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In The News

Dr. Eric Zillmer on History Channel
On Monday, November 10, 2008 at 9 p.m. the History Channel will air "The Brain and Sports" featuring Dr. Eric Zillmer (above), Carl R. Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology and director of athletics. The History Channel visited Drexel athletics for two days in February, 2008 to film the program. The crew filmed and examined how the brain prepares for athletic competition using a Drexel men's basketball game as an example. This is one of the first nationally televised programs to examine the interaction of brain anatomy, cognition and athletic performance.
For more information about Drexel Athletics, visit http://www.drexeldragons.com/.
For more information about The History Channel, visit http://www.history.com/.

Dr. James Herbert, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of psychology, is quoted in a Loquitur (Cabrini College) story published Sept. 11, 2008, about anxiety.
StoryLink – Loquitur

Dr. Kirk Heilbrun, head of the Department of Psychology, is quoted in two Dayton Daily News stories published March 24, 2008, about a murder case in Darke County, Ohio. The stories were syndicated in other Ohio newspapers such as The Cincinnati Enquirer.
Storylink - Dayton Daily News
Storylink - Dayton Daily News
 
Dr. John Kounios, professor of psychology, is featured in a ScienceNews.org story published March 22, 2008, about his research on sudden insight.
Storylink - ScienceNews.org

Read about John Kounios' exciting work in "The Eureka Hunt: Where in our brains do insights come from?" by Jonah Lehrer in the 7/28/08 edition of The New Yorker.

Dr. Eric Zillmer, Carl R. Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology and director of Athletics, is quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article published Aug. 20, 2008, about the close relationship between cheering and booing.
StoryLink – The Philadelphia Inquirer

Felicia Hurewitz, assistant professor of psychology, is quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer story published May 27, 2008, about proposed changes to Pennsylvania’s gifted-student regulations. The story was syndicated on RedOrbit.com.
Storylink - The Philadelphia Inquirer

A story about food cravings published on the Web site of MSNBC on May 23, 2008, quotes Dr. Evan Forman, associate professor of psychology.
Storylink - MSNBC