Joey Heffner

@jpheffne.bsky.social

Postdoc at Yale University studying emotions, language, and decision-making

SO excited to share that I'll be joining Stanford University as an Assistant Professor in Psychology starting September 2027!! I’m launching the Emotions, Computation, and Choice Lab, where we investigate how emotions guide social cognition and behavior. www.heffner-lab.com

Emotions, Computation, and Choice Lab

Explore research on how emotions influence social cognition, decision-making, and AI interactions at the Emotions, Computation, and Choice Lab at Stanford University. Join us to study emotions and beh...

heffner-lab.com

This was a cool project to be a part of, and in my opinion represents a key piece of evidence in understanding how affect (valence) tracks value learning in decision-making. Great work Yang!

Yang Teoh@yyangteoh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The typeset version of our paper (w/ Sam, @jpheffne.bsky.social & @orielf.bsky.social ) in @commspsychol.nature.com is now up: www.nature.com/articles/s44.... We show that affective valence tracks value learning independent of canonical RPEs, in both social and non-social (risky) decision-making. 🧵

I'm finally making the switch from the old one to the new one. Looking forward to connecting and sharing research on emotions, language, decision-making, mental health, and artificial intelligence!