She was supposed to become a behavioural therapist for children with developmental difficulties. However, she devoted herself to experimental psychology. Dr Aleksandra Mańkowska from the Department of Neuropsychology at the WNS Institute of Psychology studies processes related to the orientation of visual attention in horizontal and vertical space, and her training in prismatic adaptation is a chance for a long-term…

How does surviving COVID-19 affect the human brain? What neuropsychological changes may occur after recovering from this disease? Are the deficits faced by some survivors temporary and will they disappear with time, or will rehabilitation be necessary? Finally, how much does the functioning of people with comorbidities who have undergone COVID-19 change and does this…

Too many resolutions are an easy way not to keep any of them. It is better to take small steps towards change. January is often a month of change, a surge of new energy and a desire to act. It is also the time of New Year's resolutions. We talk to a psychologist dr. Agata Rudnik from the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Gdańsk about whether…

World Health Organisation figures show that one in three people have had, are having or will have a mental health problem. This is a challenge that each of us can face in our lives. - 'We invite you to contact the UG Academic Psychological Support Centre, which from March 2021, operates for all female and male students, PhD students and employees of our University,' - says dr…

dr hab. Natasza Kosakowska-Berezecka, prof. UG. Photo: Arek Smykowski/UG. Masculinity is not the same as being a man. The results of an international research project carried out at the Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gdańsk, indicate that in most cultures masculinity is understood as a social status that is difficult to…

Sexual education for young people is carried out on the internet by the Ars Amandi Students' Circle of Sexology at the University of Gdańsk.- 'Our social media are not only about education but also sometimes about counselling and support,' - says Barbara Grabowska, a member of the Ars Amandi Circle. The members of the Ars Amandi Society are mainly psychology students from the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of…

The more gender egalitarian the country the less men are willing to back women’s causes – 42 country study. New 42 country study has found that the more gender egalitarian the country the less likely men are to support women’s causes. The study, published in the European Journal of Social Psychology, was led by Dr Natasza Kosakowska-Berezecka from…