As someone who drinks way to much coffee I was intrigued by a number of caffeine related research studies that were published this week...

In lecturers and treatment design I often discuss the more positive outcomes and shorter treatment duration for primary drinkers as...

For a long time I argued that the action of drugs on pleasure centers in the brain was far too simplistic, and the least, memory played a...

Anyone who has heard me lecture or conduct training on neuroscience will know that I have always emphasized a little regarded region of...

There has always been a strong connection between depression and sleep. But does depression affect sleep or sleep affect depression? A...

Forsaken dreams. Romantic interests not pursued. Securing a job near home rather than an adventurous position overseas. Our most...

New research shines a spotlight on the placenta's critical role in the nature versus nurture debate and how it confers risk for...

Conspiracy theories about government officials and the institutions they represent are widespread and rooted deep in U.S. history...

A great deal of my work with young people draws n research that demonstrates that drug and alcohol use evolves through the interplay of...

I have always felt that psychopaths make good employees. Whilst they will never be team players, they are single minded, do not get...

In lectures on drug and alcohol use I often state that the experience of intoxication in not purely pharmacological. Whilst drug and...

A new discovery shows that opioids used to treat pain, such as morphine and oxycodone, produce their effects by binding to receptors...

Recently published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, Assistant Professor Christoph Riedl's latest research examines a model...

A new review published online today in the journal Addiction has compiled the best, most up-to-date source of information on alcohol,...

In lectures I often discuss the role of peer socialization on child development. This recent review in The Conversation caught my eye as...

Anxiety is often produced by the generalization of negative experiences. Usually, the more novel the negative experience the more...

I often explore challenging research findings that questions some core assumptions about human development and treatment processes. I...

McLellen et al 1985 research study on the power of the alliance in the treatment of clients of methadone scripts changed my view of drug...

Babies are not blank slates. Lecturing on child and adolescent development I often describe babies as being pre-loaded with systems that...

A recent Pew poll suggested that people were less trustful of people who reported that they were atheists and more trustful of people who...