Dean Sabatinelli , Ph.D.
Neuroscience and Behavior Program
Psychology
Phone: (706) 542-3094
sabat@uga.edu

I am broadly interested in the brain mechanisms that underlie emotional stimulus processing. Through the use of noninvasive techniques including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), dense-array electroencephalography (EEG), and peripheral psychophysiological measures, I investigate the operation of cortical and subcortical networks during emotional perception and imagery. My research is generally consistent with the hypothesis that affective cues engage basic brain processes that have evolved to mediate appetitive and defensive behaviors. Tracking the action of the brain requires exquisite resolution in space and time, and though current brain imaging methods are exceptionally powerful, I am also interested in the methodological and analytical development of brain imaging data collection and analysis techniques.

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