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Professor Cathy R. Cox Tells Readers Digest Why Nostalgia Hits Us So Hard
Professor Cathy Cox from TCU’s Louise Dilworth Davis College of Science & Engineering recently spoke about why our brains respond so strongly to nostalgia.
Soccer and Psych - How Whitney Sullivan Scores on the Field and in the Lab
Whitney Sullivan is a midfielder on the TCU soccer team. She is a psychology major with a child development minor.
Disentangling the Brain and our Decision to Act
“How do you decide to speak?” asked Brenton Cooper, associate professor of psychology. Based on findings from previous scientific research, the brain’s active neurons prompt you to open your mouth and form words; however, the process of deciding to act becomes more complex when considering what happens in the seconds before, during and after the act.
Amber Witherby '16 '19
Amber Witherby ’16 ’19 MS (Ph.D.) is passionate about exploring cognition – specifically through investigating methods to enhance learning across a broad spectrum of ages with a particular emphasis on student learning.