News | Psychological & Brain Sciences

Study finds digital therapy app improves student mental health

5.13.26 | The Source

WashU researchers led a population-based study of thousands of college students showing that a phone app with text coaching increased access to care and eased symptoms of depression, anxiety and eating disorders.

Braver elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

4.29.26 | The Sourse

Mark Gold Lecture 2026 - Understanding the polygenic influences on putatively similar behaviors in humans and rodents

4.16.26

Abraham Palmer, Department of Psychiatry - University of California San Diego, aap@ucsd.edu, @abepalmer (on bluesky)

New study reveals that fears of violence change children's brains structure and function

3.5.26 | KMOX

How feelings of neighborhood safety may shape young minds

2.13.26 | THE AMPERSAND

Racism packs a punch for those enduring it over a lifetime

2.5.26 | The Source

Where are those darn keys? Tricks for remembering where you put things

2.4.26 | AP News

New evidence shows how discrimination shortens lives in Black communities

2.2.26 | Washington Post

Barch wins major psychology prize from the National Academy of Sciences

1.29.26 | The Ampersand

Racism packs a punch for those enduring it over a lifetime

1.28.26 | Leah Shaffer

Research shows anger, not fear, shifts political beliefs

10.30.25 | The Source

Political attitudes and opinions can and do shift, sometimes drastically. Recent psychological research from Washington University in St. Louis offers insight into how emotional responses to threats contribute to shifts in political attitudes.

What is the secret to healthy aging?

9.15.25 | THE AMPERSAND

Want to age well? Researchers in psychological and brain sciences are exploring what helps people live better and longer.