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We know instinctively that our experiences shape the way we learn. If we are highly familiar with a particular task, like cooking for example, learning a new recipe is much easier than it was when we were a novice. New research from Dr. Wiltgen's lab shows that experience also changes the way our neurons become plastic and form new memories.

The work is published online in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology.

New research by Paul Eastwick and colleagues shows that romantic interest rises at the same rate in both short-term and long-term relationships. At some point, however, romantic interest tends to plateau and decline in short-term relationships, while in long-term relationships, it continues to ascend and reaches a higher peak.

New research by Paul Eastwick and colleagues shows that romantic interest rises at the same rate in both short-term and long-term relationships. At some point, however, romantic interest tends to plateau and decline in short-term relationships, while in long-term relationships, it continues to ascend and reaches a higher peak.

The California Aggie highlights new research on brain processes using virtual reality by Halle Dimsdale-Zucker and her colleagues at the Ranganath Lab. Check it out here!

Chris Hopwood was selected as the recipient of the American Psychological Foundation’s 2018 Theodore Millon Award in Personality Psychology. The award will be presented at the 2018 APA in San Francisco and honors an outstanding early or mid-career psychologist engaged in advancing the science of personality psychology including the areas of personality, personality theory, personality disorders and personality measurement. Congratulations!

Eliza Bliss-Moreau has been selected as a recipient of the 2018 American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology.

Read more about her work.

Alison Ledgerwood has been named a 2017-2018 Chancellor’s Fellow, The Chancellor’s Fellows Program was established in 2000 to honor the achievements of outstanding faculty members early in their careers.

Olivia Atherton is one of the 10 recipients of the 2017 SPSP Heritage Dissertation Awards.

Brian Wiltgen's lab receives NIH grant to study parallel learning systems in the hippocampus. Learn more about Dr. Wiltgen's research on memory storage and retrieval at http://wiltgenlab.com/

https://diversity.ucdavis.edu/news/pickett-named-associate-vice-provost-faculty-equity-and-inclusion

Dr. Simine Vazire has been awarded one of eight 2017 Leamer-Rosenthal Prizes for Open Social Science by the Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences (BITSS). Dr. Vazire receives the award for her outstanding efforts to advance reproducibility, openness, and credibility in the social sciences, largely through her teaching at UC Davis, as well as her efforts to establish the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS).

Eliza Bliss-Moreau receives Murray B Gardner Junior Faculty Fellowship. With funds from the Murray B. Gardner Junior Faculty Research Fellowship Program, the Bliss-Moreau Laboratory will conduct a series of quantitative neuroanatomical studies to understand the mechanisms by which Zika virus changes the trajectory of brain development, with a focus on the infant brain.