The Helpful Brain The psychology and neuroscience behind why people help, or fail to help, themselves and others Education How Does Learning Change as We Age? Patricia Lockwood, Ph.D., and Jo Cutler, Ph.D. on March 2, 2022 How does learning change with age? Here are some insights from science for how people learn across their lifespan. How does learning change with age? Here are some insights from science for how people learn across their lifespan. Health Are Older People More Helpful? Patricia Lockwood, Ph.D., and Jo Cutler, Ph.D. on January 31, 2022 As the population ages, will the world become more helpful or more selfish? As the population ages, will the world become more helpful or more selfish? Neuroscience 3 Tips for Choosing the Perfect Gift Patricia Lockwood, Ph.D., and Jo Cutler, Ph.D. on December 16, 2021 Struggling to choose the right gifts? These 3 tips from psychology and neuroscience could help. Struggling to choose the right gifts? These 3 tips from psychology and neuroscience could help. Decision-Making How Willing Are We to Protect Others? Patricia Lockwood, Ph.D., and Jo Cutler, Ph.D. on December 6, 2021 Using psychology to understand how and why we act to help others, and how to encourage behavior change, is essential if we want to end the pandemic. Using psychology to understand how and why we act to help others, and how to encourage behavior change, is essential if we want to end the pandemic. Bias 5 Core Lessons from the Science of Kindness Patricia Lockwood, Ph.D., and Jo Cutler, Ph.D. on November 11, 2021 How to be more kind? Here are five lessons from the science of kindness for World Kindness Day. How to be more kind? Here are five lessons from the science of kindness for World Kindness Day. Previous 1 2
Education How Does Learning Change as We Age? Patricia Lockwood, Ph.D., and Jo Cutler, Ph.D. on March 2, 2022 How does learning change with age? Here are some insights from science for how people learn across their lifespan. How does learning change with age? Here are some insights from science for how people learn across their lifespan.
Health Are Older People More Helpful? Patricia Lockwood, Ph.D., and Jo Cutler, Ph.D. on January 31, 2022 As the population ages, will the world become more helpful or more selfish? As the population ages, will the world become more helpful or more selfish?
Neuroscience 3 Tips for Choosing the Perfect Gift Patricia Lockwood, Ph.D., and Jo Cutler, Ph.D. on December 16, 2021 Struggling to choose the right gifts? These 3 tips from psychology and neuroscience could help. Struggling to choose the right gifts? These 3 tips from psychology and neuroscience could help.
Decision-Making How Willing Are We to Protect Others? Patricia Lockwood, Ph.D., and Jo Cutler, Ph.D. on December 6, 2021 Using psychology to understand how and why we act to help others, and how to encourage behavior change, is essential if we want to end the pandemic. Using psychology to understand how and why we act to help others, and how to encourage behavior change, is essential if we want to end the pandemic.
Bias 5 Core Lessons from the Science of Kindness Patricia Lockwood, Ph.D., and Jo Cutler, Ph.D. on November 11, 2021 How to be more kind? Here are five lessons from the science of kindness for World Kindness Day. How to be more kind? Here are five lessons from the science of kindness for World Kindness Day.