Assoc Professor Stephen Kent (Psychology, La Trobe University) and his team have studying calorie restrictions and how this can alter the immune response. Restricting calories and changing the diet can alter behaviour, but his study has found that restricting your calories as little as 25% can greatly decrease the duration of a fever. While it has significant effects on your health his studies have been focusing on neurological benefits. Copyright 2014 La Trobe University, all rights...

Assoc Professor Stephen Kent (Psychology, La Trobe University) explains the cause of stress, the problem of stress, and what you can do to help it. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Professor Elizabeth Loftus (School of Social Ecology, University of California) speaks about how memories can be distorted by other ideas and suggestions. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Assoc Professor Pauleen Bennett (Psychological Sciences, La Trobe University) on the positive power of owning a pet. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Pets are present in 63% of Australian homes, and most Australians have lived with a pet at some point during their life. With a growing recognition that pets add something profoundly important and positive to human lives, there is the opportunity to improve the quality of life of many Australians, the aged, the unwell and socially disadvantaged. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Emma Spiel (School of Psychological Sciences, La Trobe University) on how children develop a perception of body image. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr Annukka Lindell (School of Psychological Sciences, La Trobe University) on right-brain left-brain thinking, a neuromyth that was debunked thirty years ago but still used as a basis for teaching. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr Evan Kidd (School of Psychological Sciences, La Trobe University) on the Australian use of language, particularly hypocoristics, which is the practice of shortening a word with vowels at the end. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Neuroscientist Jason Mattingley discusses the nature of human consciousness. Professor Jason Mattingley is a Neuroscientist and clinical neuropsychologist, from the Queensland Brain Institute & School of Psychology at University of Queensland. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

What can Neuroscience Tell us About the Nature of Consciousness? Assoc. Professor Jason Mattingley 10 November, 2009 Professor Jason Mattingley, Neuroscientist and clinical neuropsychologist, Queensland Brain Institute & School of Psychology, The University of Queensland. Copyright 2009 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr Evan Kidd from the School of Psychological Sciences discusses the benefits exhibited by children who have imaginary friends in their developmental life. You can read a transcript for this podcast at http://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2009/podcasts/imaginary-friends-with-evan-kidd/transcript Copyright 2009 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Those charged with making predictions and decisions concerning fires are faced with enormous challenges. Researchers at La Trobe University are working on improving decision making processes. The press release for this story is available at: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2009/article/decision-making-in-the-face-of-fire Copyright 2009 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Distinguished Professor Graeme Clark, creator of the bionic ear, will form the Graeme Clark Hearing and Neuroscience Unit at La Trobe University The press release for this story is available at: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2008/article/bionic-ear-founder-to-post-at-la-trobe Copyright 2009 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Siân McLean discusses a healthy self opinion and La Trobe's 'Set Your Body Free Program'. A transcript for this podcast is available at http://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2008/podcasts/body-image/transcript Copyright 2009 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.