Psychology News

The Truth About Mental Health

It’s easy to tell a family member or a friend you have the flu or a broken leg for example, most people wouldn’t think twice about asking for a helping…

Liverpool To Egypt

I’m Dr. Mai Helmy from Menoufia University (Egypt) I got my PhD from Liverpool University at 2012. My supervisor is Dr. Marco Bertamini. I spent four years away from home!…

Why Do Some People Become Terrorists?

What’s one group’s terrorist, is another group’s freedom fighter This statement confirms that those with the belief they have had wrongdoing to them, can and in most cases, will retaliate….

A New Glimpse Into Working Memory

When you hold in mind a sentence you have just read or a phone number you’re about to dial, you’re engaging a critical brain system known as working memory. For the past several…

Inside Expertise

Inside Expertise: Science-based insights on the psychology of expert performance from Fernand Gobet, UoL and Morgan H. Ereku, Brunel University. Everybody knows what an expert is: it’s somebody like Tiger Woods and Michael…

Academic Awarded Prestigious Fellowship

Joining some of the leading names in science and psychology, Geoff Beattie, Professor of Psychology at Edge Hill University, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of…

Dr Ferguson: Liverpool Hope University

Politically motivated violence in Northern Ireland was discussed by Psychology Professor Neil Ferguson at an invited talk at the University of Plymouth. The presentation ‘Leaving violence behind: Disengaging from terrorism…

How Kappa Opioid Receptors Drive Anxiety

University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers have uncovered a cellular mechanism by which kappa opioid receptors (KOR) drive anxiety. These proteins inhibit the release of the neurotransmitter glutamate in a part…