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Steve W. C. Chang, PhD

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Associate Professor, Neuroscience

Member, Kavli Institute for Neuroscience

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Associate Professor Tenure

Associate Professor, Neuroscience; Member, Kavli Institute for Neuroscience

Biography

Steve Chang is an Associate Professor of Psychology and of Neuroscience at Yale University. He is also a member of the Wu Tsai Institute and the Kavli Institute for Neuroscience at Yale. He is the co-Director of Undergraduate Studies of Yale's Neuroscience (NSCI) major. His research aims to understand the neural circuit mechanisms of social cognition and social decision-making. Major research approaches include using naturalistic social interaction paradigms combined with state-of-the-art behavioral and neural technologies. The ultimate goal of the research program is to elucidate the neural mechanisms underlying social cognition and to learn how these processes may be disrupted in psychiatric conditions with social deficits.

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Education & Training

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Duke University (2014)
PhD
Washington University in St. Louis, Neurosciences (2009)
AB
Washington University in St. Louis, Psychology, magna cum laude (2003)

Research

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Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Amygdala; Neural Networks, Computer; Neural Pathways; Neurophysiology; Prefrontal Cortex; Social Behavior; Social Cognition; Theory of Mind

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Steve W. C. Chang's published research.

Publications

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Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Kavli Innovative Research Award (PIs: Nandy, Jadi, Chang)

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    Early Career Award

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    Kavli / National Academy of Sciences Frontiers of Science Fellow

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    NIMH Biobehavioral Research Award for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS)

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    Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in Neuroscience

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