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Recent News
Deep Learning Outperforms Standard Machine Learning in Biomedical Research Applications, Research Shows
Compared to standard machine learning models, deep learning models are largely superior at discerning patterns and discriminative features in brain imaging.read more ❯
Monkeys, Like Humans, Persist At Tasks They’ve Already Invested In—Even When They Don’t Succeed
Studying this phenomenon in animals can teach us about how their minds — and ours — work, the researchers said.read more ❯
Research Finds Brains Work Harder While Processing Descriptions Of Motion In Other Languages
The research team reports this is the first study that has examined neural activity in the brain in response to cross-linguistic differences related to motion.read more ❯
Honors Neuroscience Students Tie for First Place in Thesis Pitch Competition
For the first time in its history, there is a tie for first place in the Honors Thesis Pitch at Georgia State University.read more ❯
In The Classroom: Lecturer Shares The Psychology Behind Happiness, Well-Being, And Becoming An Optimist
A former self-proclaimed pessimist, Rachelle Cohen now teaches students about the benefits of positive psychology.read more ❯
The Problem We All Live With
As Black communities are being devastated by COVID-19, Georgia State researchers are working to illuminate the ways systemic racism drives health disparities, harming and even killing African Americans. read more ❯
International Brain Imaging Contest Advances Mental Illness Research
Researchers from around the world built models that could assist with predicting the course of disorders like schizophrenia and depression.read more ❯
Psychology Undergraduates Spend Summer Doing Research
GSU Psychology majors Sangha Park and Sean Morse spent this summer doing research at Ohio University. The program is in its 3rd year, and you can find out more about it here:
NSF...read more ❯
Arts and Sciences Podcast: What Psychology and Neuroscience Can Teach us about Criminal Justice in America
Researcher Eyal Aharoni draws from philosophy, psychology and neuroscience to explore mass incarceration, how jurors make sentencing decisions.read more ❯
Research Finds Male And Female Capuchin Monkeys Show Visible Differences In Brain Structures
Studying sex differences in capuchin brains can help scientists learn about the evolution of sex differences. read more ❯
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