Month: April 2021

A Neuroscience Levels of Explanation Approach to the Mind and the Brain

The relation between mental states and brain states is important in computational neuroscience, and in psychiatry in which interventions with medication are made on brain states to alter mental states. The relation between the brain and the mind has puzzled philosophers for centuries. Here a neuroscience approach is proposed in which events at the sub-neuronal, […]

Published on April 7, 2021

Changing Perceptions around Nontraditional Career Trajectories in Psychological Science

In a tightening job market, early-career researchers may consider employment opportunities outside academia. Yet there is the widespread belief that such employment experience is perceived negatively by academic hiring committees. Changing perceptions and practices around this issue would benefit these researchers and the field of psychology as a whole. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. […]

Published on April 7, 2021

Study: Branded Rx Requests Boost Medicare Costs by $1.6B

Prescribers and patients motivated 30.4% of all branded dispensing of multisource drugs in the Medicare Part D program in 2017, according to a study published online March 2 in JAMA Network Open. Mariana P. Socal, M.D., Ph.D… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute […]

Published on April 7, 2021