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Mind-Brain Group

We explore the cognitive, affective and neural basis of different mental processes and sensory experiences, using a variety of psychological, neuroscientific, and statistical techniques.

Topics we address:

  • Social interactions and their relationship to health and well-being
  • Genetic architecture of brainstem and thalamus structures and their roles in neurological and psychiatric disorders
  • Neurobiological mechanisms underlying the acute antidepressant effects of sleep deprivationSynaptic function in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
  • How sleep and brain plasticity are related in health and depression
  • Gut-brain interaction
  • Development of structural equational models for functional data
  • How social factors and internal states influence cognitive control processes
  • Characteristics and consequences of pleasant touch
  • How humans attribute value to sensory stimuli (“mechanisms of reward valuation”)

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The group is associated with the Leknes Affective Brain lab

Published Sep. 3, 2018 2:00 PM - Last modified Sep. 19, 2023 12:59 PM