Monthly Archives: December 2019

Post Of The Week – Saturday 28th December 2019

December 28, 2019 · by · in Addictive Behaviour, Biopsychology, Depression, Early Social Development, Eating Behaviour, Evolutionary Psychology, Memory, Nature - Nurture, Uncategorized · Leave a comment

1) Ed Bullmore We came across Ed Bullmore talking about nature-nurture the other week in Year 2. Here is a piece about his work on inflammation and depression. The article is also useful for understanding how science takes a more holistic approach. Depression is no longer assumed to be one thing. Research into cancer now […]

Post Of The Week – Saturday 14th December 2019

December 14, 2019 · by · in Addictive Behaviour, Biopsychology, Cognition And Development, Early Social Development, Eating Behaviour, Neuroscience, Obedience, Social Influence, Treating Mental Disorders · Leave a comment

1) Altruism We used to study this as part of the A Level course. Here’s a radio programme about two major thinkers in this area, George Price and Joan Roughgarden.   2) Are babies capable of making moral decisions? This video from PBS explores this idea. It’s a development of the work on infants’ understanding […]