Social Developmental Neuroscience Lab

Week 2 of the Graduate Student Spotlight! Meet Megan, our rising 5th year psychology Ph.D student! #monday #philadelphia #philly #phillymoms #science #research #neuroscience #study #phillyfamily #phillyteens #socialdevelopment #templeuniversity #templeu #tu #brain #psychology #psych

Graduate Student Spotlight Day 3! #wednesday #philadelphia #philly #phillymoms #science #research #neuroscience #study #phillyfamily #phillyteens #socialdevelopment #templeuniversity #templeu #tu #brain #psychology #psych

Day 2 of the Graduate Student Spotlight! #tuesday #philadelphia #philly #phillymoms #science #research #neuroscience #study #phillyfamily #phillyteens #socialdevelopment #templeuniversity #templeu #tu #brain #psychology #psych

Graduate Student Spotlight Day 1! This week, we are starting something called the graduate student spotlight. Each graduate student has been asked 7 questions pertaining to graduate school for each day of the week! This week we are starting with Tessa Clarkson, a 5th year clinical psychology Ph.D candidate.... #monday #philadelphia #philly #phillymoms #science #research #neuroscience #study #phillyfamily #phillyteens #socialdevelopment #templeuniversity #templeu #tu #brain #psychology #psych

On Saturday, June 5th, the SDN Lab team had our first summer social event! We had a great time enjoying the sun and delicious food and drinks at Spruce Street Harbor, as well as each other’s company. Happy summer everyone! ... #science #neuroscience #research #temple #templeuniversity #summer #philly #paidresearch #adults #children #psychology

The SDN Lab has some exciting news! Camille Johnson, one of our graduate students, and Alisha Arora, one of our research assistants, will be presenting their posters at the Social Affective Neuroscience Society (SANS) and Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP)! If you are interesting in watching their presentations, see the information below! -----------------------------------------------------------------... Social Affective Neuroscience Society (SANS): Camille Title 3-F-173 "Neural differences in being right versus being rewarded: Effects of age and memory across development" Poster Session #3 Saturday 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM EST Zoom Room https://temple.zoom.us/j/8063977882 Alisha Title 3-F-130 "An Investigation of the Underlying Neural Mechanisms of Social Anxiety and Intolerance of Uncertainty" Poster Session #3 - Saturday, May 1st 10:15am - 11:15am EST Zoom Room - https://temple.zoom.us/j/94513500145 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP): Camille Title F45 Social Anxiety and Depression Impact Memory Bias for Social Feedback Poster Session II: Online e-Poster Gallery Friday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST Zoom room https://temple.zoom.us/j/8063977882 Poster Session II: Networking Poster Session Using Gather.town Friday 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EST Gathertown https://gather.town/app/IrjrffBqn0BfaUZX/SOBP2021

This week the Social Developmental Neuroscience(SDN) Lab was featured on the Psychology Department Newsletter! In the newsletter you can learn more about what we do as a lab and our work with children and adults in the Philadelphia community to understand the social world. If you would like to learn more please read the newsletter: https://liberalarts.temple.edu//featured-lab-social-develo. #neuroscience #templeuniversity #science #lab #newsletter #psychology

Congratulations to our very own Catherine Archambault for receiving Temple’s Liberal Arts Undergraduate Research Award (LAURA)!! Catherine Archambault was awarded the Liberal Arts Undergraduate Research Award (LAURA) for her research entitled Effects of Temple COVID Policy on the relations of race and health. This grant is funded by the College of Liberal Arts which promotes research experience for undergraduate students while they work closely with faculty mentors a...nd supports faculty research being done in the College of Liberal Arts. Catherine is interested in examining the extent to which students’ beliefs about the effectiveness of safety precautions at Temple University impacted the well-being of students from low socioeconomic status (SES) or under-represented minority (URM) groups. #science #neuroscience #neurology #psychology #womeninstem #research #temple

Congratulations to our very our Catherine Archambault for receiving Temple’s Liberal Arts Undergraduate Award (LAURA)!!! Catherine Archambault was awarded the Liberal Arts Undergraduate Research Award (LAURA) for her research entitled Effects of Temple COVID Policy on the relations of race and health. This grant is funded by the College of Liberal Arts which promotes research experience for undergraduate students while they work closely with faculty mentors and suppo...rts faculty research being done in the College of Liberal Arts. Catherine is interested in examining the extent to which students’ beliefs about the effectiveness of safety precautions at Temple University impacted the well-being of students from low socioeconomic status (SES) or under-represented minority (URM) groups. #research #neuroscience #psychology #temple #science

