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01/05/2023

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01/03/2023

Stay in touch with PBS by following our new page at IU Psychological and Brain Sciences. It might even improve your health…

Experts say wonder is an essential human emotion — and a salve for a turbulent mind.

01/03/2023

The countdown begins. Starting January 9, we will no longer post on this page. Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/IUPsychBrain to stay in touch and to keep up with the latest PBS news.

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01/03/2023

Thanks to Ed Hirt, people across the world will keep their new year’s resolutions!

Mariama Diallo WASHINGTON — A new year is around the corner. And many use this time to make New Year’s resolutions. Why do people do that, you might ask? “It's a new calendar year," said Mandy Doria, a certified counselor at the University of Colorado, speaking with The Associated Press. 'We.....

12/30/2022

In this Washington Post story, PBS professor Karin James weighs in on handwriting as a workaround for identifying AI-generated essays.

The revival of handwriting could counter the threat to education from AI-generated text. It might also bring benefits to learning that keyboard typing doesn't.

12/25/2022

For Christmas spirit, look no further than this awe-inspiring nytimes interview with PBS professor Josh Brown.

A neuroscientist who believes in divine intervention is trying to document it. He is not alone.

12/19/2022

Who doesn't need sleep advice, especially when you travel? PBS professor and sleep expert Spencer Dawson has you covered.

It's hard to sleep soundly in a new environment, whether that's a hotel room or a guest bedroom. Take a look at five tactics sleep experts use to snooze better while traveling.

12/19/2022

To our PBS community: Don't forget to "like" our new page at IU Psychological and Brain Sciences. The new page will take the place of the current page and keep you up to date on news, events and more at IU Psychological and Brain Sciences. Thank you!!

12/16/2022

With the New Year will come a new PBS page! Please stay in touch and follow our new page: IU Psychological and Brain Sciences. We will stop posting on this account by January 9. So please be sure to "like" our new page!

12/16/2022

In this blogpost PBS grad student Eric Larson explores the striking links between heart rate variability and many psychological disorders.

A healthy heart is not a metronome. Even though most of us can follow our heartbeat with ease, in between each heartbeat is a period of time that varies in duration from one beat to the next. This …

12/13/2022

How to make - and keep - your New Year's resolution. Listen to PBS professor Ed Hirt.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) -- Many people will make a New Year's resolution, but there there are a few things to keep in mind if you want to commit to staying on course and improving yourself. Dr. Edward Hirt, a professor of psychological and brain sciences at

12/08/2022

PBS associate clinical director Spencer Dawson and grad student Isabella Starvaggi weigh in on seasonal affective disorder.

The Cleveland Clinic estimates about 5% of U.S. adults experience seasonal affective disorder.