Publications

2013
Buckner RL. The cerebellum and cognitive function: 25 years of insight from anatomy and neuroimaging. Neuron. 2013;80 (3) :807-815.
Cushman F, Sheketoff R, Wharton S, Carey S. The development of intent-based moral judgment. Cognition. 2013;127 (1) :6.
Banaji MR, Greenwald AG. Blindspot: Hidden biases of good people. New York, NY: Random House; 2013.
Quoidbach J, Gilbert DT, Wilson TD. The end of history illusion. Science. 2013;339 :96-98.
Buckner RL, Krienen FM. The evolution of distributed association networks in the human brain. Trends in Cognitive Science. 2013;17 (12) :648-665.
Krasnow MM, Delton AW, Tooby J, Cosmides L. Meeting now suggests we will meet again: Implications for debates. 2013.
Buckner RL, Krienen FM, Yeo BTT. Opportunities and limitations of intrinsic functional connectivity MRI. Nature Neuroscience. 2013;16 (7) :832-837.
Cikara M, Fiske ST. Their pain, our pleasure: Stereotype content and Schadenfreude. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2013;1299 :52-59.
Cikara M, Paluck EL. When going along gets you nowhere and the upside of conflict behaviors. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 2013;7 :559-571.
2009
Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility
Langer EJ. Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility. Ballantine Books; 2009 pp. 240.Abstract

Drawing on landmark work in the field and her own body of colorful and highly original experiments–including the first detailed discussion of her “counterclockwise” study, in which elderly men lived for a week as though it was 1959 and showed dramatic improvements in their hearing, memory, dexterity, appetite, and general well-being–Langer shows that the magic of rejuvenation and ongoing good health lies in being aware of the ways we mindlessly react to social and cultural cues. Examining the hidden decisions and vocabulary that shape the medical world (“chronic” versus “acute,” “cure” versus “remission”), the powerful physical effects of placebos, and the intricate but often defeatist ways we define our physical health, Langer challenges the idea that the limits we assume and impose on ourselves are real. With only subtle shifts in our thinking, in our language, and in our expectations, she tells us, we can begin to change the ingrained behaviors that sap health, optimism, and vitality from our lives. Improved vision, younger appearance, weight loss, and increased longevity are just four of the results that Langer has demonstrated.

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