Psychology
Harvey Grill and lab members have shown that leptin, a hormone made in fat, acts on the same neurons in the brain that respond to signals arising from food in the stomach. Immunohistochemical images of **green** pSTAT leptin responsive cells, **red** c-Fos stomach distention responsive cells and yellow neurons responsive to both signals
People differ in the degree to which they will choose larger, delayed rewards over smaller, immediate ones. Joe Kable and colleagues have found that activity in specific parts of the brain, striatum and medial prefrontal cortex, reflects the subjective value that particular person places on future rewards.
Members of the Kahana Lab have found that brain oscillations associated with successful encoding are reinstated during retrieval.
Students in Rob DeRubeis's lab code sessions of cognitive therapy for depression to identify therapist and client behaviors related to better treatment outcome.
Colloquium
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Steve Piantadosi, Associate Professor, UC Berkeley Psychology
October 21, 2024
Levin Auditorium
425 S. University Avenue
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Kimberly Noble, Professor of Neuroscience and Education, Columbia University
February 3, 2025
Levin Auditorium
425 S. University Avenue
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Steven Heine, Professor, Distinguished University Scholar, and Sauder Distinguished Scholar, The University of British Columbia
February 24, 2025
Levin Auditorium
425 S. University Avenue