Diana Tamir
@dianatamir.bsky.social
Psych Professor at Princeton studying how brains think about people. https://psnlab.princeton.edu/
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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
Come be my colleague! The Department of Psychology at Princeton and @princetonneuro.bsky.social are jointly searching for an Assistant Prof in Cog Neuro. puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...
puwebp.princeton.edu
August 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Come be my colleague! The Department of Psychology at Princeton and @princetonneuro.bsky.social are jointly searching for an Assistant Prof in Cog Neuro. puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...
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Strangers chatted once a week for 6 weeks and as they became closer, their self-reported emotions were *less* aligned after conversations. Fits with recent work (by @sebospeer.bsky.social @dianatamir.bsky.social et al) suggesting friends are free to explore and diverge
How Emotion Contagion Changes as Strangers Become Acquainted: A Longitudinal Conversation Study. From Shelly Tsang, Stephanie Kaiser, Xin Tong, and @adriennewood.bsky.social doi.org/10.1525/coll...
How Emotion Contagion Changes as Strangers Become Acquainted: A Longitudinal Conversation Study
People’s emotional states often become more similar after social interactions, a process known as emotion contagion. Emotion contagion is considered both a by-product of shared goals and a tool for st...
doi.org
May 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Strangers chatted once a week for 6 weeks and as they became closer, their self-reported emotions were *less* aligned after conversations. Fits with recent work (by @sebospeer.bsky.social @dianatamir.bsky.social et al) suggesting friends are free to explore and diverge
📢 The Princeton Social Neuroscience Lab is hiring! 📢
We're seeking a full-time Research Specialist/Lab Manager to study naturalistic conversation, social cognition, and spontaneous thought.
More info here: psnlab.princeton.edu/join-us
Please apply and share!
We're seeking a full-time Research Specialist/Lab Manager to study naturalistic conversation, social cognition, and spontaneous thought.
More info here: psnlab.princeton.edu/join-us
Please apply and share!
Join Us
Thanks for your interest in joining our lab! At the Princeton Social Neuroscience Lab, we believe that our science is better with a diverse team. We embrace and encourage our lab members’ differences ...
psnlab.princeton.edu
March 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
📢 The Princeton Social Neuroscience Lab is hiring! 📢
We're seeking a full-time Research Specialist/Lab Manager to study naturalistic conversation, social cognition, and spontaneous thought.
More info here: psnlab.princeton.edu/join-us
Please apply and share!
We're seeking a full-time Research Specialist/Lab Manager to study naturalistic conversation, social cognition, and spontaneous thought.
More info here: psnlab.princeton.edu/join-us
Please apply and share!
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Not in my name.
If you are a Jewish university affiliate and want to express that cuts to university research do not protect Jews and do not address anti-semitism, consider signing here:
forms.gle/prnRbq69a6YN...
If you are a Jewish university affiliate and want to express that cuts to university research do not protect Jews and do not address anti-semitism, consider signing here:
forms.gle/prnRbq69a6YN...
Open letter in response to federal funding cuts at Columbia
On March 7th, the Trump administration announced the immediate cancellation of approximately $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University. This includes funding from the Departm...
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March 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Not in my name.
If you are a Jewish university affiliate and want to express that cuts to university research do not protect Jews and do not address anti-semitism, consider signing here:
forms.gle/prnRbq69a6YN...
If you are a Jewish university affiliate and want to express that cuts to university research do not protect Jews and do not address anti-semitism, consider signing here:
forms.gle/prnRbq69a6YN...
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If, like me, you (a) oppose research funding cuts to US institutions and (b) are Jewish, please consider signing this open letter: forms.gle/prnRbq69a6YN...
March 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
If, like me, you (a) oppose research funding cuts to US institutions and (b) are Jewish, please consider signing this open letter: forms.gle/prnRbq69a6YN...
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🚨 SUMMER SCHOOL!
Announcing the 2nd Birmingham-Leiden Summer School in Computational Social Cognition, Sep 2-5, 2025.
