Psychology

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Racism's Shades of Gray

2009-01-1312:113

Yale's John Dovidio finds that people tolerate racism more than they say they will.

Food on the Brain

2008-11-1806:262

Ralph DiLeone discusses how our brains can make losing weight very difficult.

Hot Coffee, Warm heart

2008-10-2407:351

John A Bargh discusses research into origins of interpersonal warmth from a Yale study in which Yale researchers find touching a warm beverage leads to warm feelings towards others.

Lack of Sleep Leads to Health Problems Like Obesity

2008-06-0615:562

We spend fewer hours sleeping than our ancestors. Drs. Tamas Horvath and Xiao-Bing Gao, professors in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences explore health problems linked to lack of sleep, such as obesity.

Building Self Control to Fight Addiction

2008-06-0313:504

Dr. Roy Baumeister discusses self-control, the factors that deplete it, and the ways we can increase it.

Teen Brains Wired to Take Risks

2008-06-0322:212

Teenagers are hard wired to experiment and seek out excitement. Dr. Linda Mayes discusses the state of the science on adolescent brain development and ways that adults can encourage good decision making.

New Strategies for the Hardest Cases of Depression

2008-04-0312:272

Gerard Sanacora, M.D., associate professor of psychiatry and director of the Yale Depression Program, studies how the neurotransmitter systems in the brain contribute to depression and other mood disorders.

Stress and Addiction: Breaking the Cycle

2008-03-0413:271

Rajita Sinha, professor of psychiatry and director of the Yale School of Medicine consortium on stress and addiction, explains how stress puts people at risk for addiction.

Fast Tracking Lab Discoveries to Help Alcoholics

2008-02-2914:151

John Krystal, M.D., the Robert L. McNeil Jr. Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, explains current research on alcohol dependence. Dr. Krystal leads a major effort at Yale to help turn research findings about alcoholism into treatment for patients.

Nicotine and the Teenage Brain

2008-02-1411:071

Leslie Jacobsen, M.D., associate professor of psychiatry, explains how exposure to nicotine in the womb, or in the teen years, is associated with neurological changes—none of them for the better.

Monkey Economics: Hard-Wired Consuming Behavior

2007-11-1510:351

Laurie Santos, associate professor of psychology, talks about her research testing fundamental economic principles in laboratory capuchin monkeys.

Why Some Soldiers Thrive Under Extreme Stress

2007-10-2449:351

Andy Morgan, M.D., associate clinical professor of psychiatry, talks about his research with the military examining why some soldiers thrive under extremely adverse circumstances.

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