First was an incredible talk by Moira Dillon on interrogating human spatial and social cognition at the Kempner Institute at Harvard University. Using ingenious studies with infants, children, and adults across cultures Dillon masterfully characterizes how we think about space and social agents. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcgOj1wZVkg (2/6) #psychology#CognitiveScience

Why do we expect trans folks to know that they were trans at the youngest possible ages--4 or 5 or even younger--when we know so many of us take so much longer to figure it out? It's time to talk about The Story, as Stained Glass Woman returns with a mega-sized, 5,000-word article!

#StainedGlassWoman#Trans#FtM#MtF#Psychology

https://open.substack.com/pub/stainedglasswoman/p/the-story

Why do we expect trans folks to know that they were trans at the youngest possible ages--4 or 5 or even younger--when we know so many of us take so much longer to figure it out? It's time to talk about The Story, as Stained Glass Woman returns with a mega-sized, 5,000-word article!

#StainedGlassWoman#Trans#FtM#MtF#Psychology

https://open.substack.com/pub/stainedglasswoman/p/the-story

A report released to coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day found a sharp rise since 2019 of people in Japan taken to hospital for self-harm and attempted suicide, especially among young people and women. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/science-health/self-harm-women/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #health #suicide #mentalhealth #psychology #hospitals

Why do some people hate sci-fi Science explains it https://inkican.com/turns-out-theres-a-scientific-reason-people-dislike-sci-fi/#SciFi#Psychology#Books

I have discovered my tribe! I am an otrovert...

#Psychology#Otrovert
Don’t like joining in? Why it could be your superpower | Health & wellbeing | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/aug/24/dont-like-joining-in-why-it-could-be-your-superpower

"Now online, they don't want you to go back down to calm. Because once you get back down to calm, you can engage the part of your brain that's logical and rational, and you go actually I've had enough time online. They keep you in an active emotional state."

#KathrynBerkett, educational psychologist, 2025

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2019000868/the-emotional-gym-growing-your-child-s-resilience-muscle

#podcasts#RNZ#9ToNoon #psychology#PlatformPsychology

📝 Crossing the Blood Brain Barrier 📝

"Reprocessing Episodic Memory", an addition to Project Restoration, and how I've been spending free time thinking about the brain.

> ... blasting the prefrontal cortex with supra-physiological dopamine levels ... blunt-force impact trauma ... boosting its metabolic precursor l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine ...

- https://prose.winterschon.com/reprocessing-episodic-memory/

#neurology #neuroscience #dopamine #psychology #photography #therapy #research #healthcare #trauma #ptsd #writing

📝 Crossing the Blood Brain Barrier 📝

"Reprocessing Episodic Memory", an addition to Project Restoration, and how I've been spending free time thinking about the brain.

> ... blasting the prefrontal cortex with supra-physiological dopamine levels ... blunt-force impact trauma ... boosting its metabolic precursor l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine ...

- https://prose.winterschon.com/reprocessing-episodic-memory/

#neurology #neuroscience #dopamine #psychology #photography #therapy #research #healthcare #trauma #ptsd #writing

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That's my thinking. I'd love to hear other people's experiences and thoughts about this!

#Deception#Lying#Lies#Autism#Neurodivergent#Autistic#Psychology#Intentions

Refs below.

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But what if it's got more to do with logic than blame?

My feeling is:

1. It’s better to use the data we have to hand, as best we can. This involves focusing on & noticing outcomes.

2. It’s better to be cautious in potentially risky or even life-threatening situations (such as the one used in the famous study on this. Refs below).

3. It’s better if we all take some degree of responsibility in any situation we’re involved in.

#Logic#Data#Autism#Psychology

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Jesus fucking Christ

"Assimilation-induced #dehumanization: #Psychology research uncovers a dark side effect of #AI

...when people interact with #autonomousAgents—such as robots or #virtualAssistants—that display strong #emotionalIntelligence, they tend to see those machines as more humanlike. But this shift comes with an unintended consequence: people may also begin to see other humans as less human, leading to a higher likelihood of mistreating them."

https://www.psypost.org/assimilation-induced-dehumanization-psychology-research-uncovers-a-dark-side-effect-of-ai/

being too ambitious is a clever form of self-sabotage - on starting, doing, being, and becoming. - by Maalvika

https://maalvika.substack.com/p/being-too-ambitious-is-a-clever-form

#Philosophy#Psychology#Motivation

being too ambitious is a clever form of self-sabotage - on starting, doing, being, and becoming. - by Maalvika

https://maalvika.substack.com/p/being-too-ambitious-is-a-clever-form

#Philosophy#Psychology#Motivation

Persuasion and the Prestige Paradox: Are High Status People More Likely to Lie?
https://quillette.com/2021/04/03/persuasion-and-the-prestige-paradox-are-high-status-people-more-likely-to-lie/

#sociology #psychology #bias #extremism