Language and social cognition are fundamental to human communication. But how do these capacities interact? In a review paper published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences, researchers from the Max ...

Even when criticism is constructive, we tend to focus on how we feel about it rather than its content. But that can change.

A new systematic review seeks to better understand how social media use affects mental health, specifically psychiatric ...

Strong social connections protect brain health by reducing stress, enhancing cognitive function, and lowering the risk of ...

Research suggests that there is greater potential for brain, mind, body, motor, and overall holistic development in an ...

Thank you for visiting the Social Cognition and Law Lab. Our research examines how individuals’ beliefs, backgrounds, and predispositions bias memory, reasoning, and decision-making within legal ...

For many, social media is a tool for communication and self-expression. But for those vulnerable to psychiatric disorders, it may become something far more insidious. A new study published in BMC ...

Now, I'm a joint member of the Evolution and Social Cognition (ESC) Lab and Emotion, Decision-Making, Judgment, and Identity (EDJI) Lab at CU Boulder. I am interested in studying errors in judgment ...

Two recent studies, although distinct in focus and methodology, point to complementary findings that, in individuals living ...

2011); accordingly we first describe their understanding of their physical environment and then go on to discuss social cognition. Primates are able to use their skills in social cognition to ...

Idson, Lorraine Chen, and Walter Mischel. "The Personality of Familiar and Important People: The Lay Perceiver as A Social Cognitive Theorist." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 80, no. 4 ...

Welcome to Angela Gutchess' Aging, Culture and Cognition Laboratory at Brandeis University. Our research addresses the impact of healthy aging and cultural background on long-term memory and social ...