• Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, UNSW
Your instinct not to trust some people is an evolutionary response to keep you safe. Flood G./Flickr

Trust is unconsciously determined, thanks to the amygdala: study

The part of the brain responsible for the fight-or-flight response also plays a key role in unconsciously processing a face’s trustworthiness – in a matter of milliseconds. A study published today…
By mimicking each other, humans try to physically understand each others’ emotions. Flickr: modenadude

Explainer: how we understand people and why it’s important

Social cognition is our ability to understand other people, and it enables us to predict their behaviour and share experiences. It’s also critical to understanding the many nuances underpinning everyday…
Over 1000 professors have signed a letter calling on the Government to reverse plans to cut university funding to pay for school reforms. AAP

Over 1000 professors call on Gillard to reverse planned uni cuts

Over a thousand Australian professors have signed an open letter asking the federal government to abandon plans for $2.3 billion worth of cuts to the university sector. The cuts, announced this month as…

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