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Ep 44: Doing something when nothing can be done: Working with Huntington’s disease | BPS
In this new episode of our podcast, PsychCrunch, Dr Sarah Gunn and Dr Jon Sutton explore what psychologists can offer to those with Huntington's disease.
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🎙️Join us for the new episode of our podcast, PsychCrunch!
This episode, Lecturer and Huntington's disease expert Dr Sarah Gunn sits down with Dr Jon Sutton to share her research journey, and what psychologists can offer to those with the condition: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
This episode, Lecturer and Huntington's disease expert Dr Sarah Gunn sits down with Dr Jon Sutton to share her research journey, and what psychologists can offer to those with the condition: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Before you square up for a debate over Christmas dinner, read this: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
To change minds at Christmas dinner, keep it civil | BPS
People underestimate how much their attitudes soften during civil debates, and misjudge how much common ground they share with those of differing opinions, according to a new study
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December 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Before you square up for a debate over Christmas dinner, read this: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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This weekend, grab a bite with food writer and Senior Lecturer Dr Andrea Oskis and Dr Jon Sutton in the new episode of PsychCrunch. 🎙️
Join them at the table and explore some tasty research into the food we eat: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Join them at the table and explore some tasty research into the food we eat: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Episode 43: Psychology on the Menu | BPS
A tasty new episode of our podcast, PsychCrunch, with Dr Andrea Oskis and Dr Jon Sutton.
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October 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This weekend, grab a bite with food writer and Senior Lecturer Dr Andrea Oskis and Dr Jon Sutton in the new episode of PsychCrunch. 🎙️
Join them at the table and explore some tasty research into the food we eat: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Join them at the table and explore some tasty research into the food we eat: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
New study finds that for many with anxious attachment styles, frequent reminders of partner commitment are useful – unless they also tend towards being avoidant: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
The complexities of commitment in anxiously-attached love | BPS
New study finds that for many with anxious attachment styles, frequent reminders of partner commitment are useful – unless they also tend towards being avoidant.
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December 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
New study finds that for many with anxious attachment styles, frequent reminders of partner commitment are useful – unless they also tend towards being avoidant: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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A recent multidisciplinary paper synthesises what we know about the processes behind autistic meltdowns: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
New review charts the mechanics of autistic meltdowns | BPS
A recent multidisciplinary paper synthesises what we know about the processes behind autistic meltdowns.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A recent multidisciplinary paper synthesises what we know about the processes behind autistic meltdowns: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Ever been hesitant to tell others about your good deeds? Then you've fallen prey to “the do-gooder dilemma”: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Here’s why we stay quiet about our good deeds | BPS
New investigations explore “the do-gooder dilemma”.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Ever been hesitant to tell others about your good deeds? Then you've fallen prey to “the do-gooder dilemma”: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
New study finds that a surprisingly large number of us may experience vicarious touch: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Vicarious touch is more common than you’d think | BPS
New study finds that a surprisingly large number of us may experience these phantom touches.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
New study finds that a surprisingly large number of us may experience vicarious touch: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
🎙️Join us for the new episode of our podcast, PsychCrunch!
This episode, Lecturer and Huntington's disease expert Dr Sarah Gunn sits down with Dr Jon Sutton to share her research journey, and what psychologists can offer to those with the condition: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
This episode, Lecturer and Huntington's disease expert Dr Sarah Gunn sits down with Dr Jon Sutton to share her research journey, and what psychologists can offer to those with the condition: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Ep 44: Doing something when nothing can be done: Working with Huntington’s disease | BPS
In this new episode of our podcast, PsychCrunch, Dr Sarah Gunn and Dr Jon Sutton explore what psychologists can offer to those with Huntington's disease.
www.bps.org.uk
December 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM
🎙️Join us for the new episode of our podcast, PsychCrunch!
This episode, Lecturer and Huntington's disease expert Dr Sarah Gunn sits down with Dr Jon Sutton to share her research journey, and what psychologists can offer to those with the condition: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
This episode, Lecturer and Huntington's disease expert Dr Sarah Gunn sits down with Dr Jon Sutton to share her research journey, and what psychologists can offer to those with the condition: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
A recent study illustrates the wide array of views neurodivergent people in the UK have on neurodiversity-related terms: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Neurodivergent people have mixed feelings about their terminology | BPS
A recent study illustrates the wide array of views neurodivergent people in the UK have on neurodiversity-related terms.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A recent study illustrates the wide array of views neurodivergent people in the UK have on neurodiversity-related terms: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
New research takes a look at what it means to be cool around the world: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
So you want to be cool… | BPS
New research takes a look at what it means to be cool around the world.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
New research takes a look at what it means to be cool around the world: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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A slick illusion makes episodic childhood memories easier to grasp, according to new research: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Embodying your younger self’s face boosts childhood memory recall | BPS
A slick illusion makes episodic childhood memories easier to grasp, according to new research.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
A slick illusion makes episodic childhood memories easier to grasp, according to new research: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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New work examines the factors associated with radical beliefs and behaviours in forensic mental health populations: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Identity and personal meaning-making maintain extremism in high-security inmates | BPS
New work examines the factors associated with radical beliefs and behaviours in forensic mental health populations.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
New work examines the factors associated with radical beliefs and behaviours in forensic mental health populations: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Two new papers home in on a brain area responsible for spotting the separations between words, previously thought to only handle simple auditory processing: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
New study reveals why unknown languages sound like a blur | BPS
Two papers home in on a brain area responsible for spotting the separations between words, previously thought to only handle simple auditory processing.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Two new papers home in on a brain area responsible for spotting the separations between words, previously thought to only handle simple auditory processing: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
New work examines the factors associated with radical beliefs and behaviours in forensic mental health populations: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Identity and personal meaning-making maintain extremism in high-security inmates | BPS
New work examines the factors associated with radical beliefs and behaviours in forensic mental health populations.
