{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"110791","title":"Genetics play strong influence in mental health of adolescents who face discrimination","body":"Understanding the origins of mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and aggressive or rule-breaking behaviors can lead to better treatments and prevention strategies. 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For the international student from the Philippines \u2014 and soon-to-be graduate of Arizona State University \u2014 neuroscience offered the perfect challenge.\u201cThe brain has always been fascinating\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-10T14:55:48-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/10\/2025-2:55pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU psychology Dean\u2019s Medalist and Barrett Honors College student Kirsten Gabrielle \u201cGabby\u201d Dicang shares how neuroscience research, pre-health internships and global service experiences shaped her path toward medical school and a future in neurosurgery.","teaser":"Kirsten Gabrielle \u201cGabby\u201d Dicang has always been drawn to the parts of the world we don\u2019t fully understand.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/54948839518_e5da38e353_o.jpg?h=92bd1ccf\u0026amp;itok=hkfHyFSj","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251210-sun-devil-community-international-neuroscience-student-named-deans-medalist","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Department of Psychology","contributor-contact-information-name":"Laura Fields","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/54948839518_e5da38e353_o.jpg?h=92bd1ccf\u0026amp;itok=hkfHyFSj","image_alt":"Kirsten Gabrielle Dicang smiles at the camera as she poses for a portrait.","image_caption":"Kirsten Gabrielle \u201cGabby\u201d Dicang has been named the Department of Psychology\u2019s fall 2025 Dean\u2019s Medalist at The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. 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Over time, that stress can speed up cognitive decline and increase the risk of Alzheimer\u2019s\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-11-25T07:20:30-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/25\/2025-7:20am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In young adults with obesity, researchers have identified biological markers of inflammation, liver stress and detection of markers indicative of early damage to brain cells. They also had unusually low levels of the nutrient choline.","teaser":"For decades, scientists have known that what harms the body often harms the brain. Conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure and insulin resistance strain the body\u2019s vascular and metabolic systems.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/shutterstock_2447944539.jpg?itok=pIrOkHoT","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251125-health-and-medicine-surprising-connection-between-obesity-choline-and-brain-inflammation","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/shutterstock_2447944539.jpg?itok=pIrOkHoT","image_alt":"Computer illustration of neurons","image_caption":"Researchers uncover a surprising link between obesity, low levels of the nutrient choline and early brain changes that echo patterns seen in Alzheimer\u2019s disease. 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Here she explains the importance of considering biological sex differences when it comes to research.","teaser":"It has long been understood that there are biological differences between sexes, but it has only been around a decade since federally funded biomedical research has been required to include females in the U.S.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/bimonte-nelson.jpg?itok=3h23BWZD","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251107-health-and-medicine-asu-researcher-importance-considering-sex-differences-health-studies","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Psychology Department","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kimberlee D\u2019Ardenne","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-7598","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/bimonte-nelson.jpg?itok=3h23BWZD","image_alt":"Portrait of Heather Bimonte-Nelson holding a model of a human brain.","image_caption":"President\u0026#039;s Professor Heather Bimonte-Nelson says that science has a lot left to discover about sex differences that will be impactful to human health across the lifespan. 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But deaths from Alzheimer\u2019s disease in the U.S.\u0026nbsp;increased by about 145%,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-10-24T05:40:54-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/24\/2025-5:40am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Research at the ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Research Center is shedding new light on Alzheimer\u2019s disease \u2014 and bringing the promise of effective treatments closer to reality. 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They are a global environmental and health concern, for a number of reasons.\u0026nbsp;Diego Mastroeni, an associate research professor at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, is asking a fresh question\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-10-20T10:34:58-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/20\/2025-10:34am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"It\u0026#039;s all over the news these days: Microplastics are everywhere, even in breast milk. They are a global environmental and health concern, for a number of reasons. 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But these \u201ctoddlers\u201d have feathers, waddle across\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-09-15T13:58:34-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/15\/2025-1:58pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A neuroscience student turned her love of penguins into a career in animal care, using learning and behavioral principles to help safeguard African penguins at the OdySea Aquarium.","teaser":"When Arizona State University student Makaela Ross reports to work each day, 35 pairs of wide, black eyes are waiting.