Fear and the coronavirus Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Fear and the coronavirus In response to fear surrounding the coronavirus outbreak, Sudeep Bhatia of the School of Arts and Sciences joined a conversation about how emotions can impede rationality. A look back into humanity’s collective history, through religious rituals and practices Q&A A look back into humanity’s collective history, through religious rituals and practices In a Q&A, psychology doctoral student David Yaden describes his new book, which touches on traditions from Hinduism, Buddhism, and 11 other religions. A new link between fear, imitation, and antisocial behavior in children A new link between fear, imitation, and antisocial behavior in children In a pair of studies, researchers from Penn and Boston University offer insight into a set of traits often characterized by a lack of empathy and sensitivity to others’ emotions. How to improve company culture? It’s simple, make employees feel like they matter Penn In the News Forbes How to improve company culture? It’s simple, make employees feel like they matter David Yaden of the School of Arts and Sciences co-led research aimed at clarifying what it means to “matter” in the workplace. Their work found that “achievement was tied more closely than recognition to self-efficacy, which is a central construct in the organizational mattering framework. On the other hand, recognition tracked more closely with manager status, promotions, and raises than did achievement, a nod to the importance of ensuring one’s good work is noticed and appreciated by coworkers.” Paideia’s spring course offerings highlight wellness, service, and citizenship Paideia’s spring course offerings highlight wellness, service, and citizenship The first four courses offered to Penn undergraduates as part of the new Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia Program will focus on passion, civility, effective communication, and a deep dive into American Chinatowns. Memory recall and spatial navigation elicit similar electrical activity in brain Memory recall and spatial navigation elicit similar electrical activity in brain Penn neuroscientists show for the first time that low-frequency oscillations called theta waves appear in both cases, a finding that could eventually help diminish memory loss. How does opioid exposure affect brain development in young children? The new NIH-funded work from researchers Dylan Tisdall of Penn Medicine and Allyson Mackey of the School of Arts and Sciences will work to develop an MRI method geared specifically to three- to five-year-olds and calculate how exposure to opioids can impede neurocognitive development of children in that age range. How does opioid exposure affect brain development in young children? That’s the question Allyson Mackey and Dylan Tisdall hope to answer, through a new grant from an NIH initiative focused on addiction research. Veterans with PTSD struggle to parent, but help is available Penn In the News Today.com Veterans with PTSD struggle to parent, but help is available Leah Blain of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the difficulties of parenting for veterans with PTSD. “That feeling being jumpy or on guard—you can imagine how that is going to translate with the kiddos. They have so much energy, which is wonderful, but it is a lot to process all the time if your symptoms are working all the time,” she said. What your Facebook posts say about your mental health Penn In the News The Atlantic What your Facebook posts say about your mental health Sharath Chandra Guntuku of the Center for Digital Health and Lyle Ungar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science spoke about a study they authored that measured loneliness in Twitter posts. Load More
A look back into humanity’s collective history, through religious rituals and practices Q&A A look back into humanity’s collective history, through religious rituals and practices In a Q&A, psychology doctoral student David Yaden describes his new book, which touches on traditions from Hinduism, Buddhism, and 11 other religions.
A new link between fear, imitation, and antisocial behavior in children A new link between fear, imitation, and antisocial behavior in children In a pair of studies, researchers from Penn and Boston University offer insight into a set of traits often characterized by a lack of empathy and sensitivity to others’ emotions.
How to improve company culture? It’s simple, make employees feel like they matter Penn In the News Forbes How to improve company culture? It’s simple, make employees feel like they matter David Yaden of the School of Arts and Sciences co-led research aimed at clarifying what it means to “matter” in the workplace. Their work found that “achievement was tied more closely than recognition to self-efficacy, which is a central construct in the organizational mattering framework. On the other hand, recognition tracked more closely with manager status, promotions, and raises than did achievement, a nod to the importance of ensuring one’s good work is noticed and appreciated by coworkers.” Paideia’s spring course offerings highlight wellness, service, and citizenship Paideia’s spring course offerings highlight wellness, service, and citizenship The first four courses offered to Penn undergraduates as part of the new Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia Program will focus on passion, civility, effective communication, and a deep dive into American Chinatowns. Memory recall and spatial navigation elicit similar electrical activity in brain Memory recall and spatial navigation elicit similar electrical activity in brain Penn neuroscientists show for the first time that low-frequency oscillations called theta waves appear in both cases, a finding that could eventually help diminish memory loss. How does opioid exposure affect brain development in young children? The new NIH-funded work from researchers Dylan Tisdall of Penn Medicine and Allyson Mackey of the School of Arts and Sciences will work to develop an MRI method geared specifically to three- to five-year-olds and calculate how exposure to opioids can impede neurocognitive development of children in that age range. How does opioid exposure affect brain development in young children? That’s the question Allyson Mackey and Dylan Tisdall hope to answer, through a new grant from an NIH initiative focused on addiction research. Veterans with PTSD struggle to parent, but help is available Penn In the News Today.com Veterans with PTSD struggle to parent, but help is available Leah Blain of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the difficulties of parenting for veterans with PTSD. “That feeling being jumpy or on guard—you can imagine how that is going to translate with the kiddos. They have so much energy, which is wonderful, but it is a lot to process all the time if your symptoms are working all the time,” she said. What your Facebook posts say about your mental health Penn In the News The Atlantic What your Facebook posts say about your mental health Sharath Chandra Guntuku of the Center for Digital Health and Lyle Ungar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science spoke about a study they authored that measured loneliness in Twitter posts. Load More
Paideia’s spring course offerings highlight wellness, service, and citizenship Paideia’s spring course offerings highlight wellness, service, and citizenship The first four courses offered to Penn undergraduates as part of the new Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia Program will focus on passion, civility, effective communication, and a deep dive into American Chinatowns.
Memory recall and spatial navigation elicit similar electrical activity in brain Memory recall and spatial navigation elicit similar electrical activity in brain Penn neuroscientists show for the first time that low-frequency oscillations called theta waves appear in both cases, a finding that could eventually help diminish memory loss.
How does opioid exposure affect brain development in young children? The new NIH-funded work from researchers Dylan Tisdall of Penn Medicine and Allyson Mackey of the School of Arts and Sciences will work to develop an MRI method geared specifically to three- to five-year-olds and calculate how exposure to opioids can impede neurocognitive development of children in that age range. How does opioid exposure affect brain development in young children? That’s the question Allyson Mackey and Dylan Tisdall hope to answer, through a new grant from an NIH initiative focused on addiction research.
Veterans with PTSD struggle to parent, but help is available Penn In the News Today.com Veterans with PTSD struggle to parent, but help is available Leah Blain of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the difficulties of parenting for veterans with PTSD. “That feeling being jumpy or on guard—you can imagine how that is going to translate with the kiddos. They have so much energy, which is wonderful, but it is a lot to process all the time if your symptoms are working all the time,” she said. What your Facebook posts say about your mental health Penn In the News The Atlantic What your Facebook posts say about your mental health Sharath Chandra Guntuku of the Center for Digital Health and Lyle Ungar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science spoke about a study they authored that measured loneliness in Twitter posts. Load More
What your Facebook posts say about your mental health Penn In the News The Atlantic What your Facebook posts say about your mental health Sharath Chandra Guntuku of the Center for Digital Health and Lyle Ungar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science spoke about a study they authored that measured loneliness in Twitter posts.