Lab Director
- Tiffany A. Ito
- Associate Processor
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
- Center for Neuroscience
Research in the CU Social Neuroscience Lab
Our lab uses a social neuroscience approach to study the mechanisms that underlie complex social processes. This approach uses an interdisciplinary, multi-level perspective to understand the interplay between neural systems and social processes in determining behavior (Ito & Cacioppo, 2001, 2007). Our research integrates theories and methods from social psychology, cognitive psychology, and neuroscience to study issues related to stereotyping, prejudice, person perception, drug addiction, and recovery from traumatic brain injury. Our methods include event-related brain potentials (ERPs), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), measures of autonomic nervous system activity such skin conductance and heart rate, facial electromyography (EMG), and behavioral measures.
Use the links at the left to learn more about the work in the lab.
Recent Lab News
Fall 2011: See coverage of our research on closing the gender achievement gap in STEM in the APA Monitor.
Summer 2011: The Social Neuroscience Lab welcomes 2 new post-docs and 3 new PRAs this summer. Welcome to Chris Loersch, Jane Stout, Kevin Brown, Caitlin Miner, and Kismet Smith.
Summer 2011: Tiffany Ito was awarded a Chancellor's Award for Excellence in STEM Education for further research on interventions that reduce gender differences in performance in college physics classes.
