Department of Psychology /science/taxonomy/term/3846/all en Cutting down on social media to improve teens and young adults’ body image /science/channels/news/cutting-down-social-media-improve-teens-and-young-adults-body-image-347664 <p>Teens in North America are spending several hours per day on screens, and there’s growing concern over how social media may affect their mental health.</p> Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:13:17 +0000 jeremy.audet@mcgill.ca 945082 at /science Autobiographical event memory and aging: older adults get the gist /science/channels/news/autobiographical-event-memory-and-aging-older-adults-get-gist-344809 <p>According to new research co-authored by ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University's Associate Professor Signy Sheldon (Psychology), older adults’ ability to retrieve episodic autobiographical events, although often viewed through a lens of decline, reveals much about what is preserved and prioritized in cognitive aging.</p> Tue, 10 Jan 2023 16:37:06 +0000 jeremy.audet@mcgill.ca 919213 at /science