www.bps.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
New work examines the factors associated with radical beliefs and behaviours in forensic mental health populations: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
A slick illusion makes episodic childhood memories easier to grasp, according to new research: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Embodying your younger self’s face boosts childhood memory recall | BPS
A slick illusion makes episodic childhood memories easier to grasp, according to new research.
www.bps.org.uk
December 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
A slick illusion makes episodic childhood memories easier to grasp, according to new research: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Brain changes across four common mental health diagnoses look “strikingly similar", according to a massive new study involving almost 9000 children and young people: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Brain changes across four common mental health diagnoses look “strikingly similar” | BPS
… according to a massive new study which examined the brain structure of almost 9000 children and young people.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Brain changes across four common mental health diagnoses look “strikingly similar", according to a massive new study involving almost 9000 children and young people: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
A new study of voice hearing in Thailand extends what we know about the influence of culture on the content of auditory hallucinations: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Nature and spirits feature prominently in auditory hallucinations in Thailand | BPS
A new study of voice hearing in Thailand extends what we know about the influence of culture on the content of auditory hallucinations.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A new study of voice hearing in Thailand extends what we know about the influence of culture on the content of auditory hallucinations: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
A recent multidisciplinary paper synthesises what we know about the processes behind autistic meltdowns: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
New review charts the mechanics of autistic meltdowns | BPS
A recent multidisciplinary paper synthesises what we know about the processes behind autistic meltdowns.
www.bps.org.uk
November 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A recent multidisciplinary paper synthesises what we know about the processes behind autistic meltdowns: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Brain changes across four common mental health diagnoses look “strikingly similar", according to a massive new study involving almost 9000 children and young people: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Brain changes across four common mental health diagnoses look “strikingly similar” | BPS
… according to a massive new study which examined the brain structure of almost 9000 children and young people.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Brain changes across four common mental health diagnoses look “strikingly similar", according to a massive new study involving almost 9000 children and young people: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
New research neatly illustrates one way in which emotional contagion works, through the use of cuddly robots and horror: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Humans can ‘catch’ fear from robots, too | BPS
New research neatly illustrates one way in which emotional contagion works, through the use of cuddly robots and horror.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
New research neatly illustrates one way in which emotional contagion works, through the use of cuddly robots and horror: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
New research untangles how our brains react to high ventilation breathwork, producing feelings of ‘oceanic boundlessness’: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Here’s how a breathwork routine can induce a psychedelic-like state | BPS
New research untangles how our brains react to high ventilation breathwork, producing feelings of ‘oceanic boundlessness’.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
New research untangles how our brains react to high ventilation breathwork, producing feelings of ‘oceanic boundlessness’: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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While we all wait for the world to come back online... have you read any interesting psychology papers lately? Give them a shout out below, we'd love to hear.
While we all wait for the world to come back online... have you read any interesting psychology papers lately? Give them a shout out below, we'd love to hear.
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Looks like Bluesky has avoided the Cloudflare outage!
While we all wait for the world to come back online... have you read any interesting psychology papers lately? Give them a shout out below, we'd love to hear.
While we all wait for the world to come back online... have you read any interesting psychology papers lately? Give them a shout out below, we'd love to hear.
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@researchdigest.bsky.social bringing that "make lemonade out of lemons" energy today. In all seriousness, go read the article by Emily Reynolds & paper by @dannyblanchy.bsky.social, @alexbryson.bsky.social (alma mater s/o!) & Xu: a stark look into #youth & #wellbeing.
#academiasky #psychology #econ
#academiasky #psychology #econ
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
@researchdigest.bsky.social bringing that "make lemonade out of lemons" energy today. In all seriousness, go read the article by Emily Reynolds & paper by @dannyblanchy.bsky.social, @alexbryson.bsky.social (alma mater s/o!) & Xu: a stark look into #youth & #wellbeing.
#academiasky #psychology #econ
#academiasky #psychology #econ
A recent review paper on non-binary sexuality unpicks methodological hurdles, and highlights the need for mindful research inclusion of those beyond the gender binary: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Non-binary insights slip through the cracks in sexuality research | BPS
A recent review paper unpicks methodological hurdles and highlights the need for mindful research inclusion of those beyond the gender binary.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A recent review paper on non-binary sexuality unpicks methodological hurdles, and highlights the need for mindful research inclusion of those beyond the gender binary: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
A four-year study charting obsessive-compulsive symptoms in the general population since the start of the pandemic finds a sharp increase that has since waned: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
The pandemic led to a spike in OCD symptoms | BPS
A four-year study charting obsessive compulsive symptoms in the general population since the start of the pandemic finds a sharp increase that has since waned.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A four-year study charting obsessive-compulsive symptoms in the general population since the start of the pandemic finds a sharp increase that has since waned: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
How many good arguments do you need to be persuaded of something? The answer may be more complex than you think.
A recent study finds that presenting a greater number of persuasive arguments can leave people suspicious, rather than convinced: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
A recent study finds that presenting a greater number of persuasive arguments can leave people suspicious, rather than convinced: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
More persuasive arguments aren’t always more convincing | BPS
Recent study finds that presenting a greater number of persuasive arguments can leave people suspicious, rather than convinced.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
How many good arguments do you need to be persuaded of something? The answer may be more complex than you think.
A recent study finds that presenting a greater number of persuasive arguments can leave people suspicious, rather than convinced: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
A recent study finds that presenting a greater number of persuasive arguments can leave people suspicious, rather than convinced: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...