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Department of Psychological Sciences

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡researchers use EEG caps to study the brain activity of monks during a debate.

Mapping the Brain Activity of Buddhist Monks

Electroencephalogram (EEG) caps are helping Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ researchers unlock the secrets of the mind.

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Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ researchers use indents and boarders on plates to study how optical illusions help people choose smaller portions.

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Study Shows How Optical Illusions May Help Fight Obesity

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡researchers build optical illusions into plates to see how they can help us choose smaller portions and ultimately lose weight. 

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Ideastream talks with Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress and infant mortality.

Race, Stress and its Impact on Infant Mortality Among Black Infants

Ideastream® talks with Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ Psychology Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy.

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WKYC-TV talks with Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡researchers about the Acting White Accusation.

Acting too White: Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Psychologist Explains How the Accusation Causes Anxiety

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Professor Angela Neal-Barnett shares her Acting White Accusation research with WKYC-TV and Anxiety.org.

 

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Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡and MRRI will conduct studies to advance treatments for aphasia.

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡and Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute to Conduct NIH Research Study on Rehabilitation for Aphasia

When someone suffers a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or brain tumor, one of the common symptoms is aphasia, a disorder that arises from damage to portions of the brain, usually the left side, that are responsible for language. It impairs the expression and understanding of language as well as read…

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Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Researchers to Study the Effects of Probiotics on Brain Health

University partners with i-Health and Stow-Glen Retirement Village Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡, in partnership with the Stow-Glen Retirement Village in Stow, Ohio, recently received an industry-funded grant of $430,000 from i-Health Inc., a subsidiary of DSM Nutritional Products, to examine whether takin…

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The Connection Between Belly and Brain

Shape Magazine shares Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡professor's research connecting weight loss with improved memory.

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Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Epidemiologist Leads Study That Refutes Assumptions About Depression In Heart Attack Patients

A Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ epidemiologist has refuted some age-old assumptions about depression in heart attack patients. Studies have shown that people who suffer from depression are more likely to have heart disease or heart attacks in their lifetime. Worse still, similar research shows that heart p…

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Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡graduate students (left to right) Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca, Liz Baker and Logan Stigall won the prestigious Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research’s annual conference. (Photo credit: Ida Cellitti)

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Graduate Students Win Prestigious Research Competition

Four Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ graduate students in the Department of Psychological Sciences, in the College of Arts and Sciences, won the Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research’s annual conference. Liz Baker, Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca and Logan Stigall represented Kent Sta…

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Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡graduate students (left to right) Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca, Liz Baker and Logan Stigall won the prestigious Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research’s annual conference. (Photo credit: Ida Cellitti)

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Graduate Students Win Prestigious Research Competition

Four Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ graduate students in the Department of Psychological Sciences, in the College of Arts and Sciences, won the Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research’s annual conference. Liz Baker, Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca and Logan Stigall represented Kent Sta…

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