Lisa Aziz-Zadeh: Brain and Body

Lisa Aziz-Zadeh

Lisa Aziz-Zadeh studies aspects of social cognitive neuroscience including creativity, empathy, embodied representations and social interaction. In addition, her work looks at how motor performance and sensory experience are essential contributors to higher cognitive processes.

Aziz-Zadeh has been a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in Berlin, has received numerous grants from agencies such as the NIH and the Dana Foundation, and her work has been featured in a broad range of publications including Current Biology and Journal of Neuroscience. Her work is highly relevant to everyday human experiences, and will shape how we think about and understand ourselves and those around us.

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