Political attitudes and opinions can and do shift, sometimes drastically. Recent psychological research from Washington University in St. Louis offers insight into how emotional responses to threats contribute to shifts in political attitudes.
Want to age well? Researchers in psychological and brain sciences are exploring what helps people live better and longer.
Psychologists at WashU are working with data scientists to develop AI tools to help psychologists uncover hidden cues to personality in language.
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Can a chatbot for eating disorders improve access to care? This is what Dr. Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft is trying to achieve through a new study. She’s an associate professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and an associate professor of psychiatry at WashU School of Medicine.
The ASG is a free program led by Ph.D. students and postdocs at NYU, designed to guide prospective applicants, especially those with limited access to other resources. We offer 1-on-1 mentorship with current NYU Ph.D. students and postdocs, including expert feedback on your Statement of Purpose, CV, interview prep, and general guidance. Anyone considering applying to programs in neuroscience, psychology, cognitive science, or related fields in the United States is welcome to apply.
Sometimes it can feel like whatever is stressing you out — that deadline, a big meeting, the news cycle — is showing up first thing in the morning. You may wake up with a pit already forming in your stomach and your anxiety high before you even get out of bed.
If you’re anxious about work, finances, the state of the world or anything else, you might try a moment of mindfulness. Paying close attention to the present moment without judgment — the basic idea behind all mindfulness techniques — can help calm anxiety and improve focus, said Resh Gupta, a postdoctoral research associate with the Mindfulness Science and Practice research cluster at Washington University in St. Louis.
The Laboratory of Affective Sensory Research (LASR) is seeking a Research Project Coordinator to help lead our studies of sensory differences and their neural bases in individuals with autism. Our lab has multiple ongoing research projects investigating interoception, touch, and other aspects of somatic sensation and perception in autism. The lab is embedded within the Life Span Institute at the University of Kansas and the Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training (KCART), and collaborates closely with the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Sciences and the Hoglund Biomedical Imaging Center, providing research and clinical training opportunities.
We are looking for a FULL TIME research assistant to work on the project described below. YOU MUST HAVE PRIOR HUMAN SUBJECT RESEARCH EXPERIENCE. If you are interested, please send a resume to Deanna Barch (dbarch@wustl.edu). We would love someone to start as soon as possible.