Fantastic line-up of keynote: Matthew Rushworth, Diana Tamir @dianatamir.bsky.social, and David Amodio @davidamodio.bsky.social .
👇
Apply by 18 April (compsoccog.com) and RT!
Announcing the 2nd Birmingham-Leiden Summer School in Computational Social Cognition, Sep 2-5, 2025.
Fantastic line-up of keynote: Matthew Rushworth, Diana Tamir @dianatamir.bsky.social, and David Amodio @davidamodio.bsky.social .
👇
Apply by 18 April (compsoccog.com) and RT!
February 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🚨 SUMMER SCHOOL!
Announcing the 2nd Birmingham-Leiden Summer School in Computational Social Cognition, Sep 2-5, 2025.
Fantastic line-up of keynote: Matthew Rushworth, Diana Tamir @dianatamir.bsky.social, and David Amodio @davidamodio.bsky.social .
👇
Apply by 18 April (compsoccog.com) and RT!
Announcing the 2nd Birmingham-Leiden Summer School in Computational Social Cognition, Sep 2-5, 2025.
Fantastic line-up of keynote: Matthew Rushworth, Diana Tamir @dianatamir.bsky.social, and David Amodio @davidamodio.bsky.social .
👇
Apply by 18 April (compsoccog.com) and RT!
Are you a junior faculty member interested in spending 2-4 weeks at Princeton Psych? Please apply for our Microsabbatical program! It’s a fully funded visit for professional development and creating long-term collaborations.
psych.princeton.edu/diversity/mi...
psych.princeton.edu/diversity/mi...
Microsabbaticals at Princeton Psychology
Microsabbaticals at Princeton Psychology provide a several-week-long visit to our department for early-career faculty from groups that are historically under-represented in academia. The program focus...
psych.princeton.edu
February 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Are you a junior faculty member interested in spending 2-4 weeks at Princeton Psych? Please apply for our Microsabbatical program! It’s a fully funded visit for professional development and creating long-term collaborations.
psych.princeton.edu/diversity/mi...
psych.princeton.edu/diversity/mi...
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New paper (kind of) just out in the British Journal of Social Psychology! In our social lives, we’re constantly trying to infer the opinions and beliefs of others. What should I discuss with a new acquaintance? What kind of food will my guests like?
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
<em>British Journal of Social Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library
People constantly make inferences about others' beliefs and preferences. People can draw on various sources of information to make these inferences, including stereotypes, self-knowledge, and target-...
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 23, 2024 at 6:03 PM
New paper (kind of) just out in the British Journal of Social Psychology! In our social lives, we’re constantly trying to infer the opinions and beliefs of others. What should I discuss with a new acquaintance? What kind of food will my guests like?
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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How do we reach agreement? @dianatamir.bsky.social @shannon47burns.bsky.social @falklab.bsky.social @haransened.bsky.social , Laetitia Mwilambwe-Tshilobo, Lily Tsoi and I just published a preprint on the conversational dynamics supporting agreement. [1/8] 🧵
October 8, 2024 at 4:09 PM
How do we reach agreement? @dianatamir.bsky.social @shannon47burns.bsky.social @falklab.bsky.social @haransened.bsky.social , Laetitia Mwilambwe-Tshilobo, Lily Tsoi and I just published a preprint on the conversational dynamics supporting agreement. [1/8] 🧵
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🧵1/ Ever wondered what makes for a good conversation? @shannon47burns @DianaTamir @falklab @L_MwilambweT, Lily Tsoi and I used fMRI hyperscanning to answer this question by tracking the dynamics of naturalistic conversations Now out in @NatureComms! doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Hyperscanning shows friends explore and strangers converge in conversation - Nature Communications
People employ different conversational strategies to establish social connection. Here, the authors use fMRI hyperscanning to track neural and linguistic trajectories during naturalistic conversation ...
