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God as Drug: Religious Belief Can Take the Sting Out of Living, Say Scientists (PDF)

April 21, 2015

- The Vancouver Sun
July 10, 2010

God as Drug: Religion Takes Sting Out of Living (PDF)

April 21, 2015

- Canada.com
July 10, 2010

Is Religion the Xanax of the Masses? (PDF)

April 21, 2015

- The Montreal Gazette
July 3, 2010

Science and Faith: Does Belief Soothe the Worried Mind? (PDF)

April 21, 2015

- The Huffington Post
June 26, 2010

Brain Blanks Out When Viewing Other Races: Study; But Research Shows Lack of Empathy Response Can Change (PDF)

April 21, 2015

- The Edmonton Journal
May 1, 2010

The Roots of Racism Are in Our Brains, Based on Empathy (PDF)

April 21, 2015

- Daily Mail
April 28, 2010

Our Brains React to Race, Study Shows (PDF)

April 20, 2015

- The Globe and Mail
April 27, 2010

Study Links Brain Function to Feelings Toward Races (PDF)

April 20, 2015

- Toronto Star
April 26, 2010

Brain Responds to Racial Difference: Study (PDF)

April 20, 2015

- The Montreal Gazette
April 26, 2010

Brain Responds to Racial Difference: Study (PDF)

April 20, 2015

- The Vancouver Sun
April 26, 2010

Study Shows Our Brain Reacts Differently to People of Different Race, Ethnicity (PDF)

April 20, 2015

- The Canadian Press
April 26, 2010

How Nonsense Sharpens the Intellect (PDF)

April 20, 2015

- The New York Times
October 6, 2009

Religious Conviction: Effects on the Human Brain (PDF)

April 20, 2015

- The Huffington Post
June 9, 2009

Religious People Less Anxious, Brain Activity Shows [PDF]

April 20, 2015

- New Scientist
March 17, 2009

People With Faith Less Likely to Panic Under Pressure (PDF)

April 20, 2015

- Daily Telegraph
March 5, 2009

This Is Your Brain on Religion [PDF]

April 20, 2015

- The Globe and Mail
March 5, 2009

Stressed Out? Have a Little Faith (PDF)

April 20, 2015

- Toronto Star
March 5, 2009

Believers Stay Calmer Than Atheists in Trying Situations, Study Suggests (PDF)

April 20, 2015

- Ottawa Citizen
March 5, 2009

The Fundamentalist Psyche

April 20, 2015

- Atlantic Monthly 
March 5, 2009

Religion Helps Beat Stress, Study Finds (PDF)

April 20, 2015

- National Post
March 4, 2009

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How ADHD awareness could lead to a false self-diagnosis

A new study has warned that without intervention, ADHD education could cause many young people to wrongly diagnose themselves

Growing awareness and education around ADHD may be leading to false self-diagnoses among young people, a new study has claimed. Researchers from the University of Toronto say that while education is crucial, it may also trigger a mistaken belief that common issues that young adults face, like tiredness and irritability, are the symptoms of ADHD.  The study’s lead author, Dasha Sandra, said young people should not be discouraged from seeking help, but believes mental health education needs to be refined to include more context around the symptoms. 

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Doing it the hard way

Learning to play a musical instrument is hard. So is trying to run a marathon, writing a term paper, and caring for a sick child. These things involve frustration, pain, and disappointment — yet we do them anyway. In part two of Hidden Brain’s look at the allure of suffering, psychologist Michael Inzlicht explains what we get from doing things that are difficult, and why the things we think will make us happy often do not.

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Staying focused in a world full of distractions

Can I Have Your Attention, Please? A U of T Scarborough psychology professor explores why we’re more distracted than ever – and proposes a path to deeper engagement and lasting satisfaction.

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Collaborators

  • Joshua Aronson, New York University
  • Avi Ben-Zeev, San Francisco State University
  • Elliot Berkman, University of Oregon
  • Kirk Brown, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Daryl Cameron, Penn State University
  • Belle Derks, Utrecht University
  • Jennifer Gutsell, Brandeis University
  • Greg Hajcak, Florida State University
  • Eddie Harmon-Jones, University of New South Wales
  • Jacob Hirsh, University of Toronto
  • Cendri Hutcherson, University of Toronto
  • Sonia Kang, University of Toronto
  • Michael Larson, Brigham Young University
  • Lisa Legault, Clarkson University
  • Ian McGregor, University of Waterloo
  • Marina Milyavskaya, Carleton University
  • Sukhvinder Obhi, McMaster University
  • Liz Page-Gould, University of Toronto
  • Travis Proulx, Cardiff University
  • Blair Saunders, University of Dundee
  • Brandon Schmeichel, Texas A&M University
  • Zindel Segal, University of Toronto
  • Alexa Tullett, University of Alabama

University of Toronto

  • Department of Psychology Scarborough
  • Department of Psychology St. George
  • Social Personality Research Group
  • University of Toronto
  • University of Toronto Library

Organizations

  • Association for Psychological Science
  • Canadian Psychological Association
  • Canada Foundation for Innovation
  • International Social Cognition Network
  • International Society for Research on Emotion
  • National Academy of Education
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
  • Social and Affective Neuroscience Society
  • Social Psychology Network
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
  • Society for Personality and Social Psychology
  • Society for Psychophysiological Research
  • Spencer Foundation

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