In a world grappling with deep-seated division and social upheaval, empathy has become more critical than ever.

But science suggests when it comes to evoking empathy, our imagination is more powerful than we previously thought. A new study, led by McGill researchers, reveals how the different ways to experience empathy affect our willingness to help others.

Classified as: Signy Sheldon, empathy, Department of Psychology
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Published on: 28 Nov 2023

When speaking to one another, much of the communication occurs nonverbally – through body posture, hand gestures, and the eyes. Our eye gaze during conversations therefore reveals a wealth of information about our attention, intention, or psychological states. But, there remains little scientific knowledge about the information that human eyes convey in interactions – is looking at others’ faces enough, or does our communication require eye-to-eye contact?

Classified as: mcgill research, Jelena Ristic, Florence Mayrand, Department of Psychology, Laboratory for Attention and Social Cognition, eye contact
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Published on: 8 Nov 2023

A new study by a McGill University PhD student is looking into the effects of gaslighting in romantic relationships. The term is used to describe a form of psychological abuse in which a person or group causes someone to question their own sanity, memories, or perception of reality.

Classified as: gaslighting, Willis Klein, Department of Psychology
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Published on: 27 Jul 2023

Black anglophones in Quebec experience more discrimination and report more barriers to mental healthcare – and overall lower mental health – than their French-speaking counterparts, according to a new study from McGill University researchers in the Department of Psychology.

Classified as: Nmesoma Umenwofor-Nweze, Richard Koestner, Department of Psychology, Story ideas
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Published on: 8 May 2023

Teens in North America are spending several hours per day on screens, and there’s growing concern over how social media may affect their mental health.

Classified as: Department of Psychology
Published on: 11 Apr 2023

Teens in North America are spending several hours per day on screens, and there’s growing concern over how social media may affect their mental health.

Classified as: Helen Thai, Faculty of Science, Department of Psychology, Story ideas
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Published on: 5 Apr 2023

How does our own identity impact how we perceive and judge others? Research from McGill University has found that those who are most likely to be stereotyped based on their combined racial and gender identity, such as Black women and Asian men, were less likely to hold certain stereotypes against others.

Classified as: Jordan Axt, Department of Psychology, Bias, Stereotypes, Faculty of Science
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Published on: 8 Feb 2023

According to new research co-authored by McGill University's Associate Professor Signy Sheldon (Psychology), older adults’ ability to retrieve episodic autobiographical events, although often viewed through a lens of decline, reveals much about what is preserved and prioritized in cognitive aging.

Classified as: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science
Published on: 10 Jan 2023

Imagine having to choose over and over between what you enjoy doing and the pain that it might cause you, whether physical or emotional. If you live with conditions such as depression, anxiety, or chronic pain, you are probably familiar with making these difficult choices on a daily or weekly basis. But surprisingly little is known about which areas of the brain are involved in decisions of this kind.

Classified as: Department of Psychology, Mathieu Roy, chronic pain
Published on: 20 Jul 2022

Since the onset of the worldwide pandemic, face masks have been widely adopted to control the spread of COVID-19. While masks are critical for mitigating disease contagion, they hide parts of our faces which are used for nonverbal communication to express our emotions and intentions.

Classified as: mcgill research, Jelena Ristic, Sarah McCrackin, Department of Psychology, Laboratory for Attention and Social Cognition, Emotions, covid-19, face masks, facial expressions
Published on: 21 Feb 2022

Quebec is hoping to reduce wait lists and widen access to help by injecting $100 million into mental health services as the novel coronavirus pandemic continues, an announcement that was pushed up following a deadly sword attack in the province’s capital that killed two and left five injured. (Global News)

Here are some experts from McGill University who can provide comment on this issue:

Classified as: McGill experts, mental health, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Department of Psychology
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Published on: 3 Nov 2020

How do people coordinate their actions with the sounds they hear? This basic ability, which allows people to cross the street safely while hearing oncoming traffic, dance to new music or perform team events such as rowing, has puzzled cognitive neuroscientists for years. A new study led by researchers at McGill University is shining a light on how auditory perception and motor processes work together.

Classified as: science, Research, Department of Psychology, caroline palmer
Published on: 1 Sep 2020

Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended by the World Health Organization for the first six months of life because of the benefits for both mom and baby. In Canada, approximately 32% of women meet this recommendation.

Classified as: Kristin Horsley, Tuong-Vi Nguyen, Blaine Ditto, deborah da costa, McGill University, Department of Psychology, breastfeed, breast milk, pregnancy anxiety
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Published on: 17 Jun 2019

The discovery of a new biological pathway involved in pain processing offers hope of using existing cancer drugs to replace the use of opioids in chronic pain treatment, according to scientists at McGill University.

Because many therapeutic options, such as opioids, for patients with chronic pain carry the risk of addiction and undesirable side effects, this breakthrough offers promising lines of research into chronic pain treatment, says Luda Diatchenko, professor at McGill’s Faculty of Dentistry and co-lead author of the new study

Classified as: chronic pain, chronic pain treatment, pain processing, Human Pain Genetics, Luda Diatchenko, Jeffrey Mogil, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Psychology, External, faculty, staff, health and lifestyle
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Published on: 8 Aug 2017

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