We are an active cognitive neuroscience lab studying motivational influences on attitudes and behavior. We use a variety of behavioral, computational, and neuroimaging (e.g., fMRI) techniques. Our research covers a number of core topics including cognitive control, persuasion, and moral reasoning....
The Cognitive Communication Science Lab was founded in August 2016. The lab is housed in the Department of Communication at the University of California, Davis. The lab is also affiliated with the Center for Mind and Brain and the Designated...
Interested in what the lab is working on? Or what we have already accomplished? This page includes a complete list of our publications or articles that are in press. You can download all of our papers directly from this page....
June 12, 2024
The lab is excited to share three presentations at ICA24 this year. Hope to see you there! Does Cleft Repair Surgery Restore Normal Visual and Neural Responses to Infant Faces?Rachael L. Kee; Kelly J. Jantzen; Amanda Hahn What to Read Next: Reward Generalization, Exploration, and Foraging Shape Sequential Media SelectionJason...
June 4, 2024
The Lab (clockwise from bottom left: Valerie Klein, Richard Huskey, Allyson Snyder, Ali Mehdizadeh, Sophia Sarieva, Rachael Kee, Raymond Kang, Wenjun Liu, Xiaobei Chen, Jason Gong) celebrated the end of the 2023 - 2024 academic year at Tres Hermanas. We had a lot to celebrate! Jason earned his PhD in...
June 4, 2024
Valerie Klein will present research investigating how mental health and well-being influence people's media selection at this year’s ASPIRE Symposium! The symposium (open to the public) begins at 5:30pm at the Center for Mind and Brain (267 Cousteau Pl, Davis, CA 95618).