “Fear Lab” Mentors Neuroscience Rigor amid Diversity
A lineage of young neuroscientists from diverse backgrounds trace their scientific roots to a “fear lab” in Puerto Rico that the National Institutes of Health has been supporting for two decades. A crucible for studies
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Here’s why Elizabeth Koch, the daughter of a GOP megadonor, chose science over politics
Elizabeth Koch is obsessed with the self—not just hers, but yours and mine, too. She’s the founder of a neuroscience nonprofit called the Tiny Blue Dot Foundation, which aims “to understand the nature of consciousness
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Brains and Bacteria
What’s in our guts can affect what’s on our minds. Psychological scientists and microbiologists collaborate to explore the relationships among gut microbes, mood, behavior, and the immune system.
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Terrie Moffitt Elected to National Academy of Medicine
APS Fellow Terrie E. Moffitt has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine in recognition of her ground-breaking contributions to the understanding of human development. Moffitt, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke
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2019 William James Fellow Award Goes to Phelps, Gilbert, Nadel, Werker
APS Past President Elizabeth A. Phelps, along with Daniel T. Gilbert, Lynn Nadel, and Janet F. Werker, are recognized for lifetime achievement in the basic science of psychology.