Communication Neuroscience Lab
@falklab.bsky.social
We study health and wellbeing, climate action and resilience, and equity @annenbergpenn.bsky.social
www.asc.upenn.edu/research/centers/communication-neuroscience-lab
www.asc.upenn.edu/research/centers/communication-neuroscience-lab
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It was a delight to share insights from our research on youth voting with @asc.upenn.edu on behalf of my fabulous collaborators @curse10.bsky.social @asinclair.bsky.social @diegoreinero.bsky.social @falklab.bsky.social!
Annenberg researcher @dcosme.bsky.social examines ways to motivate and support youth to vote. We spoke to her about a recent commentary she and her team wrote on how to support youth in overcoming voting barriers:
Youth Voter Turnout: Annenberg Expert Unpacks the Issue
www.asc.upenn.edu
November 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
It was a delight to share insights from our research on youth voting with @asc.upenn.edu on behalf of my fabulous collaborators @curse10.bsky.social @asinclair.bsky.social @diegoreinero.bsky.social @falklab.bsky.social!
🚨📣 We’re recruiting a postdoc! 📣🚨
Are you curious about how the environments in which people spend time influence their health? Are you motivated by research that promotes climate action, resilience, and wellbeing?
Read more and apply here: www.asc.upenn.edu/node/5905
Are you curious about how the environments in which people spend time influence their health? Are you motivated by research that promotes climate action, resilience, and wellbeing?
Read more and apply here: www.asc.upenn.edu/node/5905
Postdoctoral Researcher
www.asc.upenn.edu
November 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
🚨📣 We’re recruiting a postdoc! 📣🚨
Are you curious about how the environments in which people spend time influence their health? Are you motivated by research that promotes climate action, resilience, and wellbeing?
Read more and apply here: www.asc.upenn.edu/node/5905
Are you curious about how the environments in which people spend time influence their health? Are you motivated by research that promotes climate action, resilience, and wellbeing?
Read more and apply here: www.asc.upenn.edu/node/5905
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Young voters played a key role in elections across the country last week. It’s fantastic to see record turnout in so many communities AND we still have so much room to grow!
For ideas on how to motivate and support youth to vote check out our new commentary:
osf.io/kyzh9_v1
Key points in 🧵
For ideas on how to motivate and support youth to vote check out our new commentary:
osf.io/kyzh9_v1
Key points in 🧵
OSF
osf.io
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Young voters played a key role in elections across the country last week. It’s fantastic to see record turnout in so many communities AND we still have so much room to grow!
For ideas on how to motivate and support youth to vote check out our new commentary:
osf.io/kyzh9_v1
Key points in 🧵
For ideas on how to motivate and support youth to vote check out our new commentary:
osf.io/kyzh9_v1
Key points in 🧵
🗳️📣Happy election day!! What motivates young people to vote?
In a new preprint, we share key findings from our collaboration with undergraduate students where we developed and tested a theory-guided GOTV messaging campaign doi.org/10.31234/osf... (1/5)
In a new preprint, we share key findings from our collaboration with undergraduate students where we developed and tested a theory-guided GOTV messaging campaign doi.org/10.31234/osf... (1/5)
OSF
doi.org
November 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
🗳️📣Happy election day!! What motivates young people to vote?
In a new preprint, we share key findings from our collaboration with undergraduate students where we developed and tested a theory-guided GOTV messaging campaign doi.org/10.31234/osf... (1/5)
In a new preprint, we share key findings from our collaboration with undergraduate students where we developed and tested a theory-guided GOTV messaging campaign doi.org/10.31234/osf... (1/5)
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Recruiting PhD students for Fall 2026!
The Coupled Minds Lab at @tamu.bsky.social will use a multimodal approach combining fMRI hyperscanning, computational modeling, and natural language processing to study how conversations transform minds. Learn more: coupled-minds.github.io
Due Date Dec 1
The Coupled Minds Lab at @tamu.bsky.social will use a multimodal approach combining fMRI hyperscanning, computational modeling, and natural language processing to study how conversations transform minds. Learn more: coupled-minds.github.io
Due Date Dec 1
Coupled Minds Lab
Coupled Minds Lab — social neuroscience of conversation, negotiation, and human–AI interaction.
coupled-minds.github.io
October 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Recruiting PhD students for Fall 2026!
