研究方向为情绪与社会认知神经科学，主要关注情绪在社会认知尤其是道德认知中的调控作用及其神经机制。如负罪感、厌恶以及同情等情绪在人类道德观及利他行为的形成中所起到的调节作用；及各种积极与消极情绪（赞赏、喜悦、憎恨、嫉妒等等）在人类小群体交互行为，如竞争与合作、惩罚与奖赏、决策与博弈等所发挥的影响。同时也关注这些研究在人工智能、教育、管理与公共安全等领域的应用。在Nature Computational Science、PNAS、PloS Biology、eLife、Journal of Experimental Social Psychology等国际领域知名SCI/SSCI杂志上发表责任作者论文50余篇。目前担任人工智能安全与超级对齐北京市重点实验室副主任，中国心理学会情绪与健康心理学分会和文化心理学分会理事，中国认知科学学会社会认知分会副理事长，中国人工智能学会情感智能专委会和AI伦理与治理工委会委员，国际社会神经科学学会中国分会理事；Frontiers in Decision Neuroscience 期刊Associate editor，《心理学报》和《心理科学进展》编委，作为负责人承担国家社科重大项目(2项)、重点研发计划重点专项课题、青年长江学者、万人计划青年拔尖人才等多项国家课题。

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