Updates on the ESD Lab’s research, activities, and collaborations
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New publication proposes a framework linking socioeconomic disadvantage, biology, and mental health
We are pleased to share a new publication by members of the Emotion and Social Decisions Lab (ESDLab) and the…
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Dr. Luis-Sebastián Contreras-Huerta Gives Talk on the Neuroscience of Reading at St. Margaret’s School
ESDLab’s Principal Investigator discussed how reading shapes the brain and promotes cognitive, social, and lifelong health benefits in a talk…
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ESDLab Publishes First Fully In-House Study in NeuroImage
A study led entirely by researchers and students from the Emotion and Social Decisions Lab (ESDLab) at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez…
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ESDLab Launches Its Lab Meeting Series
A space for scientific discussion, project development, and student training in social neuroscience The Emotion and Social Decisions Lab (ESDLab)…
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Dr. Sebastián Contreras-Huerta Participates in Seminar on Social Adaptation, Socioemotional Skills, and Inequality
Held at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Viña del Mar, the seminar brought together perspectives from neuroscience and psychology to explore…
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ESDLab participated in the II Latin American Congress of Cognitive Neuroscience
The lab took part in the online event organized by NeuroTransmitiendo on March 19 and 20, featuring a talk by…
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ESDLab Students Recognized at UAl’s Research Week
Three ESDLab students received top distinctions for their research on empathy, earning first and second place in the university’s student…
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November 2025 – New paper in Nature Scientific Reports: Contreras-Huerta on the motivational roots of moral hypocrisy
Dr. Luis Sebastián Contreras-Huerta and collaborators have published a new article in Scientific Reports (Nature). The study explores why people…
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New Publication in Communications Psychology: Psychological Interventions That Increase Effort for Climate Action
A new international study – featuring contributions from Dr. Sebastián Contreras-Huerta – identifies psychological interventions that increase people’s willingness to…
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Dr. Luis-Sebastián Contreras participates in “Stress and Naval Performance: From Guidance to Practice” seminar
ESDLab’s Principal Investigator addresses the links between stress, leadership and decision-making in high-demand operational settings at a seminar held by…