The Coupled Minds Lab at @tamu.bsky.social will use a multimodal approach combining fMRI hyperscanning, computational modeling, and natural language processing to study how conversations transform minds. Learn more: coupled-minds.github.io
Due Date Dec 1
The Coupled Minds Lab at @tamu.bsky.social will use a multimodal approach combining fMRI hyperscanning, computational modeling, and natural language processing to study how conversations transform minds. Learn more: coupled-minds.github.io
Due Date Dec 1
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Researchers from Annenberg's @falklab.bsky.social have found that smokers report higher levels of craving and smoked more cigarettes on days when their exposure to tobacco retail is higher:
How Tobacco Retail Exposure Impacts Smoking Behavior
www.asc.upenn.edu
October 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Researchers from Annenberg's @falklab.bsky.social have found that smokers report higher levels of craving and smoked more cigarettes on days when their exposure to tobacco retail is higher:
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@falklab.bsky.social wrote a nice summary of our hyperscanning work on how people form social connection and find agreement through conversation: www.scientificamerican.com/article/good...
Good Conversations Don’t Require Everybody to Agree, Neuroscience Shows
Brain imaging is illuminating the patterns linked to productive, positive dialogue, and those insights could help people connect with others
www.scientificamerican.com
September 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
@falklab.bsky.social wrote a nice summary of our hyperscanning work on how people form social connection and find agreement through conversation: www.scientificamerican.com/article/good...
Penn has launched a new website to share climate insights, available to PennKey holders. Our post-doc @asinclair.bsky.social and Emily shared their first insight here: climateinsights.upenn.edu/insights/wha...
climateinsights.upenn.edu
October 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Penn has launched a new website to share climate insights, available to PennKey holders. Our post-doc @asinclair.bsky.social and Emily shared their first insight here: climateinsights.upenn.edu/insights/wha...
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Reminder: BCFG is co-hosting a conversation between @katymilkman.bsky.social & Team Scientist Emily Falk on her new book. @falklab.bsky.social
📅 TOMORROW, Sept 10 | 4–5:30PM
📍 The Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center
Co-hosted with @appc.upenn.edu, @asc.upenn.edu, @pennmindcore.bsky.social
📅 TOMORROW, Sept 10 | 4–5:30PM
📍 The Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center
Co-hosted with @appc.upenn.edu, @asc.upenn.edu, @pennmindcore.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Reminder: BCFG is co-hosting a conversation between @katymilkman.bsky.social & Team Scientist Emily Falk on her new book. @falklab.bsky.social
📅 TOMORROW, Sept 10 | 4–5:30PM
📍 The Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center
Co-hosted with @appc.upenn.edu, @asc.upenn.edu, @pennmindcore.bsky.social
📅 TOMORROW, Sept 10 | 4–5:30PM
📍 The Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center
Co-hosted with @appc.upenn.edu, @asc.upenn.edu, @pennmindcore.bsky.social
📢 Our awesome post-doc is recruiting for her Learning & Behavior Change Lab! 📢
🌟 Excited to share that I'm recruiting PhD students in Psychology for my new lab at Rice University this cycle (Signal boost appreciated!)
To learn more, check out the Learning & Behavior Change Lab website:
www.sinclairlab-rice.com
Applications are due Dec 1st: psychology.rice.edu/graduate/pro...
To learn more, check out the Learning & Behavior Change Lab website:
www.sinclairlab-rice.com
Applications are due Dec 1st: psychology.rice.edu/graduate/pro...
Sinclair Lab
The Learning & Behavior Change Lab at Rice University, directed by Dr. Sinclair
www.sinclairlab-rice.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
📢 Our awesome post-doc is recruiting for her Learning & Behavior Change Lab! 📢
Check on Emily's episode on the Hidden Brain podcast where she talks about how we can regain control over our decisions! @hiddenbrain.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Winning the Battle Against Yourself
Podcast Episode · Hidden Brain · 09/08/2025 · 53m
podcasts.apple.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Check on Emily's episode on the Hidden Brain podcast where she talks about how we can regain control over our decisions! @hiddenbrain.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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In this @pnas.org Letter, we respond to a comment on our paper about behavioral interventions to motivate action on climate change. In new analyses exploring individual differences, we find that our leading interventions were effective across the political spectrum. 🧵⤵️
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
September 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
In this @pnas.org Letter, we respond to a comment on our paper about behavioral interventions to motivate action on climate change. In new analyses exploring individual differences, we find that our leading interventions were effective across the political spectrum. 🧵⤵️
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
Emily joins Matt Abrahams on "Think Fast Talk Smart: The Podcast" to discuss insights on relevance, storytelling, and what makes our brains sync up during great conversations. Watch/listen here: www.fastersmarter.io/guests/emily...
