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Teaching Kids that Pop Music is Make Believe
February 26, 2020
If
your kids are listening to popular music—and they probably are—they most likely
are learning about things they shouldn’t.
According to new research in Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, more than half of all popular music contains sexual references: sexual identity, the objectification of women, permissive and risky sexual behaviors and sexual and gender violence.
Current education standards do not include
read moreQ&A with Bill Riley, NIH OBSSR
February 26, 2020
William T. Riley, Ph.D., Director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
What is the role of OBSSR at NIH?
Congress established the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social
Sciences Research (OBSSR) to coordinate behavioral and social sciences
research (BSSR) conducted
and supported by the NIH institute and centers (ICs), and to identify and
develop research initiatives in collaboration with the NIH
FABBS Honors Warren H Meck
February 13, 2020
WARREN H. MECKSCHOLAR, MENTOR, FRIEND17 November 1956 – 21 January 2020
Throughout his long career, Professor Warren H. Meck systematically uncovered and explained the mechanisms that allow humans (and other animals) to mark the passage of time in the seconds to minutes range – a process now known as “interval timing”. He crossed traditional disciplinary boundaries and had profound impact upon psychology, cognitive science, behavioral neuroscience, and even
read moreRecent Honors and Awards in Our Sciences
February 13, 2020
In late January, The National Academy of Sciences announced
the recipients of their annual awards
honoring outstanding achievement in the physical, biological, and social
sciences. Amongst these awardees were several behavioral and cognitive
scientists from our member societies and affiliates. These awards will be
presented on April 26 during the Academy’s 157th annual meeting.
The Atkinson Prize in Psychological and Cognitive Sciences
is presented to honor significant