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Honors College Neuroscience Senior Wins Spring 2021 Thesis Pitch
Nitheyaa Shree, a senior neuroscience major, is the winner of the Spring 2021 Honors Thesis Pitch at Georgia State University.read more ❯
Researchers Awarded $3 Million to Study Neural Dynamics of Mental Disorders Using Brain Mapping
The researchers will use the approaches they develop to identify new clues about how mental illness presents in the brain. read more ❯
Primate Research, Coding Skills Lead Georgia State Grad To Work At Audible
Julia Watzek (Ph.D. ‘20) is applying her psychology skills to help people discover audiobooks and podcasts that they’ll enjoy. read more ❯
Stereotypes Can Harm Performance Of Older Adults On Cognitive And Physical Tasks
When older adults are viewed as cognitively or physically impaired, they perform below their abilities on tasks, according to research from a Georgia State professor of psychology and gerontology. read more ❯
"An Exceptionally Dangerous Time"
Terrorism scholar and Distinguished University Professor John Horgan on the threat of growing political extremism in the U.S. read more ❯
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 ❯
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