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Engaging Professor
USC Dornsife’s Mary Helen Immordino-Yang has been awarded for her success in engaging with the wider community on the issues and importance of neuroscience.
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USC Dornsife Scientists Awarded
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang of USC Dornsife’s Brain and Creativity Institute is among those honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science during the group’s annual meeting.
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Early Career Award
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang is honored for excellence in research by the American Educational Research Association.
View ArticleSelfie-Esteem
USC Dornsife professors across the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences discuss different perspectives on the selfie, Oxford Dictionaries "Word of the Year."
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Pretending: Not Just Play
In a boost for the advancement of artificial intelligence, Henrike Moll and Morteza Dehghani of psychology are the first researchers to examine pretend play and counterfactual reasoning in young...
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Tracking Gratitude
Researchers in USC Dornsife’s Brain and Creativity Institute are using Holocaust survivor testimonies from USC Shoah Foundation — The Institute for Visual History and Education to map brain circuitry.
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Deep thinking in the brain may be spurred by stories with moral quandaries
Brain scans show that stories that force us to think about our deepest values activate a region of the brain once thought to be its autopilot, according to USC Dornsife researchers.
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Researchers find that children’s brains develop faster with music training
A five-year study led by the Brain and Creativity Institute at USC Dornsife finds significant differences between kids who learned to play instruments and those who didn’t.
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Music training speeds up brain development in children
Observing a pianist at a recital – converting musical notations into precisely timed finger movements on a piano – can be a powerful emotional experience. As a researcher of neuroscience and a pianist...
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Which brain networks respond when someone sticks to a belief?
Researchers at USC Dornsife’s Brain and Creativity Institute find that when political beliefs are challenged, a person’s brain becomes active in areas that govern personal identity and emotional...
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Found in translation: USC scientists map brain responses to stories in three...
Researchers at USC Dornsife’s Brain and Creativity Institute find there is something universal about what occurs in the brain when it processes stories, regardless of a person’s origin or language.
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Music training can change children’s brain structure and boost the...
A new study by USC Dornsife’s Brain and Creativity Institute is the latest in a series examining how learning music may enhance children’s emotional and intellectual development.
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Opera and neuroscience share the stage in a unique examination of music and...
Soprano Renee Fleming and USC Dornsife neuroscientist Antonio Damasio share the belief that their disciplines can together improve our health and well-being.
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USC Dornsife program creates research pathways for undergrad
The Geobiology and Genomics Undergraduate Research Experiences program boosts diversity, helping students learn they can have stimulating experiences in research labs.
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Social media posts may signal whether a protest will become violent
Research led by USC Dornsife psychologists also finds that people are more likely to condone using violence to defend their beliefs when they think others share their moral values.
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Pie and politics: How to survive holiday gatherings in these divisive times
USC Dornsife experts explain how growing polarization in political and religious beliefs have made traditional holiday gatherings a challenge for families to navigate, and how to avoid a big blowout....
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What triggers nostalgia? Feelings of unhappiness, USC Dornsife study finds
USC Dornsife psychologists find that people tend to remember their good old days when they feel disappointed or sad in the present. [2¾ min read]
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Baby, Can I Change My Mind?
Think facts win the argument? Think again. It’s our beliefs, even those that are unmoored from objective reality, that determine what to us is true and false. And that’s why it’s so difficult to...
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Practicing gratitude can have profound health benefits
USC Dornsife alumnus Glenn Fox says Thanksgiving is a great time to count your blessings, but evidence shows that being grateful throughout the year can lead to better health and well-being. [3¼ min...
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How does your body respond to feelings of moral outrage? Depends on your...
A new USC Dornsife study has found that liberals and conservatives feel certain violations of moral concerns like loyalty and purity in different areas of their bodies. [2¼ min read]
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Neuroscientists’ research reinforces music’s impact on the developing brain
USC Dornsife’s Assal Habibi advances her studies into how musical training boosts childhood brain development. [1¾ min read]
View ArticleDo Humans Dream of Androids Dreaming?
From the species that brought you the moon landing and the hot dog eating contest, artificial intelligence is here to change the world. [9 ¾ min read]
View ArticleMusicians bring violin to essential workers during the pandemic
With concerts canceled due to COVID-19, Etienne Gara, artist-in-residence at the USC Dornsife Brain and Creativity Institute, along with USC Thornton alumna YuEun Kim, take the show on the road with...
View ArticleA rise in tribalism leaves some politicians in the margins
Experts, pundits and Republican presidential candidate Mark Sanford discuss America’s worsening political tribalism and the science behind it at a conference hosted by the USC Dornsife Center for the...
View ArticleWhy music makes us feel, according to artificial intelligence
A team of USC Dornsife psychologists and USC Viterbi computer scientists team up to investigate how music affects the way a person acts, feels and thinks. [2¾ min read]
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