Levine Science Research Center
The Laboratory for Emotion and Cognition contains approximately 1000 sq ft of space and is
housed within the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at Duke
University. The laboratory is divided into a common computing space for data analysis, additional
office space for lab personnel, and a separate Recording Laboratory containing rooms for neuropsychological
testing and psychophysiological recording. Adjacent laboratory space in the Center houses a 128-channel EEG
recording system, and fMRI is conducted in the neighboring Brain Imaging and Analysis Center at Duke
University Medical Center.
Directions
Laboratory Address:
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience
B104 LSRC Building, Research Dr.
Box 90999
Durham, NC 27708-0999
In the News
2014 to Present
| May, 2020 | Dr. LaBar was quoted in Discover Magazine on how anxiety influences time perception during the coronavirus outbreak, which was based in part on Jessica Lake’s dissertation in the lab. |
| December, 2016 | "Keystone Article: Seven glimpses into the emotional brain,"PLOS Biology: Open Highlights series |
| November, 2016 | "Six émotions peuvent se lire dans le cerveau,"Science et Vie |
| October, 2016 | "A neural code for emotion,"PLOS Neuroscience Community |
| October, 2016 | "This is what emotions look like in your brain,"CNN.com |
| September, 2016 | "Our brains still light up with emotions when we relax, study finds,"Mashable.com |
| February, 2016 | "In PTSD, brain overreacts to cues not directly linked to negative experiences,"Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (bbrfoundation.org/ptsd) |
| June, 2015 | National Science Foundation’s Mysteries of the Brain video series (June 10, 2015), NBC Learn |
| February, 2015 | "DWe’re all susceptible to false memories," USA Today |
| 2015 | "Book review: Principles of Cognitive Neuroscience, 2nd Ed," Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine,88 102 |
| November, 2014 | "Code yellow," Outside Magazine |
| October, 2014 | "How science can help you overcome scary movies," Theweek.com |
| October, 2014 | "Be afraid: We have nothing to fear but fear itself," National Public Radio: On Point |
| April, 2014 | "How trusting instincts can make trouble for teens," PsychCentral News |
| April, 2014 | "What makes teens terrible: Scientists find brain 'disconnect' causes emotional outbursts and bad behavior," The Daily Mail (UK) |
1997 to 2013
| March, 2013 | "The madness of March: Why the ‘Big Dance’ may affect fans’ minds more than other sports. ,"Theverge.com |
| November, 2012 | "For men, election is like big game,"Wall Street Journal. |
| 2012 | "A feeling for the past: Emotion engraves the brain with vivid recollections but cleverly distorts your brain’s record of what really took place,"Scientific American Mind, 22, 24-31 |
| February, 2010 | The Kevin White radio show. |
| 2010 | "Machismo mayhem," Scientific American, 302, 24 |
| 2010 | "Meeting your match: Feelings of rivalry can change our thoughts and behavior," Scientific American Mind, 21, 42-45 |
| 2009 | "Commentary on Morey et al. (2009): Improving the reliability of manual and automated methods for hippocampal and amygdala volume measurements," Neuroimage, 48, 497-498 |
| November 2009 | "Book review: Principles of Cognitive Neuroscience," Journal of the American Medical Association, 301, 550-551 |
| November 2009 | Election results can impact physiology in male voters, News 14 Carolina broadcast (news14.com) |
| October 2009 | Interview of postdoc Steven Stanton National Public Radio: The State of Things. |
| October 2009 | "Everything is illuminated," New York Times (krugman.blogs.nytimes.com). |
| 2008 | "Book review: Cognitive neuroscience: New kids on the block?," Nature Neuroscience, 11, 621 |
| August 2006 | Fear conditioning and renewal study in the virtual reality environment (DiVE) at Duke. UNC-TV interview with Nicole Huff, Ph.D. by Claire Matthews. UNC-NOW. Aired August 18th, 2006. |
| May-June, 2005 | "Deep in the heart of memory: Factoring fear," Duke Magazine, 91 |
| March, 2005 | "Why the brain remembers emotional memories," Dialogue, 19, March 11, 2005 |
| December, 2004 | "Emotional learning holds up with age," Monitor on Psychology, American Psychological Association, 35, 18-19 |
| October, 2004 | "Halloween 'fun' fear --it's all in your head," Sacramento Bee, October 29, 2004 |
| September-October 2004 | "Fear, conditioning, and aging: Theoretical comment on LaBar et al. (2004)," Behavioral Neuroscience, 118, 1137-1139 |
| September-October 2004 | "Building memories," Duke Magazine, 90 |
| July, 2003 | "Remembering People: Neuroimaging Takes On the Real World," Learning and Memory, 10 240-241 |
| October, 2002 | "Scientists find molecular path to fear," United Press International Science News, October 15, 2002 |
| September, 2002 | "Study: Emotion and attention linked," The Chronicle, September 6, 2002 |
| August, 2002 | "A brain path for emotions," Dialogue, 17, August 30, 2002 |
| August, 2002 | "Pathways of emotions through the brain," Inside, 11, August 26, 2002 |
| August, 2002 | "MRI studies provide new insight into how emotions interfere with staying focused," News Release, August 19, 2002 |
| October, 2001 | "Classical Music's Calming Effect May Help," The Chronicle,, October 11, 2001 |
| March, 2001 | "Eavesdropping on the brain," Duke Magazine, 87, March-April 2001 |
| June, 1998 | "A new image for fear and emotion," Nature, 393, June 4, 1998 |
| November, 1997 | "Brain 'watchdog' alerts people to danger," Chicago Tribune, November 21, 1997 |
Additional Links
The Duke University Center for Cognitive Neuroscience
Duke University Psychology & Neuroscience
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
Joseph LeDoux Lab, Center for Neural Science, NYU
The Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimers Disease Center, Northwestern
Cognitive Neuroscience Society