Posting digitally enhanced photos of yourself could have a social cost, researchers find The use of disclaimer labels on digitally enhanced portraits could have unintended social consequences for their subjects, according to a study by a team of McGill researchers. Researchers at the Labo...

Our new paper in Current Psychology shows that beautifying your photos comes with a social cost.
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Humans Can Actually Communicate Using Just Their Eyes A new study suggests the feelings we get from eye contact aren't just gut reactions but actual communication signals the brain can detect.

Our research on gaze communication covered by Vice!

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Our brains can communicate wordlessly, through our eyes McGill researchers have demonstrated something long assumed: that glances can transmit information about one’s mental state to others without a single word being exchanged. They speculate that this pr...

Excited to share news about our recent work:

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In May, our 50th Anniversary series features an invited review from Valenza et al, who trace the legacy of their seminal 1996 article, "Face preference at birth” and a readers’ perspective on perception of relations.
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Next Meeting EPS Meeting: Lancaster University. 2nd – 4th April 2025. This meeting will include the joint 23rd EPS Mid-Career Prize Lecture by Jennifer Rodd (with an accompanying symposium organised by Jo …

Later this week is #EPSLancaster25! ☀️🧠😎

For all the up to date information, please check our website.

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An Inception-Cohort Study Quantifying How Many Registered Studies Are Publicly Shared - Eline N. F. Ensinck, Daniël Lakens, 2025 We quantified how many studies registered on the OSF up to November 2017 are performed but not shared after at least 4 years. Examining a sample of 169 register...

If we follow how many studies that have been registered on the OSF are eventually publicly shared, only 58% of studies are. This suggests a substantial filedrawer. Researchers indicate time management and null results as causes. We should reflect on how efficient this is. doi.org/10.1177/2515...

April brings us two more 50th anniversary celebratory readers’ perspectives!

First, Oswald reflects on how work published in JEP:HPP helped to diversify the study of human perception and improve outcomes for marginalized groups
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… a second readers’ perspective in April:

Is beauty in the eye of a beholder? Grzywacz writes about how research from JEP:HPP has helped resolve this millennia old question.
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Our 50th Anniversary article series continues!

Our March issue features an in-depth authoritative literature review from Zhang @hanzhang.bsky.social, York, and Jonides, Attentional capture by abrupt onsets: Foundations and emerging issues (psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...).

Also in March, in the 50th anniversary series:

A readers perspective by Martarelli @corimartarelli.bsky.social and Mast: The long-lasting legacy of early experimental studies in visual mental imagery (psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...).

Congratulations JEP:HPP! 🎉

It is truly an honor to share this celebratory journey and birthday year together. Cheers to young age, groundbreaking insights and continued excellence! 🥂✨

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Portrait of Isabel Gauthier

Portrait of David Rosenbaum

We've joined #bluesky on our 50th anniversary! Follow us for research, commentary, and helpful tips for authors.

To kick things off, we're excited to share these short editorials by Michael Posner, Isabel Gauthier (our editor), and David Rosenbaum:

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Cannabis and the Developing Brain: Vaping, Edibles and Genetics | Jibran Khokhar YouTube video by Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives

Happy to share my talk for the @hbhlmcgill.bsky.social Brain Canada The Amazing Brain 2024 event titled: Cannabis and the Developing Brain: Vaping, Edibles and Genetics www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgxb...

The Amazing Brain Science Talks 2024 - YouTube Presented in collaboration with Brain Canada, the second edition of the Amazing Brain Science Talks took place in Montreal on October 19, 2024. Designed to m...

The Amazing Brain Science Talks recordings are live on YouTube! 🎥

👉 Whether you're tuning in for the first time or revisiting your favourite talks, don't miss out: mcgill.ca/x/wEb

Learn about the science of communication, mental health, human language and so much more! 🧪 @drjkhokhar.bsky.social