Improving access to mental health care
How does overcoming stigma improve access to mental health care? The UK is more concerned with mental health than ever…
psychology
On Happiness – a Wellcome exhibition
Rebecca Wallersteiner looks at On Happiness, two concurrent new exhibitions at Wellcome Collection, London from July ‘21 which explore ways…
Study suggests greater need for grief support
Study suggests greater need for grief support due to COVID-19: Curtin University research has found people grieving a COVID-related death…
Attachment theory – John Bowlby
https://youtu.be/3LM0nE81mIE The English psychoanalyst John Bowlby teaches us about Attachment Theory, which is quite simply the best way to understand…
Smoke and Mirrors
From the seduction of the 19th-century séance through to the sensationalist stunts of contemporary mentalists, we cannot resist the lure…
New UEA research shows impact of poverty on children’s brain activity
Children born into poverty show key differences in early brain function – according to new research from the University of…
Music on the brain – the RSM Brain Series
Last week Professor Catherine Loveday delivered a lecture at the Royal Society of Medicine’s 2018 Brain Series lecture to a…
The minefield of Minecraft
Minecraft, a best-selling video game, has been described as the single most creative game for children ever. A high-octane version…
Fear
Fear is a basic human emotion which causes a pyschological and physiological response in the body known as ‘fight or…