May 2009 | Monitor on Psychology

New research is uncovering links between beat perception and the motor areas of the brain— and may help explain why music therapy works so well.

As a consultant for primetime TV, Dan Shapiro uses his experiences from both sides of the hospital bed to put psychology on center stage.

Social psychologist Dacher Keltner studies how fleeting facial and body expressions provide insight into the genetic underpinnings of positive emotions.

The first national museum of psychology failed, but with the discipline's popularity growing, a new museum is in the planning stages.

Efforts to share research materials gain ground within psychology.

APA and YMCA partner to bring healthy ideas to communities nationwide.

Psychology educators are teaching with Second Life and other cyber-games, but whether these technologies boost learning remains up for debate.

A Stanford University psychology professor is finding that technology can help students perform better.

APA offers a variety of resources to help new researchers and practitioners launch their careers in today's challenging marketplace.

A wrap-up of APA's latest advocacy.

Psychologists have the skills to help people live healthier lives and are essential to reforming the ailing U.S. health-care system.

Psychologist-developed tools help practitioners spot distress and improve patient care.

Sharing anecdotes about your toddler's latest antic may help people recognize how psychology fits into their everyday lives.

APA honors 14 employers that value staff well-being.