Tag Archives: cross-cultural
Post Of The Week – Saturday 27th February 2021
1) Human Genome In working on the Biological Approach in Year 1, I have been trying to explain how developments in brain imaging and in genetics in the 1990s led to the belief that it would be possible to offer sufficient explanations of behaviour and disorders in terms of biology. This article explains how, in […]
Post Of The Week – Sunday 21st February 2021
1) Characteristics Of Depression We’ll be looking at clinical characteristics of depression in Year 1 in the next few weeks. This article explains how loss of interest and pleasure in activities is a characteristic of depression. It also explains why reactivating such activities is beneficial. 2) Nicotine Replacement Therapy We’ll be looking at this as […]
Post Of The Week – Saturday 30th January, 2021
1) Measuring Diversity This blog from Kings College London EDIT lab explains some of the problems with the terms we use to describe diversity. It calls for a constant process of reflection and challenging of assumptions. That is a point we look at when considering gender and culture bias in Psychology in Year 2. 2) […]
Post Of The Week – Saturday 23rd January, 2021
1) Brain Drain As you work at home in lessons, you may keep your phone alongside whatever device you are using. There’s evidence that even having the phone there takes up memory and processing capacity and prevents you from processing whatever you are supposed to be doing. Here is a review of that evidence. 2) […]
Post Of The Week – Saturday 8th February 2020
1) Separation When we study Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation, we set it in the context of the upheaval of the Second World War. This article explains how across the world, such separation is now experienced by very many children. 2) Language Centres Here’s Hank Green doing some great stuff on Broca and Wernicke, […]
Post Of The Week – Saturday 28th December 2019
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 – Monday 17th June 2019
1) Nature And Well-Being This is a theme behind the practical we do in Year 1 comparing a mindfulness video and a walk in a biodiverse environment for their effect in reducing stress. This article and this article relate to same piece of research which is published here. It shows an association between spending two […]
Post Of The Week – Sunday 8th April 2018
1) Steve Silberman On Autism Here is Steve Silberman writing powerfully about acceptance of autism. Along the way, he deals with issues of holism and reductionism. 2) Loneliness Study The BBC has been promoting an online study of loneliness. I did the survey on Friday. Here is the information screen. On a previous screen, there […]
Post Of The Week – Sunday March 11th 2018
1) Neurogenesis When we study plasticity of the brain, we touch on the controversy of whether adults can develop new neurons. It was thought for many years that adults could not grow new neurons. 20 years ago, research began to emerge which suggested that the brain could produce new cells in the same way as […]
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