Art Shimamura has developed his popular book on healthy brains into a great new book aimed at younger audiences. The book can be downloaded for free here: https://shimamurapubs.wordpress.com/marge-a-... Read more
We would like to share the good news that Mahesh Srinivasan is one of 10 researchers to have been named a James S. McDonnell Scholar through the foundation's Understanding Human Cognition program ... Read more
Edward A. Dickson served as a Regent of the University of California from 1913 to 1946, the longest tenure of any Regent. In 1955, Mr. Dickson presented the University with a gift endowment which... Read more
The Ambady Award for Mentoring Excellence is a teaching and mentoring award that honors a personality or social psychologist who has demonstrated a career-long commitment to fostering the... Read more
Poor sleep can literally kill your social life. UC Berkeley researchers have found that sleep-deprived people feel lonelier and less inclined to engage with others, avoiding close contact in much the... Read more
The following statement was drafted by the ‘Open Letter’ Positive Action Team formed by the department in late 2017 to ‘create public facing statements affirming our department’s mission and values’... Read more
When it comes to understanding what makes people tick — and get sick — medical science has long assumed that the bigger the sample of human subjects, the better. But new research led by UC Berkeley... Read more
In a region of India with a long history of tension between Hindus and Muslims, children of different faiths are showing unexpected tolerance for one another’s religious beliefs and customs,... Read more
We are pleased to announce that Prof Lucia Jacobs has won Radcliffe Institute Fellowship 2018-2019 The full list of fellows is online at www.radcliffe.edu/fellows2018Read more
We are pleased to announce that Prof Roberet Levenson was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences We are pleased to announce that Prof Roberet Levenson was elected to the American... Read more