Psychological Science Agenda

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APA Convention

• New research and new ideas
  A strong lineup of speakers will focus on emerging trends at APA's 2013 Annual Convention in Honolulu, July 31-Aug. 4.

• Progesterone's promise
  Donald Stein, PhD, to speak about progesterone as treatment for brain injuries. 

• Mistaken identity
  APA 2013 Annual Convention keynote speaker Barry Scheck will speak on how The Innocence Project is using psychologists' research to help prevent wrongful convictions.

Captive audience
Psychologists are using research-tested ways to enrich the lives of animals in zoos and laboratories.

New hope for the damaged brain
Cognitive psychologist Elissa Newport is heading a new center at Georgetown University that promises to bring the best science to bear on the delicate task of stroke recovery.

Brain science on the brink
APA’s Steven Breckler on the president’s neuroscience initiative.

Time Capsule
Building a ‘better' brain
As early as the 1950s, psychologist David Krech foresaw the power and the peril of cognitive enhancement — prescient concerns that live on today.

Quick Reads 

• Five major psychiatric disorders share genetic links 

• Psychologist establishes prize for work in the psychological and cognitive sciences 

• Even psychologists face barriers to therapy, study suggests 

• Health information technology isn't saving money yet, suggests new study 

• APA approves guidelines for K–12 students' research 

• Robert J. Sternberg is University of Wyoming's next president

In Brief
Snapshots of recently published findings.