John Cacioppo
John T. Cacioppo, Ph.D., is an internationally recognised expert on social and emotional influences on brain, behavioral, and biological processes, is the Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor at The University of Chicago, as well as president of the Association for Psychological Science.
At Chicago, John founded and directs the interdisciplinary Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience. He is also a member of the Department of Psychology, the Department of Psychiatry, and the Neuroscience Institute.
More than 20 years ago, John began working with Gary Berntson of the University of Ohio to pioneer a new field they called “social neuroscience.” This is an interdisciplinary attempt to trace how social forces “get under the skin” to affect physiology, as well as how physiology influences social interactions.
By employing brain scans, monitoring of autonomic and neuroendocrine processes, and assays of immune function, John and his colleagues have found that the influence of social context is so strong that it can alter genetic expression in white blood cells.
At Chicago, John founded and directs the interdisciplinary Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience. He is also a member of the Department of Psychology, the Department of Psychiatry, and the Neuroscience Institute.
More than 20 years ago, John began working with Gary Berntson of the University of Ohio to pioneer a new field they called “social neuroscience.” This is an interdisciplinary attempt to trace how social forces “get under the skin” to affect physiology, as well as how physiology influences social interactions.
By employing brain scans, monitoring of autonomic and neuroendocrine processes, and assays of immune function, John and his colleagues have found that the influence of social context is so strong that it can alter genetic expression in white blood cells.
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