Alison Adcock
@ralisonadcock.bsky.social
Psychiatrist
Neuroscientist of memory, motivation, and the architecture of hope.
Committed to joy, courage, and mental flourishing as outcomes for graduate research training!
adcocklab.org dibs.duke.edu
Neuroscientist of memory, motivation, and the architecture of hope.
Committed to joy, courage, and mental flourishing as outcomes for graduate research training!
adcocklab.org dibs.duke.edu
! I hope they are nice to her.
November 13, 2025 at 11:43 PM
! I hope they are nice to her.
She seems unfazed :)
I don’t regret it after all
Thank you!
I don’t regret it after all
Thank you!
November 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
She seems unfazed :)
I don’t regret it after all
Thank you!
I don’t regret it after all
Thank you!
I bet I will regret asking but I am so curious what you’re referring to
November 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I bet I will regret asking but I am so curious what you’re referring to
Always via the brain, but it still may turn out that other measures provide reliable indices
May 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Always via the brain, but it still may turn out that other measures provide reliable indices
And still not enough to determine affect. We get variable midbrain and amygdala activation to exactly the same monetary reward cues not just across individuals but trial to trial, when no reinforcement occurs. Ongoing states (history, appetite, arousal) shape affective response to external events
May 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
And still not enough to determine affect. We get variable midbrain and amygdala activation to exactly the same monetary reward cues not just across individuals but trial to trial, when no reinforcement occurs. Ongoing states (history, appetite, arousal) shape affective response to external events