The Distinguished Scholar Award is one of four awards given by the Social & Affective Neuroscience Society every year. Congratulations to Dr. Ochsner for receiving this award at the SANS 2025 Annual Meeting! Read more here.
Lab Director Kevin Ochsner featured on Sing for Science Podcast
Insights into social neuroscience and how the brain functions in social contexts with discussion from Lab Director Kevin Ochsner, Sing for Science podcast host Matt Whyte, and voice actor Hank Azaria.
https/bwogcom/2024/10/the-simpsons-and-neuroscience-one-last-flaming-moe
Congratulations Dr. Stanoi!
Congratulations to Dr. Ovidia Stanoi for receiving her PhD! Dr. Stanoi will move on to complete a post-doctoral position at the University of Pennsylvania.
Former Graduate Student Hedy Kober's Work Featured in Multiple Outlets
Former graduate student Hedy Kober’s research on mindfulness featured in multiple news outlets, including:
Article in Thrive Global quotes Lab Director Kevin Ochsner
Insights into the link between rumination & depression and the role that reappraisal can play in treatment, with discussion from Lab Director Kevin Ochsner.
"How Psychologists Treat the Kind of Thinking That Leads to Depression":
Lab Director Kevin Ochsner quoted in The Atlantic
Article in the Atlantic discusses running, memory and psychological distance, with discussion from Lab Director Kevin Ochsner.
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/03/running-and-involuntary-memories/472374
Article in The New York Times cites our research on emotion regulation
Article in Vice quotes Lab Director Kevin Ochsner
Insights on the psychological effects of being an astronaut, from VICE, featuring quote from Lab Director, Kevin Ochsner:
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-metaphysical-astronauts