July 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Emily joins Matt Abrahams on "Think Fast Talk Smart: The Podcast" to discuss insights on relevance, storytelling, and what makes our brains sync up during great conversations. Watch/listen here: www.fastersmarter.io/guests/emily...
Check out Emily's op-ed for @nytimes.com on how small shifts in how we think can help us make choices that are better aligned with our values! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/o...
Opinion | Here Is the Science of Why You Doomscroll
www.nytimes.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Check out Emily's op-ed for @nytimes.com on how small shifts in how we think can help us make choices that are better aligned with our values! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/o...
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In this letter in @pnas.org, we respond to a comment on our recent paper.
Although multiple factors shape whether we act on our intentions, intentions are valuable precursors of behavior that can guide the iterative development of behavior change interventions.
www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
Although multiple factors shape whether we act on our intentions, intentions are valuable precursors of behavior that can guide the iterative development of behavior change interventions.
www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
July 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In this letter in @pnas.org, we respond to a comment on our recent paper.
Although multiple factors shape whether we act on our intentions, intentions are valuable precursors of behavior that can guide the iterative development of behavior change interventions.
www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
Although multiple factors shape whether we act on our intentions, intentions are valuable precursors of behavior that can guide the iterative development of behavior change interventions.
www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
@sciam.bsky.social spoke with Emily for a What We Value Q&A! Check out their discussion here: www.scientificamerican.com/article/to-m...
To Make Better Choices, Understand How Your Brain Processes Values
The brain weighs factors based on their importance to oneself and one’s social world as part of a complex calculation that shapes behavior
www.scientificamerican.com
June 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
@sciam.bsky.social spoke with Emily for a What We Value Q&A! Check out their discussion here: www.scientificamerican.com/article/to-m...
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There is currently a lot of polarization about how we should think about what's right and wrong!💡 Neuroscientist Emily Falk drops some serious wisdom in our recent interview: bit.ly/emilyfalkdecisions
June 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
There is currently a lot of polarization about how we should think about what's right and wrong!💡 Neuroscientist Emily Falk drops some serious wisdom in our recent interview: bit.ly/emilyfalkdecisions
Watch or listen to Emily's Grooving Session with Kurt and Tim on the Behavioral Grooves Podcast, where they discuss real-world applications for the insights in What We Value! Find it here: behavioralgrooves.com/episode/the-...
Behavioral Grooves | The Top Reason You Make Bad Decisions
Emily Falk reveals how value, influence, and identity shape decisions—and how to use neuroscience to improve communication and behavior change.
behavioralgrooves.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Watch or listen to Emily's Grooving Session with Kurt and Tim on the Behavioral Grooves Podcast, where they discuss real-world applications for the insights in What We Value! Find it here: behavioralgrooves.com/episode/the-...
Another great What We Value conversation, this time with Emily and Kerri Miller on @mprnews.org! Have a listen: www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
June 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Another great What We Value conversation, this time with Emily and Kerri Miller on @mprnews.org! Have a listen: www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
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Phenomenal health communication research panel hosted by CSAB which highlighted great research from the @falklab.bsky.social at #ica25!
@xinyiwang.bsky.social on curiosity’s role in health info seeking, and Ben Muzekari on how ad cues spark smoking cravings (via experiments + fMRI). 🧠🚬
@xinyiwang.bsky.social on curiosity’s role in health info seeking, and Ben Muzekari on how ad cues spark smoking cravings (via experiments + fMRI). 🧠🚬
June 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Phenomenal health communication research panel hosted by CSAB which highlighted great research from the @falklab.bsky.social at #ica25!
