How are emotions formed in the brain? What is the impact of awe on our bodies and minds?
Channel: The Humane Space
Date: 2022-09-01

How are emotions formed in the brain? What is the impact of awe on our bodies and minds?  Why does awe matter as we age?

In this talk with Dr. Virginia Sturm, we’ll talk about emotions and awe, and how both impact our bodies and minds, especially as we age.

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Dr. Virginia Sturm is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco. She is also the director of the Clinical Affective Neuroscience Laboratory. After undergraduate work at Georgetown University, she received her PhD in clinical psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and completed her clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco in neuropsychology. Her research focuses on identifying the neural systems that support emotion and social behavior in neurodegenerative disease and neurodevelopmental disorders.


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