Department of Psychological Sciences
When Caring for a Sick Pet Becomes Too Much
Pet or person, caregiver’s burden is similar, °µÍø½ûÇø researcher finds The mental and physical stress on individuals caring for elderly loved ones with chronic and terminal disease is well-documented and known as caregiver burden. It is linked to depression, anxiety and poor quality of life. The…
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Mapping the Brain Activity of Buddhist Monks
Electroencephalogram (EEG) caps are helping °µÍø½ûÇø researchers unlock the secrets of the mind.
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°µÍø½ûÇø Study Shows How Optical Illusions May Help Fight Obesity
°µÍø½ûÇø researchers build optical illusions into plates to see how they can help us choose smaller portions and ultimately lose weight.
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Race, Stress and its Impact on Infant Mortality Among Black Infants
Ideastream® talks with °µÍø½ûÇø Psychology Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy.
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Acting too White: °µÍø½ûÇø Psychologist Explains How the Accusation Causes Anxiety
°µÍø½ûÇø Professor Angela Neal-Barnett shares her Acting White Accusation research with WKYC-TV and Anxiety.org.
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°µÍø½ûÇø and Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute to Conduct NIH Research Study on Rehabilitation for Aphasia
When someone suffers a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or brain tumor, one of the common symptoms is aphasia, a disorder that arises from damage to portions of the brain, usually the left side, that are responsible for language. It impairs the expression and understanding of language as well as read…
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°µÍø½ûÇø Researchers to Study the Effects of Probiotics on Brain Health
University partners with i-Health and Stow-Glen Retirement Village °µÍø½ûÇø, in partnership with the Stow-Glen Retirement Village in Stow, Ohio, recently received an industry-funded grant of $430,000 from i-Health Inc., a subsidiary of DSM Nutritional Products, to examine whether takin…
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The Connection Between Belly and Brain
Shape Magazine shares °µÍø½ûÇø professor's research connecting weight loss with improved memory.
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°µÍø½ûÇø Epidemiologist Leads Study That Refutes Assumptions About Depression In Heart Attack Patients
A °µÍø½ûÇø epidemiologist has refuted some age-old assumptions about depression in heart attack patients. Studies have shown that people who suffer from depression are more likely to have heart disease or heart attacks in their lifetime. Worse still, similar research shows that heart p…
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°µÍø½ûÇø Graduate Students Win Prestigious Research Competition
Four °µÍø½ûÇø graduate students in the Department of Psychological Sciences, in the College of Arts and Sciences, won the Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research’s annual conference. Liz Baker, Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca and Logan Stigall represented Kent Sta…
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