@xinyiwang.bsky.social on curiosity’s role in health info seeking, and Ben Muzekari on how ad cues spark smoking cravings (via experiments + fMRI). 🧠🚬
@xinyiwang.bsky.social on curiosity’s role in health info seeking, and Ben Muzekari on how ad cues spark smoking cravings (via experiments + fMRI). 🧠🚬
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Attending #ICA25? I’m presenting twice!
Today (Sat) 10:30-11:45: imagination interventions motivate pro-environmental behaviors
Mon 12-1:15: affective framing of news headlines influences engagement, donations, and memory
@falklab.bsky.social @asc.upenn.edu @penncssm.bsky.social @appc.upenn.edu
Today (Sat) 10:30-11:45: imagination interventions motivate pro-environmental behaviors
Mon 12-1:15: affective framing of news headlines influences engagement, donations, and memory
@falklab.bsky.social @asc.upenn.edu @penncssm.bsky.social @appc.upenn.edu
June 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Attending #ICA25? I’m presenting twice!
Today (Sat) 10:30-11:45: imagination interventions motivate pro-environmental behaviors
Mon 12-1:15: affective framing of news headlines influences engagement, donations, and memory
@falklab.bsky.social @asc.upenn.edu @penncssm.bsky.social @appc.upenn.edu
Today (Sat) 10:30-11:45: imagination interventions motivate pro-environmental behaviors
Mon 12-1:15: affective framing of news headlines influences engagement, donations, and memory
@falklab.bsky.social @asc.upenn.edu @penncssm.bsky.social @appc.upenn.edu
Emily shared five key insights from What We Value with @nextbigidea.bsky.social! Read and listen at nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/man...
June 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Emily shared five key insights from What We Value with @nextbigidea.bsky.social! Read and listen at nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/man...
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Want your NIH and NSF program officers and division directors to be fired and turned into political appointees?
Deadline extended: 3 days left! Already 33,000+ public comments
Comments can tank a proposed rule in court.
📣 Oppose the rule with a brief comment: shorturl.at/WKuBj
Deadline extended: 3 days left! Already 33,000+ public comments
Comments can tank a proposed rule in court.
📣 Oppose the rule with a brief comment: shorturl.at/WKuBj
🚨 A new rule would let career scientists like NSF/NIH program officers be replaced by political appointees
Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday
📣 Comments can be short. Courts consider them—and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful
Speak up! shorturl.at/WKuBj
Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday
📣 Comments can be short. Courts consider them—and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful
Speak up! shorturl.at/WKuBj
June 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Want your NIH and NSF program officers and division directors to be fired and turned into political appointees?
Deadline extended: 3 days left! Already 33,000+ public comments
Comments can tank a proposed rule in court.
📣 Oppose the rule with a brief comment: shorturl.at/WKuBj
Deadline extended: 3 days left! Already 33,000+ public comments
Comments can tank a proposed rule in court.
📣 Oppose the rule with a brief comment: shorturl.at/WKuBj
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New! Emily Falk (@upenn.edu @asc.upenn.edu @falklab.bsky.social) is interviewed on @nextbigidea.bsky.social about her new book on the episode "The Neuroscience of Choice: Train Your Brain to Accomplish What Matters Most" bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com/p/the-neuros...
The Neuroscience of Choice: Train Your Brain to Accomplish What Matters Most
Discover how our brains shape our habits, our identity, and our capacity to change—for ourselves and the world around us.
bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
New! Emily Falk (@upenn.edu @asc.upenn.edu @falklab.bsky.social) is interviewed on @nextbigidea.bsky.social about her new book on the episode "The Neuroscience of Choice: Train Your Brain to Accomplish What Matters Most" bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com/p/the-neuros...
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A new study by @falklab.bsky.social and the @penncssm.bsky.social tested 17 strategies to motivate environmental action:
Many people believe climate change is happening, but most don't act. Why?.
A new study looks systematically for what works—and what doesn’t—to overcome psychological barriers that keep people stuck in the carbon-emissions status quo.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=237432
A new study looks systematically for what works—and what doesn’t—to overcome psychological barriers that keep people stuck in the carbon-emissions status quo.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=237432
Many people believe climate change is happening, but most don't act. Why?
A new study looks systematically for what works—and what doesn’t—to overcome psychological barriers that keep people stuck in the carbon-emissions status quo.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org
May 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A new study by @falklab.bsky.social and the @penncssm.bsky.social tested 17 strategies to motivate environmental action: