50 Mind-Bending Psychology Blogs
The field of psychology unites philosophy and biology, the sciences and the humanities, the physical and the metaphysical. Its vast scope and immediate relevance makes it one of the most popular majors on college campuses and a fascinating subject for professionals and laypeople alike. The following fifty blogs capture the beauty and complexity of modern psychological research and practice.
Our Top Five - Our Other Forty-five
Our Top Five
- The Neurocritic: At the recommendation of his psychatrist, the Neurocritic writes about the most sensationalistic and remarkable recent findings in brain imaging and psychopharmacology.
Why we love it: Posts on demonic possession and MRIs of sadomasochists are both educational and captivating.
Favorite Post: 'The Hyperscanning of Paranormal Activity': A Neurocinematic Study of Collective Fear.
- PsyBlog: Explanations of current research that seeks to explain how the mind works.
Why we love it: Provides an informative overview of complex topics in psychology.
Favorite Post: Why We Do Dumb or Irrational Things: 10 Brilliant Social Psychologial Studies.
- What Makes Them Click: Using psychology to explain the often unpredictable nature of human behavior.
Why we love it: "100 Things You Should Know About People" contains some revealing facts.
Favorite Post: Culture Shapes our Brains
- Ulterior Motives: People's stated reasons and real reasons aren't always in perfect alignment—find out why.
Why we love it: Explores the deeper, darker motives that underly human behavior.
Favorite Post: If I Can't Understand Your Accent, I Don't Trust You.
- Dr. Shock: A Dutch psychiatrist discusses his work and current psychological research.
Why we love it: Covers a range of popular and less well-known topics in psychology.
Favorite Post: Adolescents' Narcissism on Facebook.
Our Other Forty-Five
- Deception Blog: A catalogue of psychological experiments past and present that have utilized deception: lying or misleading subjects experiment to produce certain responses.
- Neuromarketing: Psychology can be used to persuade people, explicitly or implicitly, to purchase a product. Consultant and entrepreneur Roger Dooley explores the ups and downs of this strategy.
- The Neuroskeptic: A neuroscientist examines the epistemology, methodology, and theory of his own field with a dose of skepticism.
- We're Only Human: Psychology Today writer Wray Herbert explores the workings of the human mind, focusing on our unique capabilities and inherent limitations.
- The Mouse Trap: Sandeep Gautam's entertaining blog is dedicated to cognitive and developmental psychology, with a splash of neuroscience
- Mind Hacks: Tom Stafford and Matt Webb reveal amazing tricks to learn about the inner workings of your own mind, with a focus on cognitive psychology and neuropsychology.
- Frontier Psychiatrist: News and current events in psychiatric practice. Information on psychiatric meds, types of therapy, and the "psychologization" of society.
- The Amazing World of Psychiatry: A blog dedicated to the schools of psychiatry. Includes esources on Jung's history and methods, modern interpretations and practices, and developments in drugs and other treatments.
- Brains on Purpose: Dedicated to the new and exciting field of neuroscience. The author specializes in the neuroscience of conflict resolution.
- [citation needed]: A postdoctoral fellow at the University of Colorado writes about his research on the interface of emotion and cognition, as well as other things that pique his interest.
- Drug Monkey: Examines the current obsession with psychotropic medication as the holy grail for treating mental disorders.
- The Hardest Science: A blog celebrating the progress psychogists throughout history have made in understanding the nature of the human mind and examining its current status in modern society.
- The Situationist: Situationism is a theory that environmental factors are more important than personality in determining how a person acts. "The Situationist" is the brainchild of a the Harvard-based "Project on Law and Mind Sciences," discussing current research on the subject.
- Developing Intelligence: A blog devoted to developmental psychology, the fascinating subfield that explores the development of the human mind and body from embryo to adult.
- All About Forensic Psychology: Summaries and reviews of the latest news in forensic psychology, written both for the newly interested and the seasoned professional.
- The Psych Files: Michael Britt releases a podcast three times a month discussing current psychological theories and research along with interviews with prominent psychologists and psychiatrists.
- Pscyhotherapy Brown Bag: Summarizes current topics and research in clinical psychology in layman's terms, including descriptions of diagnostic criteria for psychiatric disorders.
- Jung at Heart: Discusses modern techniques in Jungian psychiatry, which is based on analysis of dream imagery (specifically metaphors and archetypes) and the idea of the collective unconscious.
- Buckeye Psychiatry: An Ohio psychiatrist provides his perspective on current issues in psychiatry and the latest sports news.
- Core Psych Blog: Dr. Parker is one of the leading experts on treatment for ADHD. His blog explains his methods and the theories regarding psychiatric care.
- Integrative Psychiatry: A private-practice psychiatrist writes about the nature of her profession and daily life.
- Neuroscientifically Challenged: In-depth looks at advances in neuroscience, written for people who can't tell the corpus callosum from the patella tendon.
- Advances in the History of Psychology: The history of psychology is filled with colorful figures and even more colorful experiments (you won't believe what they did to Little Albert). Read all about it in this excellent blog.
- Neurological Correlates: Explores the neuroscience of dysfunctional behavior and psychopathology—discovering which problems in the brain cause corresponding disorders in behavor.
- Pasadena Therapist: A look at Big Pharma and our pill-pushing habits. Author Kalea Chapman weighs the pros and cons of increased access to drugs and our self-medicating society.
- Psych Scamp: A neuropsychiatry researcher writes about bits and pieces she discovers while exploring the world of psychiatry.
- Everyday Psychology: A catalog of psychological theories, concepts, and terms explained in everyday vocabulary.
- Brainwaves: Explores the innovative field of neurotechnology, which combines brain science, information technology, and bioengineering.
- Deric Bownds' Blog: Covers new research on the brain and behavior, with additional psychological "curiosities."
- IQ's Corner: Intelligence testing has been embroiled in controversy practically since its birth early in the 20th century. "IQ's Corner" discusses contemporary research on applied measures of human intelligence.
- Child Psychology Research Blog: A clinical child psychologist offers commentary and analysis on current trends and topics in child psychology, specifically research on and treatment of developmental disorders.
- Exploring Psychology: A bird's-eye view of the most fascinating stories in psychology from around the world.
- Babel's Dawn: A fascinating blog about the origin and development of language, homo sapien's evolutionary claim to fame.
- In the News: A forensic psychologist explores topics in psycholoy, criminology, and the psychology of law.
- All in the Mind: An Austrian health and science journalist writes about recent discoveries on what exactly makes us tick.
- Love, Sex, Attraction...and Science: The softer side of psychology—news, research and current topics on the biochemical and cultural factors of romance and sexuality.
- Social Psychology Eye: News, resources, and insightful commentary on social and personality psychology, with a focus on cultural diversity, emotion, and motivation.
- Positive Psychology at Work: Explores current topics in positive psychology, a new branch of psychotherapy that avoids negative branding of mental illnesses and focuses instead on the positive adaptations made in the face of adversity.
- Critical Psychiatry: A skeptic trains his eye on current research in psychology, debunking what he sees as some of the more bogus claims.
- Postcards from the Id: A forensic psychologist writes about current issues in his field, focusing also on pop cultural influences and everyday forensic psychology.
- Psychology and Crime News: Trends in crime and punishment from the perspective of a forensic psychologist.
- Neurodudes: Dedicated to studying the intersection between neuroscience and artifical intelligence. Readers are encouraged to submit their own content.
- Movies and Mental Illness: A survey of depictions of mental illness in films.
- Dr. Deb: Psychological perspectives from a psychiatrist specializing in depression and trauma.
- The Psychology Corner: A meeting-place for discussions and commentary on topics in everyday psychology.
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