Psychology Around the Net: June 27, 2020

This week’s Psychology Around the Net takes a look at new research on “mommy brain,” how ultrasounds might be the next big non-invasive research tool and treatment option for brain disorders, the latest state to remove mental health questions from the state bar application, and more. Stay well, friends! Does ‘Mommy Brain’ Last? Study Shows Motherhood Does Not Diminish Attention: Well, not sure I’m buying this just yet (ha!), but new research out of Purdue University might have debunked the “mommy brain” theory. By studying mothers who were at least one year postpartum — and not early postpartum, as most earlier studies have done — this new research shows that mothers are equally attentive, or even more attentive, than non-mothers. New Hampshire Removes Mental Health Questions From Bar Application: The New Hampshire Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness has decided questions about mental health history, diagnosis, and treatment discourage law students from seeking treatment for mental health and substance abuse problems, and those questions have now been removed from the state bar admission application. Says Megan Carpenter, dean and professor of law at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law: “Depression, anxiety, and substance abuse are common in the legal profession, and as a program of legal education we have a special opportunity – and a moral obligation – to help suppo...
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