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Graphic images on cigarette warnings stick with smokers

If you want smokers to remember cigarette-warning labels, include a graphic image of the results of long-term smoking, a new study suggests.Full article

 

Kristin Supe

Theaters Post Warnings Due To Seizure Concerns

Theaters Post Warnings Due To Seizure Concerns

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HAVING MORE FRIENDS CAN IMPROVE BRAIN HEALTH

Having More Friends Can Improve Brain Health

Older mice living in pairs experienced worse cognitive health than older mice living in groups, found a study led by Liz Kirby, assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience. 

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THIS IS YOUR BRAIN DETECTING PATTERNS

This Is Your Brain Detecting Patterns

The brain is actively looking for rules to help it predict better and faster, suggests new research from Ian Krajbich, assistant professor of psychology and economics, which looked at what parts…

Samantha Goode presenting her three minute thesis

Samantha Goode receives Honorable Mention at OSU's Three-Minute Thesis Competition

Samantha Goode, a senior undergraduate psychology major, working in Dr. Charles Emery's Cardiopulminary Behavioral Medicine lab, was awarded Honorable Mention in the Three-Minute Thesis…

Student Jazmyn Agudelo-Mustafa

Agudelo-Mustafa Receives Prestigious Gilman International Scholarship

Psychology freshman Jazmyn Agudelo-Mustafa received the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A Gilman International Scholarship to support her education abroad experience in Scotland this summer…

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Depression among new mothers is finally getting some attention

Childbirth and motherhood change the brain in significant ways, and postpartum depression is often overlooked. Recently, more researchers are turning their attention to the disorder, including…

SLOAN Research Fellowship

Saygin Named 2018 Sloan Research Fellow

Zeynep Saygin, assistant professor of psychology, and Hannah Shafaat, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, have been named recipients of the 2018 Alfred P. Sloan Research…

YOUR TAX REFUND AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF A WINDFALL

Your tax refund and the psychology of a windfall

Will you spend, save or invest your tax refund this year? That answer likely depends on how you perceive the money, according to research from Hal Arkes, faculty emeritus in the Department of…