- Brian Knutson
Brian Knutson is currently an Associate Professor of
Psychology andNeuroscience atStanford University and director of theSymbiotic Project on Affective Neuroscience . His research focuses on the neural basis ofemotion .His research, especially on the neurological factors behind consumer purchasing decisions, has been covered in multiple news sources. [cite news |first=Luke |last=Krzyzanowski |title=The science of spending |url=http://www.thetartan.org/2007/1/29/pillbox/shopping |work=
The Tartan |date=2007-01-29 |accessdate=2007-05-12] [cite news |title=Spending your way into a world of pain |url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/editorial/story.html?id=9df06172-8590-4c12-ae76-176b2e5ec66d |work=The Vancouver Sun |date=2007-01-15 |accessdate=2007-05-12]Education
He earned a dual
Bachelor's degree inPsychology andComparative Religion fromTrinity University in 1989 and aPh.D. inPsychology fromStanford University in 1993.Publications
He has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles which have been cited over 1500 times. His most cited work, "Anticipation of Increasing Monetary Reward Selectively Recruits Nucleus Accumbens", was published in Journal of Neuroscience in 2001. [http://www-psych.stanford.edu/~span/pubs.htm]
References
External links
* [http://psychology.stanford.edu/~knutson/ Personal website]
[http://psychology.stanford.edu/~span/ Symbiotic Project on Affective Neuroscience website]
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