Welcome to the SPRINGLAB
Social (Perception, Reasoning, Interactions) Neuroscience Group
Photo from the streets of Santiago, Chile
© 2024, Dana Samson
We explore the cognitive and neural basis of social behavior
At SpringLab, we specialize in developing innovative behavioral paradigms to investigate the broad scope of social cognition, from basic perspective-taking to complex moral reasoning. Drawing on a wide range of neuroscience techniques, we study individuals with social impairments, including brain-damaged and psychiatric patients, as well as healthy adults.
Our aim is to contribute to scientific knowledge and clinical applications.
We are located at the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium) since 2010
Previous locations : University of Nottingham (2007-2011), University of Birmingham (2002-2007)
Perspective Taking
When and how do we see what other see? See details
Photo from the streets of Valparaiso, Chile,
© 2024, Dana Samson
Theory of Mind
How can we unpack this complex construct at the cognitive and neural level? See details
Photo from the streets of Santiago, Chile,
© 2024, Dana Samson
Moral Cognition
When and how do we consider mitigating factors in our moral judgments? See details
Photo from the streets of Valparaiso, Chile,
© 2024, Dana Samson
Ongoing projects
New topics of investigation include social motivation, social withdrawal and wisdom. See details
Photo from the streets of Santiago, Chile,
© 2024, Dana Samson
Many of our stimuli and data are freely available on Figshare
See links in the topic sections
Interested in our research ?
Contact us at dana.samson@uclouvain.be