This week we are celebrating a few amazing accomplishments from our lab members! Dr. Johanna Jarcho and Tessa Clarkson both have been awarded the Public Policy Lab (PPL) scholarship for faculty and graduate students, respectively. The Public Policy Lab (PPL) supports faculty and graduate student scholarship addressing either public policies themselves or social conditions and processes with implications for public policy. We welcome scholars using a wide variety of methodol...ogical approaches. All Fellows are appointed for one academic year. Fellows join a diverse cohort of scholars in an interdisciplinary forum for discussion of contemporary policy issues. They participate in our on-going PPL Fellowship Workshop in which participants present work in progress and provide feedback on each other’s written work. Faculty members also present their work in our PPL Colloquia Series. Alisha Arora, a senior research assistant has been awarded Temple University’s Creaative Arts, Research, and Scholarships (CARAS) grant! I am excited to have received the CARAS Research Project Grant, through which I plan to present a poster at the 2021 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) and work towards publication in a peer-reviewed manuscript. My research project entails utilizing an ecologically valid social interaction task and electroencephalogram (EEG) to test how Stimulus-Preceding Negativity (SPN) responses to peer feedback modulate relations between an intolerance for uncertainty (IU) and social anxiety (SA) in adolescents. I hope results of this project elucidate critical neural mechanisms that underlie relations between IU and SA during SA provoking interactions that are fundamental to treating chronic SA. Be sure to congratulate these wonderful women!!! #science #stem #womeninstem #psychology #research #temple #children #neuroscience #development

~Fun Fact Friday~ ... Daniel Tammet is an autistic savant who, since the age of three when he suffered an epileptic seizure, has been able to perform astounding mathematical computations, knows seven languages, and is developing a language of his own. #genius #danieltammet #math #languages #savant #stem #intelligence #science #neuroscience #neurodivergence #social #socialdevelopment #philadelphia

~Fun Fact Friday~ ... The cerebellum is the part of the human brain which is responsible for maintaining posture, walking and movement coordination. It weighs about 150 grams and is located at the lower back of the brain. #walking #movement #coordination #science #neuroscience #cerebellum #brain #brainhealth #philly #philadelphia #sdnlab

~Fun Fact Friday~ ... In a delusion know as Capgras Syndrome, individuals believe that their family, friends, or even themselves have been replaced by a look alike imposter. One elderly woman who lived alone befriended a woman who appeared to her whenever she looked in a mirror. She thought this other woman looked nothing like herself, except that they seemed to have similar style and tended to wear identical outfits. #funfact #friday #neuroscience #science #capgras #capgrassyndrome #delusion #philadelphia #social #development #socialdevelopmentalneuroscience #sdnlab

~Fun Fact Friday~ ... The cerebellum is the part of the human brain which is responsible for maintaining posture, walking and movement coordination. It weighs about 150 grams and is located at the lower back of the brain. #walking #movement #coordination #science #neuroscience #cerebellum #brain #brainhealth #philly #philadelphia #sdnlab

~Fun Fact Friday~ ... In a delusion know as Capgras Syndrome, individuals believe that their family, friends, or even themselves have been replaced by a look alike imposter. One elderly woman who lived alone befriended a woman who appeared to her whenever she looked in a mirror. She thought this other woman looked nothing like herself, except that they seemed to have similar style and tended to wear identical outfits. #funfact #friday #neuroscience #science #capgras #capgrassyndrome #delusion #philadelphia #social #development #socialdevelopmentalneuroscience #sdnlab

~Fun Fact Friday~ In a phenomenon known as the rubber hand illusion, participants watching a rubber hand being stroked simultaneously with their own hand began to accept the rubber hand as part of their own body. Participants claim that the rubber hand "feels like" its their own ... #rubberhand #illusion #science #neuroscience #body #philadelphia #philly #social #development See more

The SDN Lab is honoring Juneteenth today and using this time to join together with the community to overcome barriers to equality. . . #Juneteenth #June #Freedom #blm #philadelphia #philly #research #neuroscience #brain #templeu #city

