9 May 2019

An inability to recognise faces is causing loneliness for people living with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), research from The Australian National...

18 Mar 2019

Psychology's Dr Amy Dawel explores facial recognition for 'out-groups' in a feature in the American Psychological Society's '...

6 Mar 2019

Vulnerable narcissists are more likely to develop eating disorders, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU).  

20 Feb 2019

For psychologists, fake news provides a worrying insight into human cognition, as Tabitha Carvan reports.

19 Feb 2019

“The really cool thing about this is … ,” she begins, before stopping herself mid-sentence. “No, wait. I should say, it’s the really disturbing thing.”

19 Dec 2018

New research from The ANU shows people imprisoned on terrorism offences stand a better chance of being rehabilitated when placed in general prison populations...

30 Nov 2018

Memes can be used to spread prejudiced messages and are more likely to be believed if they are paired with a lot of likes from like-minded people, researchers...

20 Nov 2018

Every time Professor Paul Martin says the words ‘migraine triggers’ – which is often because he’s an expert on migraine triggers – I feel like it’s in the...

1 Dec 2014

For Professor Michael Platow, teaching is a craft that entails cycles of evaluation, innovation and enhancement.

2 Jul 2014

Dr Kristen Pammer teaches her passion for neuroscience; her aim is to encourage students to reflect on the complex relationship between brain mechanisms and...

1 Jan 2013

The American president, George W. Bush, once said, "I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace."

1 Jan 2013

Obesity has been described by leading researchers as ‘a problem out of control’ given its pandemic proportions.