Hunt, Melissa
Psychology
Understanding the developmental origins of violence, aggression, and psychopathy.
This research is about evidence-based teaching: investigating the value of Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) courses for Penn students and our community partners.
The Changing Brain lab studies the impact of environmental influences on brain plasticity and development. Students in the lab assist with all aspects of our research, including recruitment, psychological testing, magnetic resonance imaging, data analysis, and publication.
How conversational partners actively collaborate in order to establish the mutual belief to have understood each other.
Non-invasive brain stimulation, psychophysiology, behavior and functional MRI recordings of brain circuits relevant to affective disorders and especially depression and PTSD.
Professor Apicella studies both hunter-gatherers and Westerners to explore the cultural and evolutionary origins of human behavior.