Brian Knutson

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Brian Knutson (born May 10, 1967) is an American psychologist. Employed by Stanford University as a professor of psychology and neuroscience and director of the Symbiotic Project on Affective Neuroscience, his research focuses on the neural basis of emotion and its decision-making implications. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Brian Knutson was born on May 10, 1967. He is an American citizen. Knutson earned dual B.A. degrees in psychology and comparative religion, respectively, from Trinity University in 1989, and a Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University, advised by Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, in 1993. [3]

Career

From 1993 to 1996, Knutson worked as a postdoctoral fellow with researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, and Bowling Green State University through a National Institute of Mental Health training grant. He later worked as a research fellow at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism from 1996 to 2001. Knutson joined the Stanford University psychology department as an assistant professor in 2001, before becoming an associate professor in 2008 and professor in 2016. [3]

In 2010, Knutson was featured in the educational film The Emotional Brain. [4]

Research and publications

Knutson's research interests include the neural basis of emotion, or affective neuroscience, and its implications for decision-making (through the field of neuroeconomics) and psychopathology (in neurophenomics). [5] According to his Google Scholar profile, Knutson has received over 45,000 citations on his publications. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Tierney, John (2007-01-16). "The Voices in My Head Say 'Buy It!' Why Argue?". The New York Times . Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  2. ↑ "Spending your way into a world of pain". The Vancouver Sun . 2007-01-15. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
  3. 1 2 "Brian Knutson" (PDF) (Curriculum vitae). September 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-23– via Stanford University.
  4. ↑ The Emotional Brain: An Introduction to Affective Neuroscience With Brian Knutson, Ph.D. Davidson Films. 2010. ISBN   1-891340-79-4 . Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  5. ↑ "Brian Knutson". Stanford Profiles. Stanford University . Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  6. ↑ "Brian Knutson". Google Scholar . Retrieved 2025-06-24.
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