Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) – Stress Induced Food Cravings
November 20, 2013
Continuing with the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition series, here is Adila Alias’ research titled “Stress Induced Food Cravings.” My research looks at stress induced food cravings with race being the manipulating variable. Race, in this context, represents the ethnicity or the ethnic group For example; would it be safe to say that I, …
Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) – Foraging for Thought
November 13, 2013
Continuing with the series of posts on the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, here is Poh Wei Lin’s talk titled “Foraging for Thought.” Whenever I tell people that I study psychology, the usual response I get is “Can you read my mind?” Just to be clear, I can’t, even if I stared deeply into your …
3rd Year Modules: Cognitive Neuroscience of Ageing
October 30, 2013
The most obvious signs of ageing are physical changes, for examples developing wrinkles and your hair turning grey. Other changes include the slowing down of motor movements, and being more prone to chronic illnesses (such as hypertension, rheumatism, osteoporosis, heart disease, diabetes and asthma (e.g., Oskvig, 2005). This can reduce the ability of an older …
Tips for Freshers (Part 1)
September 18, 2013
So, it’s that time of the year again, the new academic year is about to start, and a few of us have decided to compile a list of (we guess you can call it comprehensive) tips that could come in handy for those who will be joining our small, and ever- growing Psychology department here …
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