/channels/news_feeds/all/term/psychology/rss en /channels/channels/news/department-research-featured-among-quebecs-top-discoveries-370235 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> <!--/*-->*/ </p> <p>We’re proud to share that a paper on pain research, featuring Professor Caroline Palmer, Professor Roy, and PhD student Wenbo Yi, has been recognized as one of Quebec Science’s <em>Top 10 Discoveries of the Year</em>. This achievement highlights the innovative work being done in our department to advance understanding of pain mechanisms and perception.</p> <p> <!--/*-->*/ </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">8 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:59:55 +0000 webfull 214706 at /channels /channels/channels/news/script-speed-how-first-language-influences-reading-369682 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Half the world is multilingual but does one's first writing system shape how you read in English?</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/naima_mansuri.png?itok=BmQlJ2nS" width="160" height="199" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">8 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:29:08 +0000 webfull 214093 at /channels /channels/channels/news/guest-lecture-spotlight-prof-james-macdougall-language-and-inclusion-369681 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>On November 25, Professor James MacDougall, whose long-standing work to improve quality of life for deaf and disabled people in Canada (<a href="https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-9382">https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-9382</a>), delivered a masterclass guest lecture to undergraduates in “The Psychology of Bilingualismâ€� (psyc341), taught by Professor Debra Titone. It was a privilege to learn about this field and Dr. MacDougall’s work that all present enjoyed!</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/james_macdougal.jpg?itok=DFn12WLo" width="160" height="128" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">8 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:19:12 +0000 webfull 214092 at /channels /channels/channels/news/prof-signy-sheldon-featured-scientific-american-how-storytelling-shapes-memory-368902 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Professor Signy Sheldon (51³Ô¹ÏÍøPsychology &amp; Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory ) and her team - also featured in <em>The Journal of Neuroscience and Society for Neuroscience- </em> explored how different storytelling styles (emotional/conceptual vs. Concrete/perceptual detail) actively shape how and where our brains store memories. Their findings show that distinct neural pathways are engaged depending on narrative style, with implications for tailoring communication to different audiences, such as older vs. younger adults. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">13 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:06:49 +0000 webfull 213232 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-resource-early-childhood-emotion-regulation-and-anxiety-management-368072 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Daniel and Monica Gold Centre for Early Childhood Development, in collaboration with 51³Ô¹ÏÍøEMHR, is pleased to present a new resource, <strong><a href="https://www.education4resilience.project.mcgill.ca/goldcentreresources">"Tantrums and more: Practical strategies for healthy emotion regulation development in early childhoodâ€�</a>.</strong>  These resources are designed for professionals and caregivers working with young children, providing evidence-based strategies to aid children’s emotion regulation and anxiety management, which can be hard to find.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/gold_centre_stock_image.jpg?itok=KCa1oBU9" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">30 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:27:12 +0000 webfull 212316 at /channels /channels/channels/news/remembering-morton-mendelson-1949-2025-366276 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><img src="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/morton-meldelson-130527-141707-1620.jpg" style="height:225px; width:150px; float:right" /></p> <p>The Department of Psychology is mourning the passing of Professor Morton Mendelson, a longstanding faculty member who joined the department in 1977. Professor Mendelson demonstrated a deep commitment to education and student well-being, and served as McGill's first Deputy Provost of Student Life and Learning. He will be missed by many. </p> <p>Professor Emerita Debbie Moskowitz offered these words about Professor Mendelson:</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">7 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:32:53 +0000 webfull 210312 at /channels /channels/channels/news/eight-faculty-science-professors-honoured-provost-exceptional-research-achievements-365191 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>Clockwise from top left: Robert Brandenberger (Physics), Christian Genest (Mathematics and Statistics), Joel Kamnitzer (Mathematics and Statistics), Bärbel Knäuper (Psychology), Milica MioÄ�ević (Psychology), Adrian Liu (Physics), Nagissa Mahmoudi (Earth and Planetary Sciences), and Galen Halverson (Earth and Planetary Sciences)</em></p> <p>Eight Faculty of Science professors are among this year’s cohort of Distinguished James 51³Ô¹ÏÍøProfessors, James 51³Ô¹ÏÍøProfessors, and William Dawson Scholars.  </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/updated2025.png?itok=YeBBRtNt" width="160" height="105" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">29 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:21:17 +0000 webfull 209037 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-publication-pain-phd-student-wenbo-yi-prof-caroline-palmer-and-prof-mathieu-roy-363817 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Congratulations to PhD student Wenbo Yi, Prof. Caroline Palmer, and Prof. Mathieu Roy for their recent publication in <strong>PAIN</strong>! The paper is titled, <strong>Individualizing musical tempo to spontaneous rates maximizes music-induced hypoalgesia</strong>, and a recent news article on this work can be found <a href="https://thedebrief.org/new-study-reveals-how-music-eases-pain-but-only-at-the-right-tempo/">here</a>. The full publication can be accessed <a href="https://journals.lww.com/pain/abstract/9900/individualizing_musical_tempo_to_spontaneous_rates.810.aspx">here</a>.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">24 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:12:04 +0000 webfull 207375 at /channels /channels/channels/news/paul-masset-and-david-rolnick-awarded-2025-alfred-p-sloan-research-fellowships-363722 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><span>Professors <a href="/psychology/paul-masset">Paul Masset</a> (Psychology) and <a href="https://davidrolnick.com/">David Rolnick</a> (Computer Science) have been named Sloan Research Fellows.<span> </span></span></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/sloan2025.png?itok=UMEFEBqZ" width="160" height="83" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">18 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:27:07 +0000 webfull 207261 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-publication-cognitive-science-postdoc-bavo-van-kerrebroeck-and-prof-caroline-palmer-363418 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Congratulations to postdoctoral researcher Bavo van Kerrebroeck and Prof. Palmer for their recent publication in <strong>Cognitive Science</strong>! The paper is titled, V<strong>irtual Partners Improve Synchronization in Human−Machine Trios</strong>, and more information (including the full article) can be found <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cogs.70040">here</a>. Great work!</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">4 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 04 Feb 2025 05:36:57 +0000 webfull 206864 at /channels