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Category: Psychology & Neuroscience
Psychology & Neuroscience
The Anxious Brain
This research paper explores how neuroscience and early life experiences can catalyse the development of anxiety disorders in an individual. It emphasises that hyperactivity in key brain regions, early-life stress and trauma, significantly affect brain development, predisposing individuals to higher risks of anxiety later in life.
Read MoreChronicles of Conflict: A Psychological Overview of the Impacts of War
This paper aims to provide an account of the intersectional nature of war, stretching across history, psychology, sociology, and economics.
Read MoreThe Psychological Impacts of Genocides
Drawing on data collected from survivors as well as empirical studies of past genocides, this paper examines how psychological burdens of genocide manifest and impact people’s daily lives.
Read MoreThe Ephemeral Nature of the Eternal: Analysing the Meaning of Optimism from a Psychological View
Winner of OxBright’s 2023 Essay Competition in the Psychology Category. This essay explores how long term thinking can be applied in Psychology, fostering optimism for the future.
Read MoreLongtermism: A Philosophy To Last A Lifetime (Or Two…)
Overall winner of OxBright’s 2023 Essay Competition. This essay explores how longtermism can help to foster optimism in Philosophy and beyond.
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