As the mother of an adult daughter with autism, I watch the news in this area very closely. We still don’t know what causes autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or why rates appear to have increased dramatically during the last 20 years or so. One thing that has definitely changed since Read more…
We professors hear quite a bit about students who feel “entitled.” Although most of us have a few war stories to tell, it seems like this is a small minority of students to me. However, the minority that engages in entitled behavior give us more than their fair share of gray Read more…
Here is what we are reading today: gray matter and youth with problems “The researchers from the University of Birmingham found that, compared to typically developing youths, those with behavioural problems show grey matter reductions specifically within the amygdala, the insula, and the prefrontal cortex. These brain areas are Read more…
My students know that I have some major biases (I try to share these upfront), and in particular, I really don’t like the idea of medicating developing brains when alternative treatments are available. I am not a clinician, and I often feel somewhat isolated in taking this viewpoint, but this Read more…
Our lives are becoming increasingly public and archived. Social psychologists have known for a long time that being watched can change the way people behave, but the concept of “being watched” might mean something very different in the age of Google Earth. What can contemporary research tell us about the effects of Read more…