2018-06-18
- Psychology researchers Jari Willing, Daniel Kougias and Prof. Janice Juraska find that pthalates impair the brain.
Posted: 2018-12-01
2018-05-31 - Neal Cohen, professor of psychology and head of the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute (IHSI), now leads the new Center for Brain Plasticity.Posted: 2018-09-12
2018-07-29 - When a man in a group wins, he’s likely to win again—thanks to a natural boost of testosterone, according to a study conducted by a university professor. For women, meanwhile, the effects of victories on biology are not so clear-cut. Psychology professor Joey Cheng, and her two colleagues, Olga Kornienko (George Mason University) and Douglas...Posted: 2018-09-11
2018-09-03 - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study finds that 21-month-old infants can distinguish between respect-based power asserted by a leader and fear-based power wielded by a bully. The study, reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, analyzed infants’ eye-gazing behavior, a standard approach for measuring expectations in children too young to explain their thinking to adults. This “...Posted: 2017-06-21
2017-03-10 - A psychology alumna who has dedicated her career to ending domestic violence and homelessness has been named a 2017 Chicago Illini of the Year.Posted: 2017-06-02