Prefrontal cortex (PFC)-dependent cognition allows people to plan, avoid distractions and stay on track to meet their goals as they make decisions throughout their day. Department of Psychology Chair and Professor Craig Berridge focuses on …
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Bookworms can “read” people, too
“He saw terror in her eyes.” “She was filled with fury.” More than any other genre, fiction is the realm of emotion. “Getting lost in a story” means entering a world we don’t want to …
Brad Postle on WUWM:Wisconsin Researchers Talk Memory, As Nation Remembers Alex Trebek
UW-Madison psychology and psychiatry professor and editor of “The Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience” Brad Postle says when you’re asked to remember something very specific, your brain goes through a process called contextual reinstatement. “Essentially what …
Brauer Group Lab awarded prize for best article of the year on intergroup relations
The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues recently named the Brauer Group Lab as the recipient of the Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize honoring the memory of the late Dr. Gordon W. Allport, …
Building better human-bot cybersecurity teams: University of Wisconsin-Madison led team wins prestigious US Department of Defense MURI grant
A multi-university team led by Somesh Jha at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has won a prestigious US Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Award. Seven universities comprise the group: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Carnegie Mellon University, University of California San Diego, …
Buttrick named APS Rising Star
Assistant Professor Nick Buttrick was named a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science in February. The APS Rising Star designation is presented to outstanding APS Members in the earliest stages of their career …
C. Shawn Green awarded Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Award
Each year students elected to the honor society Phi Beta Kappa nominate their favorite professors for the annual Teaching Award. The recipient is selected by the Phi Beta Kappa officers. This year, the award went …
C. Shawn Green featured in The Guardian
Scientific research has consistently shown that video games do not make people more violent. Playing games can, however, improve perceptual and cognitive functions, says C. Shawn Green, professor of cognitive neuroscience at the University of …
Cap Times: What do children’s books teach children about gender?
Beginning in 2018, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers Ellen Converse, Matt Borkenhagen and Mark Seidenberg transcribed a collection of popular contemporary children’s books, frequenting several local libraries — from Madison Public Library to the university’s Cooperative …
Celebrating Excellence: Community Impact Award Recipients
The Department of Psychology has a strong reputation of honoring research achievements and academic excellence. Thanks to the generosity of Caitlin Ziegler ’17 and the Ziegler Family Foundation, we expanded this recognition of excellence three …