doi.org
September 9, 2024 at 3:18 PM
🧵1/ Ever wondered what makes for a good conversation? @shannon47burns @DianaTamir @falklab @L_MwilambweT, Lily Tsoi and I used fMRI hyperscanning to answer this question by tracking the dynamics of naturalistic conversations Now out in @NatureComms! doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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Across two EMA studies conducted during COVID, we find that face-to-face interaction predicts higher short- and long-term wellbeing; face-to-face interaction outperforms virtual interactions in supporting well-being; and voice calling and texting are the best alternatives to face-to-face interaction
July 16, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Across two EMA studies conducted during COVID, we find that face-to-face interaction predicts higher short- and long-term wellbeing; face-to-face interaction outperforms virtual interactions in supporting well-being; and voice calling and texting are the best alternatives to face-to-face interaction
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Thrilled to share that my first lead-author publication with Sam Grayson, Mia Kussman, @mildner.bsky.social, and @dianatamir.bsky.social is out in Computers in Human Behavior Reports!
In-person and virtual social interactions improve well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic
doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
In-person and virtual social interactions improve well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic
doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
Redirecting
doi.org
July 16, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Thrilled to share that my first lead-author publication with Sam Grayson, Mia Kussman, @mildner.bsky.social, and @dianatamir.bsky.social is out in Computers in Human Behavior Reports!
In-person and virtual social interactions improve well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic
doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
In-person and virtual social interactions improve well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic
doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
Why do we think? @mildner.bsky.social and I answer this question by analyzing the dynamics of thousands of spontaneous thought streams. We test two functions of spontaneous thought: optimizing memory and keeping the mind focused on ongoing goal pursuits. (1/5) psnlab.princeton.edu/sites/g/file...
psnlab.princeton.edu
July 3, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Why do we think? @mildner.bsky.social and I answer this question by analyzing the dynamics of thousands of spontaneous thought streams. We test two functions of spontaneous thought: optimizing memory and keeping the mind focused on ongoing goal pursuits. (1/5) psnlab.princeton.edu/sites/g/file...
New paper out in Emotion with Elyssa Barrick, @markthornton.bsky.social and Zidong Zhao!
doi.org/10.1037/emo0...
What makes someone good at predicting others' emotions? 🤔 (1/5)
doi.org/10.1037/emo0...
What makes someone good at predicting others' emotions? 🤔 (1/5)
APA PsycNet
doi.org
June 26, 2024 at 5:47 PM
New paper out in Emotion with Elyssa Barrick, @markthornton.bsky.social and Zidong Zhao!
doi.org/10.1037/emo0...
What makes someone good at predicting others' emotions? 🤔 (1/5)
doi.org/10.1037/emo0...
What makes someone good at predicting others' emotions? 🤔 (1/5)
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People use their own minds as a reference point when generating inferences about others’ minds & such self-referential information can bias social inferences. This Review by Andrew Todd & @dianatamir.bsky.social discusses features that amplify and attenuate such egocentrism during mentalizing. 🧪
'Factors that amplify and attenuate egocentric mentalizing', a new Review by Andrew R. Todd & Diana I. Tamir
Web: go.nature.com/3vOvdPk
PDF: rdcu.be/dw1cp
#psychology #psychscisky
Web: go.nature.com/3vOvdPk
PDF: rdcu.be/dw1cp
#psychology #psychscisky
January 29, 2024 at 3:55 PM
People use their own minds as a reference point when generating inferences about others’ minds & such self-referential information can bias social inferences. This Review by Andrew Todd & @dianatamir.bsky.social discusses features that amplify and attenuate such egocentrism during mentalizing. 🧪
Come do a microsabbatical with us at the Princeton Psychology Department! psych.princeton.edu/diversity/mi...
February 1, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Come do a microsabbatical with us at the Princeton Psychology Department! psych.princeton.edu/diversity/mi...
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New paper at Nature Communications from me & @dianatamir.bsky.social! "Neural representations of situations and mental states are composed of sums of representations of the actions they afford" www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 22, 2024 at 7:17 PM
New paper at Nature Communications from me & @dianatamir.bsky.social! "Neural representations of situations and mental states are composed of sums of representations of the actions they afford" www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I’m pleased to announce our preprint 😃 – Toward a More Biologically Plausible Neural Network Model of Latent Cause Inference.
