why am I not surprised? #cogsci #devpsy #psychscisky #blackinstem
https://wordinblack.com/2025/04/psych-association-under-pressure-ends-diversity-requirements/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Crisis%20to%20Care%3A%205%20Charts%20on%20Black%20Maternal%20Health%20Progress&utm_campaign=Health%20newsletter%204%2016
#AmericanPsychologicalAssociation #DiversityInRecruitment #DiversityEquityInclusion #PostgraduatePrograms #PoliticalPressure
#InclusionMatters

"In contrast to the accepted idea of target-dependent guidance of axonal growth cones, the authors showed that depleting the target neurons does not prevent correct axonal growth. Axonal growth thus follows a self-organizing principle in the fly visual map."

Not genetic determinism

#science #evodevo #complex #devpsy

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk3043

"A Montana judge has blocked a gender affirming care ban for trans youth as unconstitutional, citing overwhelming medical evidence and violations of fundamental rights in the state constitution."

#devpsy #science #TransInSTEM #feministsky #LGBTQSTEM

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/landmark-ruling-montana-judge-blocks?utm_campaign=email-post&r=1smcrn&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Thirty Years of Psychological Wisdom Research: What We Know About the Correlates of an Ancient Concept https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/17456916221114096
"wisdom entails being flexible in one’s thinking, the tendency and willingness to take on different ideas and perspectives, and an orientation toward exploration, psychological growth, and personal fulfillment"
"age by itself does not automatically guarantee wisdom"
#OpenAccess #DevPsy #Psy via Rolf Degen