Never throw bread to the neighbourhood ducks. Keep dogs and cats away from chocolate. There is a long list of rules for feeding animals. But when it comes to backyard songbirds, there is research to justify the bird feeder. A nine-year study of mou …
Psychology
COVID-19 compounds housing instability for Canada’s Syrian refugees: study
Western-led research highlights gaps in policies to support, empower refugees
Western researchers zero in on math anxiety
Teacher competence, parental support influence students’ stress level
Cultivating mindfulness, compassion through meditation
PhD candidate, wellness instructor helps employees and students focus on their emotional and spiritual well-being
Mapping ‘the magic’ of music, movement and the brain
Neuroscientist Jessica Grahn awarded prestigious NSERC research fellowship
Expert insights: Smartphone reliance leads to ‘nomophobia’
Research shows device separation anxiety is real
Breaking up is hard to do
Bias towards ‘being in a relationship’ is the norm for most, study says
Expert insights: Helping children by treating specific symptoms of autism or ADHD
The benefits of providing treatments to children with autism or ADHD, even without a diagnosis.
‘Sounding it out’ not so easy for children with dyslexia
Western cognitive neuroscientists using MRI discovered a biological deficit for some early readers that impairs the ability to sound words out.
Could COVID help identify teens at risk for mental health problems?
Pre- and post-pandemic fMRI brain scans may drive early detection and interventions for vulnerable adolescents
Creating connections: Western’s complexity science research hub
The Complex Adaptive Systems lab is an interdisciplinary network encouraging cross-campus collaboration.
Alumnus Frank Worrell named psychology association president
His mother’s demand that he aim high led Worrell to Western, and to the top of the American Psychological Association.
Expert insights: COVID-19 caution fatigue – what it is and how to beat it
The longer the pandemic goes on, the greater the risk Canadians will struggle to adhere to guidelines and restrictions.
COVID-19 compounds housing instability for Canada’s Syrian refugees: study
Western-led research highlights gaps in policies to support, empower refugees
Western researchers zero in on math anxiety
Teacher competence, parental support influence students’ stress level
Cultivating mindfulness, compassion through meditation
PhD candidate, wellness instructor helps employees and students focus on their emotional and spiritual well-being
Mapping ‘the magic’ of music, movement and the brain
Neuroscientist Jessica Grahn awarded prestigious NSERC research fellowship
Expert insights: Smartphone reliance leads to ‘nomophobia’
Research shows device separation anxiety is real
Breaking up is hard to do
Bias towards ‘being in a relationship’ is the norm for most, study says
Expert insights: Helping children by treating specific symptoms of autism or ADHD
The benefits of providing treatments to children with autism or ADHD, even without a diagnosis.
‘Sounding it out’ not so easy for children with dyslexia
Western cognitive neuroscientists using MRI discovered a biological deficit for some early readers that impairs the ability to sound words out.
Could COVID help identify teens at risk for mental health problems?
Pre- and post-pandemic fMRI brain scans may drive early detection and interventions for vulnerable adolescents
Creating connections: Western’s complexity science research hub
The Complex Adaptive Systems lab is an interdisciplinary network encouraging cross-campus collaboration.
Alumnus Frank Worrell named psychology association president
His mother’s demand that he aim high led Worrell to Western, and to the top of the American Psychological Association.
Expert insights: COVID-19 caution fatigue – what it is and how to beat it
The longer the pandemic goes on, the greater the risk Canadians will struggle to adhere to guidelines and restrictions.