URL: arxiv.org/abs/2312.08519
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URL: arxiv.org/abs/2312.08519
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December 15, 2023 at 12:49 PM
I’m pleased to announce our preprint 😃 – Toward a More Biologically Plausible Neural Network Model of Latent Cause Inference.
URL: arxiv.org/abs/2312.08519
(1/N)
URL: arxiv.org/abs/2312.08519
(1/N)
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At NeurIPS this week, led by Caroline Lee in collab w/ Haxby lab: we present the Hyper-HMM, to simultaneously align participants' spatial brain patterns (like hyperalignment) and temporal dynamics (with event segmentation), and align brain events to stimulus features!
www.dpmlab.org/papers/8510_...
www.dpmlab.org/papers/8510_...
December 15, 2023 at 4:30 PM
At NeurIPS this week, led by Caroline Lee in collab w/ Haxby lab: we present the Hyper-HMM, to simultaneously align participants' spatial brain patterns (like hyperalignment) and temporal dynamics (with event segmentation), and align brain events to stimulus features!
www.dpmlab.org/papers/8510_...
www.dpmlab.org/papers/8510_...
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Very excited to share that this paper with Alex Sanchez, Buju Dasgupta, and Mahzarin Banaji is now out in JPSP: doi.org/10.1037/pspa... and still available as a preprint here: osf.io/preprints/ps.... In the paper we ask if (when) positive Black and negative White exemplars shift implicit race bias.
November 28, 2023 at 1:52 AM
Very excited to share that this paper with Alex Sanchez, Buju Dasgupta, and Mahzarin Banaji is now out in JPSP: doi.org/10.1037/pspa... and still available as a preprint here: osf.io/preprints/ps.... In the paper we ask if (when) positive Black and negative White exemplars shift implicit race bias.
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Is better writing rewarded in peer review?
Our newly published suggests the answer is “Yes”!
doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
#EconSky 🧵 (1/7)
Our newly published suggests the answer is “Yes”!
doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
#EconSky 🧵 (1/7)
November 27, 2023 at 8:26 PM
Is better writing rewarded in peer review?
Our newly published suggests the answer is “Yes”!
doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
#EconSky 🧵 (1/7)
Our newly published suggests the answer is “Yes”!
doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
#EconSky 🧵 (1/7)
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Belated “new paper” thread about a fun project led by @atabk.bsky.social
Cortico-hippocampal networks carry information about characters and their relationships in an extended narrative
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Cortico-hippocampal networks carry information about characters and their relationships in an extended narrative
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Cortico-hippocampal networks carry information about characters and their relationships in an extend...
Social information is a centerpiece of human experience. Despite a wealth of research into the way we understand social relationships and how aspects …
www.sciencedirect.com
November 26, 2023 at 10:18 PM
Belated “new paper” thread about a fun project led by @atabk.bsky.social
Cortico-hippocampal networks carry information about characters and their relationships in an extended narrative
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Cortico-hippocampal networks carry information about characters and their relationships in an extended narrative
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Just created my first syllabus that includes a policy on AI assistance. This resource was super helpful: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Syllabi Policies for AI Generative Tools
docs.google.com
November 26, 2023 at 11:31 PM
Just created my first syllabus that includes a policy on AI assistance. This resource was super helpful: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Excited to share our recent work on naturalistic social perception during movie viewing with Lucy Chang and @lisik.bsky.social. Representational similarity analysis revealed that STG and MTG serve as central hubs for naturalistic social processing. biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 23, 2023 at 9:51 AM
Excited to share our recent work on naturalistic social perception during movie viewing with Lucy Chang and @lisik.bsky.social. Representational similarity analysis revealed that STG and MTG serve as central hubs for naturalistic social processing. biorxiv.org/content/10.1...