Monthly Archives: December 2016

Post Of The Week – Tuesday 27th December 2016

December 27, 2016 · by · in Biopsychology, Cognition And Development, Depression, Early Social Development, Eating Behaviour, Memory, Obedience, Research Methods, Social Influence · Leave a comment

1) The Predictive Power Of Attachment Is Overrated That is the claim of this article. At a time when attachment is being promoted as a way of understanding later difficulties, the article questions what we know about the influence of attachment. The article makes some important points. People tend to confuse insecure attachment with no […]

Post Of The Week – Sunday December 18th 2016

December 19, 2016 · by · in Addictive Behaviour, Attitudes To Mental Illness, Biopsychology, Cognition And Development, Depression, Neuroscience, Research Methods, Treating Mental Disorders · Leave a comment

1) Depression And Cardiac Arrest This article explains how depression following a heart attack is treated. There’s a bias towards giving people drugs for this, in part because they are already receiving drugs for  their heart condition and in part because in Canada, as in many other countries, access to a psychiatrist who prescribes the tablets […]

Post Of The Week – Sunday December 11th 2016

December 11, 2016 · by · in Biopsychology, Cognition And Development, Nature - Nurture, Neuroscience, Treating Mental Disorders · Leave a comment

1) Epigenetics And Addiction Some research from King’s College, London and from Bristol was reported in two places this week, here and here. Changes in the expression of genes have been found amongst participants whose parents smoke. These participants go on to be at greater risk of developing addiction. The challenge now for researchers is […]

Post Of The Week – Saturday December 3rd 2016

December 3, 2016 · by · in Addictive Behaviour, Biopsychology, Depression, Eating Behaviour, Treating Mental Disorders · Leave a comment

1) Implications Of Research For The Economy This comes not from a piece of peer reviewed research but rather from a commercial research company. It suggests that lack of sleep costs the economy of the UK £40 billion because people who sleep less than seven hours a night are more at risk of illness and […]