The Phelps lab investigates human learning and memory and its relation to emotion. We use a cognitive neuroscience approach in which we attempt to discover the neural systems involved in these behaviors. Most of our studies use a combination of techniques including behavioral assessments, psychophysiological responses, brain activation assessed with functional magnetic resonance imaging, and the investigation of patients with brain lesions. By combining these techniques we hope to achieve a more complete understanding of the complex interactions between learning, emotion and the human brain. Our research has investigated a wide range of behaviors related to emotional learning including implicit and explicit memory, attention, and social responses.

Our lab is part of the NYU Center for Neuroeconomics which combines the fields of psychology, neuroscience and economics to focus on the study of decision making.

UPCOMING EVENTS!

50th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society
Nov. 19-22, 2009, Boston, MA

International SFB Symposium: Fear, Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders
Dec. 10-12, 2009, Münster, Germany

Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Conference
January 28-30, 2010, Las Vegas, Nevada

Eastern Psychology Association Meeting 2010
March. 4-7, 2010, New York, NY

Cognitive Neuroscience Society Meeting 2010
April 17-20, 2010, Montréal, Canada

Vision Sciences Society Meeting 2010
May 7-12, 2010, Naples, Florida

Association for Psychological Science (APS) 22nd Annual Convention
May 27-30, 2010, Boston, MA

American Pscyhological Association (APA) 118th Annual Convention
Aug. 12-15, 2010, San Diego, CA