Sleep research: Can sleep improve our memory?
For World Sleep Day 2022, Bernhard Staresina discusses research into the effects of sleep on memory consolidation.
Celebrating sensory processing with Sensory Street
This week is World Autism Week and we hope this blog is a useful resource to help people better understand what it means to be an autistic person with sensory processing difficulties.
Racism is racism: The impact of “every day” racism on the mental health of young people
1 February 2021
To mark Children's Mental Health Week, this blog explores themes around racism and young people, based on the Emerging Minds' Voices, Powers and Attitudes Challenge. Written by Fiyory Ghezae, an intern with the Emerging Minds Network.
Science reveals secrets behind the success of Game of Thrones
Emeritus Professor Robin Dunbar discusses how the book's complex character networks are kept within limits of what human minds are designed by evolution to cope with.
Light at the Right Time
30 April 2020
Time your outside activity during the lockdown to take place in the morning hours.
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New online tool for child anxiety could expand access to child mental health services
7 February 2024
New research from the University of Oxford has revealed that an online programme that empowers parents to apply Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) principles in their child’s day to day lives is just as effective as traditional talking therapies for child anxiety problems.
Welcome Prof Shelley McKeown Jones
26 January 2024
Fellow and Tutor in Experimental Psychology with Lady Margaret Hall joining us from Bristol
Prestigious prize for Asifa Majid
26 January 2024
Our Professor of Cognitive Science, has been awarded the prestigious Elman prize
What is selective mutism? And is it a lifelong condition?
8 January 2024
Selective mutism is an anxiety disorder characterised by a consistent pattern of silence in specific social situations where speech is expected (for example, at school or work) while the person is able to speak comfortably in other situations (such as at home with close family).
New survey reveals that a quarter of UK adults mistrust others
24 November 2023
A major new survey of trust and mistrust in the UK has revealed worryingly high levels of mistrust in society, with a quarter of respondents mistrustful of other people and a similar proportion keen for help to feel more trusting.
Brian Parkinson joins Emotion Review Editorial Team
26 July 2023
The Professor of Social Psychology joins other established experts on the incoming editorial team.