Happy #SocialDistancingSaturday! Staying at home means we have new officemates! Meet Louis Do you have any pets keeping you company in quarantine? . . #philadelphia #philly #pets #socialdistancing #science #research #neuroscience #study #phillyfamily #phillyteens #socialdevelopment #templeuniversity #templeu #tu #brain

Happy #FunFactFriday! [The first sense a baby develops in the womb is the sense of touch. The skin is considered the touch's sensory organ! #funfactfriday #funfact #touch #babies #science #neuroscience #research #philadelphia #philly #phillyresearch #teens #phillyteens #phillymoms #phillyparents #phillyresearch #phillykids #phillyfamily #social #development #neuroscience #socialdevelopment #socialdevelopmentalneuroscience #brain

SDN lab has and will continue to stand against racial injustice. Our lab members wore black today to show solidarity and support for the black community. . . #Blacklivesmatter #philadelphia #temple #science #support #movement

Happy #FunFactFriday! 73% of the brain is filled with water. If it gets dehydrated by anything more than 2% of it, the person may suffer loss in attention, memory and cognitive skills. Stay hydrated! #funfactfriday #funfact #water #hydration #science #neuroscience #research #philadelphia #philly #phillyresearch #teens #phillyteens #phillymoms #phillyparents #phillyresearch #phillykids #phillyfamily #social #development #neuroscience #socialdevelopment #socialdevelopmentalneuroscience #brain

Healthcare providers are experiencing a shortage of personal protective equipment. To learn more about how you can help by donating, please visit @CityOfPhiladelphia or their website. #science #COVID #PPE #helpothers #donate #neuroscience #research #philadelphia #philly #phillyresearch #teens #phillyteens #phillymoms #phillyparents #phillyresearch #phillykids #phillyfamily #social #development #neuroscience

Happy #SocialDistancingSaturday! Painting is a great way to ease stress during your free time in quarantine. Melanie, one of our RAs, started painting old vinyl records to give to her friends and family. #painting #vinylrecords #socialdistancing #science #neuroscience #research #philadelphia #philly #phillyresearch #teens #phillyteens #phillymoms #phillyparents #phillyresearch #phillykids #phillyfamily #social #development #neuroscience #socialdevelopment #socialdevelopmentalneuroscience #brain

Happy #FunFactFriday! The brain of an adult human weighs around 3 pounds (1.5 kg). Although it makes up just 2% of the body's weight, it uses around 20% of its energy. #funfactfriday #funfact #brain #energy #science #neuroscience #research #philadelphia #philly #phillyresearch #teens #phillyteens #phillymoms #phillyparents #phillyresearch #phillykids #phillyfamily #social #development #neuroscience #socialdevelopment #socialdevelopmentalneuroscience

Happy Wednesday Every week we have a weekly zoom lab meeting, and this week we all wore cherry-red to show our Temple spirit from home! We can't wait to be at Temple University, again. #workingfromhome #wednesday #neuroscience #research #philadelphia #philly #phillyresearch #teens #phillyteens #phillymoms #phillyparents #phillyresearch #phillykids #phillyfamily #social #development #neuroscience #socialdevelopment #socialdevelopmentalneuroscience #brain #templeu #templeuniversity #cherryon #cherryandwhite #tu

Happy #SocialDistancingSaturday! During this time of social distancing, we have all been picking up new hobbies. For example, Yvette, one of our research coordinators, started knitting! So far she knit a headband and half of a blanket! #knitting #socialdistancing #science #neuroscience #research #philadelphia #philly #phillyresearch #teens #phillyteens #phillymoms #phillyparents #phillyresearch #phillykids #phillyfamily #social #development #neuroscience #socialdevelopment #socialdevelopmentalneuroscience #brain

Happy #FunFactFriday! While the exact timing is not known, studys have found short-term memory in fetuses as early as 30 weeks! #funfactfriday #funfact #babies #memory #science #neuroscience #research #philadelphia #philly #phillyresearch #teens #phillyteens #phillymoms #phillyparents #phillyresearch #phillykids #phillyfamily #social #development #neuroscience #socialdevelopment #socialdevelopmentalneuroscience #brain #templeu