Carolina Alumni's video: Psychology and Neuroscience: Ground-Breaking Work Improving People s Lives

Carolina continues to be at the forefront of psychology and neuroscience. This panel will consider two of today’s groundbreaking areas of research: the power of positive emotions and improvements in the treatment of addictions with: Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Director of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Laboratory, has demonstrated that positive emotions can have lasting positive effects on social bonds and abilities. She was recently a principal investigator for a randomized controlled trial that showed positive meditation reduces aging at the cellular level. Attendees will learn practical applications that they can use immediately to achieve a fuller and more meaningful life. Dr. Stacey Daughters, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Biobehavioral Research on Addiction and Emotion Lab, has shown that individuals with a substance use disorder no longer experience joy from everyday non-substance-related activities. She will talk about a treatment that increases psychological rewards from non-substance related activities and how these strategies can also be used to prevent the development of addiction. She will also discuss her work on the use of non-invasive brain stimulation to improve psychological factors known to be associated with reduction in substance use. Moderator: Dr. Stephen LaTour ’72 (’74 MA, ’76 PhD), retired CEO of Calder LaTour Inc., an international healthcare consultancy; former Professor, Northwestern University.