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Joseph A. Mikels jam342 @ cornell.edu   [edit] Faculty Department: Human Development Field: Human Development Keywords: Aging (6), Cognitive Neuroscience (17), Development (21), Emotion (4), Imaging (8), Individual Differences (Human) (6), Social behavior (12) Joseph Mikels’ research program lies at the intersection of cognitive and affective neuroscience. His primary interests include topics related to emotion, attention, and decision making, with particular consideration of the development trajectory of these processes across the life span. By incorporating the perspective of functional magnetic resonance imaging, ongoing projects in Mikels’ Emotion and Cognition Laboratory are exploring the neural substrates of observed behavioral differences between younger and older adults. For example, what brain structures underlie the preference for positively valenced emotional material among older adults? Do younger and older adults recruit different brain regions in making decisions? Answers to these questions have the potential to explain the strategic means by which individuals may successfully compensate for the decline in cognitive function during later life.

Please report corrections, questions, comments, and problems to: Lori Miller (lmm8 AT cornell.edu)