Research

NEWS STORIES FOR P&N RESEARCH

Stella Powell-Williams
Task Force announces recipients of the 2020 Stella Powell-Williams Award
August 3, 2020

In the summer of 2020, the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience issued a charge to form the P&N Task Force on Diversity, Inclusion... read more »
LaBar Lab
New Study from the Lab of Professor Kevin LaBar Reveals that Closer Threats Inspire a More Primitive Kind of Fear
July 1, 2020

Different use of brain circuits may help explain the tenacity of post-traumatic stress Published: June 29, 2020 in ... read more »
fMRI
Professor Ahmad Hariri Reanalyzes Years of Functional MRI Data
June 4, 2020

Studies of Brain Activity Aren't as... read more »
COVID-19 Research Grant Recipients
P&N Graduates Awarded Funding for Psychological Research Related to COVID-19
June 4, 2020

In response to the changed research climate in the era of COVID-19, the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience put out a special call for... read more »
dopamine
Yin Lab Publishes Paper in Current Biology: Ventral Tegmental Dopamine Neurons Control the Impulse Vector during Motivated Behavior
May 28, 2020

Members of the Yin Lab including Ryan Hughes, Konstantin Bakhurin, ... read more »
NCCG
Duke Hosts Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Cognition Group
February 7, 2020

UPDATE as of March 11, 2020: To minimize potential health risks amid COVID-19 concerns, Duke University has cancelled all Duke-sponsored in-person... read more »
moffitt caspi
P&N Professors Caspi & Moffitt and Duke Postdocs Richmond-Rakerd & Houts Publish New Research Findings
January 22, 2020

P&N Professors Avshalom Caspi & Terrie Moffitt, and Duke Postdocs Leah Richmond-Rakerd & Renate Houts publish paper in Nature Human... read more »
Matt and Scott
P&N Graduate Student and Professor Co-Author Paper in Nature Human Behavior
January 20, 2020

P&N graduate student Matthew Bachman and Professor Scott Huettel publish paper in Nature Human Behavior:... read more »
GSL Lab
P&N Faculty Member Gregory Samanez-Larkin Recognized for Research at the Intersection of Neuroscience, Psychology and Economics
October 10, 2019

Gregory Samanez-Larkin, assistant professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at... read more »
2019-2020 P&N Faculty Seed Grant Recipients
11 P&N Faculty Members Selected for 2019-2020 Research Seed Grants
September 10, 2019

11 faculty members from the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience have been awarded Research Seed Grants via philanthropic support from ... read more »
Nicholas
Julia Nicholas wins 2019 Zener award
May 3, 2019

Congratulations to Julia Nicholas, winner of the 2019 Karl E. Zener Award. This award is given annually to an undergraduate psychology major at Duke... read more »
Duke Digital Health
Duke Digital Health Moves to Sociology-Psychology Building
February 12, 2019

The Duke Global Digital Health Science Center (Duke Digital Health), which is directed by Gary Bennett (Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and... read more »
Elika Bergelson Receives DIBS Research Incubator Award
December 10, 2018

Congratulations to P&N's Elika Bergelson for receiving a 2018-2019 Research Incubator Award from the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences. The... read more »
SSP
Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists Conference Reflections
November 5, 2018

The Duke Identity and Diversity Lab, led by Dr. Sarah Gaither, had an amazing showing with other Duke... read more »
awards
P&N Graduate Students and Postdocs Receive Research Seed Grants
October 30, 2018

Psychology & Neuroscience is proud to announce the inaugural winners of the Graduate / Postdoctoral research awards. These students and fellows... read more »
P&N Person of the Week: Terrie Moffitt
October 28, 2018

Moffitt pictured in blue frames, although she rotates approximately four frames at any given time, photo by Chen Duke Psychology and... read more »

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