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03/27/2017

Ever wonder why you think of some strange images right before you fall asleep? New research has now identified these as Microdreams!
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dream-factory/201703/new-study-identifies-microdreams

A paper published in Neuroscience of Consciousness zooms in on the microdream.

11/22/2016

New research finds that yoga can help relieve symptoms of anxiety! Just another great reason to take some time today to focus on yourself
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-new-resilience/201611/suffer-anxiety-disorder-new-research-yoga-helps

New research shows yoga can diminish your symptoms of diagnosed anxiety disorder

10/17/2016

Never a dull moment in psychological research! This groundbreaking study published today from the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics has pinpointed 'positive' neurons housed in the back of the amygdala and 'negative' neurons located in the front of the amygdala in mice

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201610/your-amygdala-may-house-both-positive-and-negative-memories

Positive and negative memories are stored in different regions of the amygdala.

10/12/2016

Growing pains: They're not just physical, but also mental! Check out what Psychology Today has to say about the changes that teenagers are experiencing mentally and psychologically.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-kitchen-shrink/201610/growing-pains-in-the-teenage-brain

Why are teens more impulsive and more emotional?

10/03/2016

What is it about optimism that helps entrepreneurs succeed in the business world? Psychology Today gives us a few answers!

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-science-behind-behavior/201610/4-ways-in-which-optimism-helps-entrepreneurs-succeed

Creative ideas, a bias to act, persistence, & bouncing back are contributors.

04/09/2016

Congratulations to all the new Psi Chi members who were inducted this past Tuesday night!

03/15/2016

Find out more about the psychology behind the Disney Pixar Film Inside Out: https://www.psichi.org/page/203EyeSpr16aCannon #.VuWR34wrLR0

Dacher Keltner, PhD, is a full professor at the University of California, Berkeley and director of the Berkeley Social Interaction Lab (http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~keltner/) and faculty director of the Greater Good Science Center (http://greatergood.berkeley.edu). Dr. Keltner’s research focuses on…

01/28/2016

A new study done by researchers from Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital, and the Broad Institute discovered new reasons behind the early onset of schizophrenia. Check it out here for more information! http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/health/schizophrenia-cause-synaptic-pruning-brain-psychiatry.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

A new study provides researchers with their first biological handle on the disorder, and helps explain why it often begins at a relatively young age.

11/20/2015

A nap between classes could help you learn better!
Check out this article to see why day time naps are beneficial for learning:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151016135315.htm

Rewarding learning selectively enhances the consolidation of learned information during sleep, report scientists. This human study builds on what we know from Drosophila by showing how sleep and reward combine to boost memory.

10/26/2015

No matter what field of work you're in, Dan Ariely's TED Talk on behavioral economics can give you insight into what affects our motivation to produce better work and feel happier in the workplace. Check his video out here: https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_what_makes_us_feel_good_about_our_work?language=en

What motivates us to work? Contrary to conventional wisdom, it isn't just money. But it's not exactly joy either. It seems that most of us thrive by making constant progress and feeling a sense of purpose. Behavioral economist Dan Ariely presents two eye-opening experiments that reveal our unexpecte…

09/29/2015

Want to get in touch with your creative side but don't know how? Here's a cool article that provides some tips to "hatch" your creativity!
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/digital-altruism/201509/hatch-your-creativity

What you can learn from my Hatch Experience and the science of psychology

09/22/2015

Alzheimer's Disease is one that affects many people and their families.
In honor of the local Boston Walk to End Alzheimer's this Sunday, here are some interesting articles to check out that give us hope for a cure!

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150921133646.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150918152000.htm

Salsalate, a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, effectively reversed tau-related dysfunction in an animal model of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), scientists have discovered. Salsalate prevented the accumulation of tau in the brain and protected against cognitive impairments resembling impairme…