Although our department is well known for its studies of emotion in humans. Ph.D. candidate Mikel Delgado, from the Jacobs Lab ( jacobs.berkeley.edu ) , recently published the first experimental... Read more
Netflix binge-watching versus a hike in the woods. A cheeseburger versus kale salad. Fentanyl versus Tylenol. New UC Berkeley research suggests our brain activity could be influenced to make the... Read more
If you rage with frustration during a marital spat, watch your blood pressure. If you keep a stiff upper lip, watch your back. New research from UC Berkeley and Northwestern University, based on how... Read more
On May 12 th at the Alumni House, a Book Launch was held for Achieving College Dreams: How a University and Charter District Partnership Created an Early College High School . This book was edited by... Read more
Fox squirrels flick their tails when they can’t get a cherished nut in much the same way that humans kick a vending machine that fails to deliver the anticipated soda or candy bar, according to new... Read more
The UC Berkeley Outstanding GSI Awards are given to the best GSIs of the year, nominated by the course instructor. Congratulations to the Outstanding GSI Award Winners for 2015-16 from Psychology... Read more
What if a map of the brain could help us decode people’s inner thoughts? UC Berkeley scientists have taken a step in that direction by building a “semantic atlas” that shows in vivid colors and... Read more
Information overload and “fear of missing out” may rank among the biggest contributors to chronic indecision. But help is at hand. New book offers algorithms in an era of too many choices and too... Read more
UC Berkeley scientists have captured unique images of problem-solving in action by tapping into the minds of mice. The study shows rapid rewiring in the rodents’ frontal brains after they learn by... Read more
Professor Tania Lombrozo is the recipient of the American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology in the area of cognition and... Read more