We as humans spend between one-half and one-third of our waking hours not focused on the present moment, according to Ethan Kross, professor of psychology and management & organizations at the University of Michigan.
Academics, News
BC To Offer New Psychological Humanities Minor This Fall
Coming this fall, the Lynch School of Education and Human Development (LSEHD) will offer a new minor in psychological humanities, open to all students.
News, On Campus
Genova Uses Storytelling to Understand, Destigmatize Alzheimer’s Disease
Lisa Genova expressed that her knowledge as a neuroscientist was not enough to fully understand or explain the brain and certain neurological diseases—she had to become a storyteller.
Column, Opinions
Is Kindness Really a Virtue?
For as long as I can remember, the value of kindness has been emphasized in nearly every aspect of my life. “Be kind to others” was scribbled at the top of the easel papers that served as elementary school classroom constitutions.
News, On Campus
Gulliford Highlights the Importance of Forgiveness, Gratitude, and Hope in Psychology Lecture
The virtues of forgiveness, gratitude, and hope are developed through connections with others, according to Liz Gulliford, senior lecturer of psychology at the University of Northampton, UK. Gulliford examined forgiveness, gratitude, and hope from a positive psychology perspective in a lecture in Devlin Hall on Feb. 21.
News, On Campus
Ellen Winner Explores Relationship Between Art and Psychology
Ellen Winner, BC psychology professor and director of the Arts and Mind Lab, shared her research surrounding the cognition of arts in adults and children.
News, Academics, Featured Story
Psychology Department Launches Neuroscience Major
The Boston College psychology department announced a Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience, the first degrees for which will be awarded to the Class of 2020 and may be declared as early as Sept. 1, 2019 by the classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022.
Column, Opinions
Paying Attention to My Loss of Attention
“Maybe when we were all younger, the world was a different place, and we all functioned a little differently.”
Metro
Beat of the Drum: Harvard Lab Decodes Universality of Music
The Harvard Music Lab, funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health and Harvard’s Data Science Initiative, conducts experiments on the cross-cultural function of music. The research team focuses primarily on infant cognition and developing individuals of all ages.
News, On Campus
Doyle and Roozeboom Explore Connections Between Theology and Psychology
“As we spend time loving and caring for ourselves, our brain responds and our capacity to love and connect with our neighbor increases,” Roozeboom said. “What happens is people lose a sense of separateness between the self and others, and we have this experience of being at one.”
