Dr Dan Campbell-Meiklejohn
The Social motivation Lab
Our Research investigates decisions that are influenced by, or impact, our social environment. We explore a range of social and emotional phenomena, including emotion-regulation, empathy, altruism, aggression, and social rewards.
Our work is motivated by a desire to solve real-world challenges, from understanding humanitarian responses to global disasters to improving the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. In tackling these applied problems, we reveal basic neurocognitive mechanisms of social cognition and social interactions.
To answer these questions, our lab uses a multi-method approach, including:
- Behavioural testing
- Neuroimaging (e.g., fMRI)
- Psychophysiology
- Psychopharmacology
- Computational modelling of choice
Joining the Lab
- Rotation Projects: Potential rotation projects vary from year to year based on the lab's current focus, available funding, and established experimental set-ups.
- PhD Projects: For prospective PhD students, we will work collaboratively to design a project that aligns your interests with the lab's goals and available methods. Our aim is to create an interesting and satisfying doctoral experience that leads to high-quality, high-impact publications.
Get in Touch I am always happy to chat about potential projects and the lab in general. Please get in touch to arrange a meeting.
Key references
- Simonsen A, Fusaroli R, Petersen ML, Vermillet AQ, Bliksted V, Mors O, Roepstorff A, Campbell-Meiklejohn D. Taking others into account: combining directly experienced and indirect information in schizophrenia. Brain. 2021 Jun 22;144(5):1603-1614. doi: 10.1093/brain/awab065.
- Cutler J, Campbell-Meiklejohn D. A comparative fMRI meta-analysis of altruistic and strategic decisions to give. Neuroimage. 2019 Jan 1;184:227-241. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.09.009. Epub 2018 Sep 7.
- Campbell-Meiklejohn D, Simonsen A, Frith CD & Daw ND. Independent Neural Computation of Value from Other People's Confidence, Journal of Neuroscience, 18 January 2017, 37 (3) 673-684
- Tobler, Philippe N, Preller, Katrin H, Campbell-Meiklejohn, Daniel K, Kirschner, Matthias, Kraehenmann, Rainer, Stämpfli, Philipp, Herdener, Marcus, Seifritz, Erich and Quednow, Boris B (2016) Shared neural basis of social and non-social reward deficits in chronic cocaine users. Social cognitive and affective neuroscience, 11 (6). pp. 1017-1025. ISSN 1749-5024
- Simonsen A, Wohlert V, Gjerløff T, Scheel-Kruger J, Roepstorff A, Møller, A, Frith CD, Campbell- Meiklejohn, DK. (2014). Serotoninergic Effects on Judgments and Social Learning of Trustworthiness. Psychopharmacology, July 2014, Volume 231, Issue 14, pp 2759-2769
- Campbell-Meiklejohn DK, Simonsen A, Jensen M, Wohlert V, Gjerløff T, Scheel-Kruger J, Møller A, Frith CD, Roepstorff A (2012). Modulation of Social Influence by Methylphenidate, Neuropsychpharmacology, 37, 1517-1525
- Campbell-Meiklejohn DK, Kanai R, Baharami B, Bach DR, Dolan RJ, Roepstorff A, & Frith CD. (2012). Structure of orbitofrontal cortex predicts social influence. Current Biology, Feb 21;22(4):R123-4.
Visit the Social Decision Lab website for more details and a full list of publications.