Psychophysiology Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience
Welcome to the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Psychophysiology Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience. The laboratory is directed by Jamie Rhudy, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist, and full professor and Site Director of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC) Tulsa Campus in the Health Promotions Sciences Department at the Hudson College of Public Health at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) in Tulsa.
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Mission
Research in the laboratory broadly spans affective neuroscience, with a specific focus on the interface of emotion and pain processing. The laboratory uses various psychophysiological assessment techniques (e.g., electromyography, skin conductance, electrocardiography, electroencephalography) to assess pain, nociceptive responding, and other potentially related reactions (e.g., startle response). This research aims to identify mechanisms that contribute to and/or maintain chronic pain conditions and develop non-invasive methods for assessing individuals at risk of developing chronic pain.
Check out Dr. Rhudy’s TEDx Talk
NEWS & AWARDS
Our team members Alondra and Corbin, along with graduate students Taylor and Brandon, presented at the 2026 national conference of the United States Association for the Study of Pain in Philadelphia, PA.
Our graduate student Claudia has recently matched for her clinical internship at The University of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City. Congrats Claudia!
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