#674 Bianca Acevedo: Attachment, Romantic Love, and Sensory Processing Sensitivity
RECORDED ON AUGUST 18th 2022.
Dr. Bianca Acevedo is an Instructor at New York University. She is a social neuroscientist whose research focuses on the neural basis of attachment, caregiving, sensory processing sensitivity (and related disorders), and mind-body interventions. She conducted the first neuroimaging studies of long-term pair-bonding in humans for which she was awarded the 2012 International Women in Science Award. She joined the NRI in 2016 where she has been examining empathy in caregivers of ADRD individuals. Dr. Acevedo is interested in understanding the biological basis of human attachment and sensory processing sensitivity. In addition, her research examines the neural and behavioral outcomes associated with engaging in mind-body practices in clinical and normative individuals and dyads.
In this episode, we talk about attachment from a neuroscientific perspective. We get into romantic love, and relationship satisfaction. We discuss sensory processing sensitivity, and its relationship with mental disorders like depression. Finally, we talk about social neuroscience, and how social psychology intersects with neuroscience.
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Intro
Attachment
Romantic love
Relationship satisfaction
Sensory processing sensitivity, and mental disorder
Social neuroscience, how social psychology intersects with neuroscience
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University page: https://bit.ly/3QKtAY9
Website: https://bit.ly/3QsLgaS
ResearchGate profile: https://bit.ly/3JWtWZl