The NUMMENMAA LAB at Turku PET Centre is dedicated to unraveling the neurochemical and functional mechanisms that support human emotions, as well as their dysfunction in various psychiatric and neurological disorders. The lab focuses on studying system-level biological circuits from the brain to the periphery, particularly the endogenous opioid, dopamine, and endocannabinoid systems.
The lab combines state-of-the-art nuclear medicine imaging with advanced signal analysis, large-scale neuroinformatics, and modern clinical psychology to measure the brain's molecular organization and function using PET and MRI. It also conducts behavioral research using eye tracking and mobile recording techniques. Led by Lauri Nummenmaa, the lab is funded by the European Research Council, Academy of Finland, and other institutions.
Vanderbilt Psychology - Unraveling the Human Brain and Behavior. To understand psychology is to understand the human brain, human behavior, and human cognitive processes—essentially, the key to how we think, act, and feel. Under the guidance of faculty renowned for their expertise in clinical psychology, cognition, and neuroscience, students pursue careers as therapists, data scientists in life sciences, policy makers, university professors, and many other fields that rely on deep knowledge of psychology and neuroscience
The World Values Survey (WVS) is a global research project that aims to understand how people's values, attitudes, and beliefs change over time. Through multiple rounds of surveys, WVS has collected data from different countries and cultural backgrounds, providing rich resources for studying social change and cultural differences.
The Department of Psychology at Maynooth University offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs, along with world-class research in areas such as clinical psychology, neuroscience, and social psychology.