One of the gems of the Internet for those of us who teach biological psychology has always been Eric Chudler’s Neuroscience for Kids. It’s not just for kids at all–Eric’s crystal clear definitions, descriptions, and examples are useful for students of all ages. Suggested activities, like building neuron models, are Read more…
I’m not a clinician–I would never be able to master the non-judgmental part–but I’ve always been interested in psychological disorders. Given my other interests in functionalism and evolutionary psychology, I found a recent article by Andrews and Thomson about depression as an adaptation to be quite fascinating. Their basic idea Read more…
Each of the last several years, I’ve posted about the Beloit Mindset List, which is a subtle reminder to faculty that the students sitting in front of us have had very different experiences than our own. My own children now range in age from 25 to 30, so they are different Read more…
A new article in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine points to some correlations between depression in women and high BMI and Internet use in men and the likelihood that they played videogames. I’m fairly certain that the original article is careful about the distinction between correlation and causality, but Read more…
When I taught my first college class (I was 23 and a grad student at UCLA teaching at Pasadena City College), I would have LOVED to have what is now called an Instructor’s Manual to help prepare my courses. I’m not sure when such things became available. My first real experience Read more…