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The Cost of Reading
Ayşegül Savaş contemplates the way women’s and men’s time is valued and the uneven burden taken by women writers in literary citizenship.
Flu Virus Evolution Can Be Unexpectedly Slow and Inefficient
Where will the next seasonal flu virus come from? Michigan researchers look at how the virus evolves inside sick people for clues.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology - Cognitive Neuroscience
The Department of Psychology at Wesleyan University seeks to appoint, at the tenure-track Assistant Professor level, a broadly trained cognitive neuroscientist, for an appointment beginning July 1, 2020. Research focus on any area in cognitive...
Most common antidepressant barely helps improve depression symptoms, 'shocking' trial finds
The most commonly prescribed antidepressant barely relieves symptoms of modern depression, a major study reveals.
List of postdocs seeking jobs now or in the coming year, 2019 - 2020
This is to maintain an active list of postdocs who are now seeking jobs, or will be in the coming year. This is new , so please feel free to leave feedback.
Uncertainty versus prediction error in Pavlovian fear conditioning Commentary on Walker et al., (2019)
Prediction error, or a mismatch between what is expected and what occurs, is a fundamental feedback mechanism across modalities including sensory, attention, motivation, and associative learning. Ide...
Natalie Tronson
I wrote a commentary in @EJNeuroscience a neat paper by @RachelWalkerBN and @mcdannaldlab. Cool findings, but what if it's not prediction error? How does *unpredictability* contribute to fear?
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NIMH » Suicide Deaths Are a Major Component of the Opioid Crisis that Must Be Addressed
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. In observance, Dr. Gordon has partnered with Dr. Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), to highlight a dimension of the opioid crisis that receives too little...
NYPD will increase patrols during Jewish High Holy Days: 'NYPD is working with the Jewish community to keep them safe'
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- In light of the recent rash of attacks on members of the Jewish community across the city, the NYPD said Wednesday it will boost its presence in predominantly Jewish neighborhoods and near Jewish institutions during the...
Harvard’s Teaching Faculty Are Not Disposable | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard needs to do better by its non-tenure-track faculty. The administration commonly calls our summary dismissal “timing out,” but to us, losing our salary and benefits looks a lot like being fired.
Senior Lecturer in Psychology at University of Essex
Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...
Ex-Aide Accuses NY GOP Senator Of Directing Him To Wear A Leprechaun Costume
A New York state senator’s former chief of staff has filed a human rights complaint against his former employer, and...
Application Procedures | U-M LSA Department of Psychology
Natalie Tronson
@ben_dantzer @women_neurosci @AlexGRosati @GeladaResearch @TerryERobinson1 @um_psychology Application is available here
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Being a PhD student shouldn’t be bad for your health
The first international meeting on postgraduate mental health opens this week, but much more is needed to solve academia’s crisis.
Like Tomboys and Hate Girlie Girls? That’s Sexist
We need to stop maligning femininity, in both girls and boys.
Are NIH Policies Unintentionally Impeding Women’s Health Research?
While NIH policies intend to correct imbalances in studying females, one researcher argues that the new movement on including sex as a biological variable has backfired in implementation.
2020 Neurobiology of Drug Addiction Conference GRC
The 2020 Gordon Research Conference on Neurobiology of Drug Addiction will be held in Newry, ME. Apply today to reserve your spot.
U. of Michigan’s ‘Opportunity Hub’ Connects College, Career, and Community
The university’s Applebaum Internship Program allows participants to explore how their liberal-arts passions might be developed into full-time jobs in the nonprofit sector of a resurgent Motor City.