Lauren Y. Atlas, Ph.D.

Prior to coming to NYU, I was a graduate student at Columbia University's Department of Psychology in the SCAN Unit. I conducted my doctoral research under the mentorship of Tor Wager, now at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

My research focuses on understanding how expectations shape affective experience. I combine human brain imaging, psychophysiological measures, pharmacological manipulations, and behavioral outcomes to isolate the mechanisms by which beliefs about pain, emotion, and value influence conscious experience. For more information, see the links below.