Dean Mobbs PhD

I am a Senior Investigator Scientist at the  MRC-Cognitive and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge where I study the neural processes that support human emotion and social behavior.  This summer, I will be moving to the Dept. of Psychology at Columbia University  in New York City.  If you are interested in joining my lab please email me (dmobbs at gmail.com).  More details can be found here www.mobbslab.com.

Recent news:

Scientific American - Neuroscience and Near Death Experiences

NDEs and BBC

LA Times - Tarantula study

Marie Claire and Schandenfreude

Discover magazine featuring my fear studies

Selected Recent Publications and Press (Full list and press hereGoogle Scholar profile

Mobbs, D., Yu, R. Rowe, J.B., Eich, H., FeldmanHall, O., Dalgleish, T. (2010) Neural activity associated with monitoring the oscillating threat value of a Tarantula. Proc Natl Acad Sci. USA. link  Discover, Discovery Channel The Economist USA Today Cambridge News. Top Ten PNAS stories of 2010

Mobbs, D., Yu, R., Meyer, M., Passamonti, L., Seymour, B., Calder, A.J., Schweizer, S.,Frith, C.D., Dalgleish, T. (2009).  A key role for similarity in vicarious reward.  324, 900, Science .pdf nrn2680.pdf Sott.com Science podcast

Mobbs, D., Marchant, J., Hassabis, D., Seymour, B., Gray, M., Tan, G., Petrovic, P.,  Dolan, R.J., and Frith, C.D., (2009).  From threat to fear:  The neural organization of defensive fear systems in the human brain. 39, 12236-12243. Journal of Neuroscience. pdf Discover magazine

Takahashi, H., Kato, M., Matsuura, M.,  Mobbs, D., Suhara, T., Okubo, Y. (2009). When Your Gain Is My Pain and Your Pain is My Gain: Neural Correlates of Envy and Schandenfreude.  Science. pdf  Press: Hidi video,  ABC NewsWall Street Journal

Mobbs, D., Petrovic, P., Marchant, J., Hassabis, D., Weiskopf, N., Seymour, B.,Dolan, R.J., Frith, C.D. (2007). When fear is near: threat imminence elicits prefrontal-periaqueductal gray shifts in humans. Science. 24;317(5841):1079-83. pdf BBC News, Scientific American, Daily Mail,  Guardian, Commentary by Stephan MeranScience Podcast (24/08/07).

Mobbs, D., Lau, H.C., Jones, O.D., Frith, C.D. (2007). Law, Responsibility and the Brain.  PLoS-Biology. 5; E103 Pdf

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