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/20250905%20Makaela%20Ross%20%26%20Penguins%20689.jpg?itok=_q_1nlhm","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250915-science-and-technology-asu-student-works-protect-african-penguins-local-aquarium","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Department of Psychology","contributor-contact-information-name":"Laura Fields","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Off campus, Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/20250905%20Makaela%20Ross%20%26%20Penguins%20689.jpg?itok=_q_1nlhm","image_alt":"Makaela Ross kneeling beside several penguins on a rocky surface near a pool.","image_caption":"Makaela Ross, a fourth-year ASU neuroscience major with a minor in psychology, works with the African penguin colony at OdySea Aquarium. 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The U.S. population is older today than it has ever been, and the number of people aged 65 and up is expected to rise from 58 million people in 2022 to 82 million in 2050.\u0026nbsp;As the number of older Americans grows, so will the number of people with Alzheimer\u2019s disease \u2014 unless\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-06-26T12:10:21-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/26\/2025-12:10pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU researchers are finding new ways to reduce Alzheimer\u2019s risk, get earlier diagnoses, slow progression of the disease and improve quality of life.","teaser":"America is aging. 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The condition causes widespread disruption of gene behavior, affecting every known neuropathology and clinical manifestation\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-02-06T05:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/06\/2025-5:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The disruption of cellular communication, caused by the formation of chronic stress granules in the brain, may play a pivotal role in the onset of Alzheimer\u2019s and other neurodegenerative disorders \u2014 similar to a traffic jam clogging key highways and halting the flow of critical resources. 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At least, that\u2019s what the medical textbooks tell us. But new research is suggesting the organ may play a bigger role in female health.\n\nAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around one quarter of all women in the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-05-28T14:16:42-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/28\/2024-2:16pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Research is revealing that the uterus is more of a powerhouse organ than previously thought. ASU scientists suggest it may even have a direct impact on brain function \u2014 and that including the female body in medical studies is key to better health for us all.","teaser":"The uterus has three clear jobs: periods, pregnancy and labor. At least, that\u2019s what the medical textbooks tell us. 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But something as simple as a bunch of moving dots might suggest how it is possible to see and hear things that are not there.\n\nImagine looking at a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-12-15T14:07:00-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/15\/2021-2:07pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Though persistent hallucinations and delusions are defining characteristics of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders, their origins are unknown. ASU Assistant Professor of psychology Gi-Yeul Bae and collaborators recently published a study in JAMA Psychiatry showing that hallucinations and delusions could result from the brain failing to update what is perceived based on new information, like a change in motion direction.","teaser":"Though persistent hallucinations and delusions are defining characteristics of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders, their origins are unknown.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/bae.jpg?itok=7ZlFruYu","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20211215-new-research-suggests-origin-hallucinations-and-delusions-experienced-people-schizophrenia","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Psychology Department","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kimberlee D\u2019Ardenne","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-7598","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/bae.jpg?itok=7ZlFruYu","image_alt":"Portrait of ASU Assistant Professor of psychology Gi-Yeul Bae.","image_caption":"Gi-Yeul Bae, assistant professor of psychology at ASU.","related_story":"","news_units":"Department of Psychology|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Neuroscience|Health care|Psychology|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"85932","title":"Neuronal activity in human hippocampus predicts future memory formation","body":"What happens in the hippocampus even before people attempt to form memories impacts whether they remember.\n\nA new study analyzed neuronal recordings from the brains of epilepsy patients while they committed a series of words to memory. When the firing rates of hippocampal neurons were already high\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-06-01T10:18:00-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/01\/2020-10:18am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A recent study has found that when neurons in the human hippocampus are already firing at high rates, people are more likely to remember. This finding suggests that the hippocampus has a \u201cready-to-encode\u201d mode for memory formation. 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Previously, the researchers used a\u0026nbsp;model of opioid addiction and empathy\u0026nbsp;to show that animals\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-04-08T13:47:00-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/08\/2020-1:47pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Are the social and interpersonal problems associated with opioid addiction reversible? A new study in animals from the Arizona State University Department of Psychology suggests they are.","teaser":"Are the social and interpersonal problems associated with opioid addiction reversible?","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/seven1_0.jpg?itok=zdK8E4Hh","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20200408-discoveries-anterior-insula-activation-restores-prosocial-behavior-animal-model-opioid-addiction","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Psychology Department","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kimberlee D\u2019Ardenne","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-7598","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/seven1_0.jpg?itok=zdK8E4Hh","image_alt":"ASU grad student holding a vial","image_caption":"ASU\u0026#039;s Seven Tomek holds a vial used to study the impact of opioids on prosocial behavior in an animal model. 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Arizona State University\u2019s Gi-Yeul Bae \u201creads minds\u201d by decoding the brain\u2019s electrical activity.\n\nNeurons in the brain communicate with each other using electrical activity, and Bae records this activity using a technique called\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-12-04T14:09:00-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/04\/2019-2:09pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The X-Men\u2019s Professor Xavier uses Cerebro to read minds. Arizona State University\u2019s Gi-Yeul Bae \u201creads minds\u201d by decoding the brain\u2019s electrical activity.","teaser":"The X-Men\u2019s Professor Charles Xavier uses Cerebro to read minds. Arizona State University\u2019s Gi-Yeul Bae \u201creads minds\u201d by decoding the brain\u2019s electrical activity.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/gyb.jpg?itok=h3JxzsWa","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20191203-mind-reading-lab-new-asu-professor-decodes-brain-activity-understand-memory-and-attention","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Psychology Department","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kimberlee D\u2019Ardenne","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-7598","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/gyb.jpg?itok=h3JxzsWa","image_alt":"Gi-Yeul Bae","image_caption":"Arizona State University\u2019s Gi-Yeul Bae \u201creads minds\u201d by decoding the brain\u2019s electrical activity. 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It sails out of bounds, and the play ends.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/basketball_image.jpg?itok=yJfdBTW0","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20190424-discoveries-asu-study-self-centered-bias-time-perception","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Psychology Department","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kimberlee D\u2019Ardenne","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-7598","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/basketball_image.jpg?itok=yJfdBTW0","image_alt":"","image_caption":"Two basketball players reach for the ball, knocking it out of bounds. 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Parents worldwide know the precarious relationship between proximity to bedtime and roughhousing with their children.How do hikers know to link the color of a leaf with the season\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-03-06T03:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/06\/2019-3:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Without an intact hippocampus, forming new memories is impossible. Researchers from ASU and Stanford University found an equally important role for the hippocampus: feeding information to brain areas responsible for learning. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, the research team found it was the hippocampus that encoded associations between relevant features of the environment during learning and that the associations encoded in the hippocampus were used by brain systems responsible for learning.","teaser":"Avid hikers know to be cautious of plants with leaves made up of three leaflets if they are red in the spring or fall. 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One of the criterion for opioid addiction is persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal problems as a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-06-04T13:45:00-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/04\/2018-1:45pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Researchers in the Arizona State University Department of Psychology have shown that animals who have been trained to rescue a trapped animal stop helping when opioids are available, suggesting that animals have social deficits similar to the known social impairments in human opioid addiction. The study will be published in Addiction Biology, and an advance online copy was made available May 4.","teaser":"Each day in the United States, 116 people die from an opioid-related drug overdose. Opioid addiction has reach epidemic levels and is estimated to have cost the country $1 trillion since 2001.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/seven1.jpg?itok=e0uYiCbN","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20180604-friendship-good-opioids-are-better","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/seven1.jpg?itok=e0uYiCbN","image_alt":"Seven Tomek, graduate student in the ASU Department of Psychology","image_caption":"ASU psychology graduate student Seven Tomek found animals chose the opioid heroin, shown in the vial, instead of rescuing a trapped animal. 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Some psychologists like Daniel McNeish, a new assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University, figure out the best ways for scientists to understand their data.\n\nMcNeish\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-05-15T13:57:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/15\/2018-1:57pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Psychology is the study of human behavior, but not all psychologists directly study people. 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