Lab News

Welcome Our New Phd Student Taren Rohovit

September 2021

Taren is a PhD student in the CNS area. He is interested in attention, altruism, and the ways in which these topics interact with other systems. 

Melissa Moss Receives Early Career Contribution Award

June 2021
Melissa received the Early Career Contribution Award from the Society for Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Science (Division 3 of the American Psychological Association) for her recent JEP:LMC paper. This award is for the most outstanding empirical papers published or accepted during that year that were authored by a new scholar (i.e., no more than three years post-PhD). Congratulations, Melissa!

COVID-19 Emotions and Response Study.

December 2020
UPDATE: With the help of our awesome participants, we have now completed data collection for this 9 month study. Thanks so much to all who contributed!

April 2020
Over 50 years old? Participate in our new study to understand how people are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic! Click HERE to participate!

New article on The Conversation:
Do people become more selfless as they age?

April 14, 2020
Our very own Ulrich Mayr has been featured on The Conversation, a nonprofit news website that specializes in bridging the gap between academia and the general public. Ulrich’s article discusses altruism and aging (and The Good Place).
Check out the article here!

PhD Announcement

January 23, 2019
Congratulations to the new Doctor Atsushi Kikumoto for successfully defending his dissertation!