NIH Pioneer Award Presented To BC Psychologist For Groundbreaking Study Of Emotion In The Brain

Boston College psychology professor Lisa Feldman Barrett, a leader in the field of emotion research, has been awarded a five-year $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund her groundbreaking work on the psychology and neuroscience of emotion — in particular her development of a “conceptual act” model that offers a new view of emotions and their role in mental and physical health.Barrett is one of only 12 recipients in the U.S. [click link for full article]

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